University of Canterbury
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The University of Canterbury is located in Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand's South Island. The university offers: World-class research Inspirational teaching A vibrant campus environment A great student lifestyle with students from around the world
Gone are the days when a mobile phone is a voice only communication device.
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This time of year, more than ever, parents are feeling the pressure to make Christmas perfect for their children – and marketers know how to make parents feel guilty about not doing it right, a University of Canterbury (UC) marketing expert said today.
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Two University of Canterbury (UC) education experts have received a $130,000 Teaching and Learning Research Initiative grant to look at how school principals can effectively lead e-learning to improve student success.
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University of Canterbury Associate Professor Mark Billinghurst has received an international award for the best electrical engineering paper presented globally in the last decade.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) student who never went to school until she was 16 has defied the odds to earn a Bachelor of Commerce degree with first class honours.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) marketing lecturer says Christchurch restaurants, bars and cafes are flat-out after two years of upheaval.
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A University of Canterbury researcher has received a $750,000 study grant from Methanex New Zealand Ltd, the country’s only methanol manufacturer and a subsidiary of Canada-based Methanex Corporation – the world’s largest methanol supplier.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) study is looking at how best to improve the literacy and education achievements of New Zealand children who struggle with speech disorders.
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A second University of Canterbury (UC) academic has been appointed to the Marsden Fund Council which allocates millions of dollars of research funding every year.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) is researching a liquid flow measurement technique that is so blisteringly fast it opens up new applications for industry.
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A University of Canterbury weather expert today described Auckland’s fatal tornado as a furious image on the radar.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) expert believes the Ministry of Education wants to close or merge 39 Christchurch schools so they can create something new following the earthquakes.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has sold its equity stake in high-tech company Arcactive Ltd to a group of existing shareholders for an undisclosed sum.
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Three University of Canterbury (UC) fine artists have been selected to have their works included in UC’s large permanent art collection.
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In light of the Canterbury earthquakes, the importance of robust communication systems has become very clear.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) law intern Seamus Woods who is on a trip of a lifetime working on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, says there is one significant difference between working there and being a student in Christchurch.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) has been helping the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) in Christchurch by providing aerial images of the central business district (CBD) area for future planning.
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Elderly people of Asian background are least likely to access palliative and hospice services in New Zealand due to language and cultural barriers and lack of information, according to the findings of a University of Canterbury (UC) project.
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University of Canterbury’s civil and natural resources engineer Professor, Misko Cubrinovski, is helping in the Christchurch rebuild by working with the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) on repairing 2000 km of water mains and 2000 km of sub-mains.
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The behaviour of cancer cells can be understood by the use of quite sophisticated mathematics.
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The All Blacks World Cup winning coach Sir Graham Henry and New Zealand’s first chief coroner Judge Neil McLean will next week be awarded University of Canterbury Honorary Doctorates in education and law.
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Many of the people who teach computer science to thousands of New Zealand high school students will attend a Google-funded workshop at the University of Canterbury (UC) campus this week.
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Physical activity in the rebuild of Christchurch may be even more important than has been previously realised, a University of Canterbury (UC) sports science expert said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Emotional accounts of women's experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes will tomorrow be released online through the University of Canterbury's CEISMIC digital archive.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher will spend her summer months exploring the science behind brewing to meet the needs of the booming craft beer market.
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The Accessible City draft transport plan for the new Christchurch appears to include inconsistencies and misses opportunities, a University of Canterbury (UC) transport expert said today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The annual Maori Association of Social Science conference in Christchurch today and tomorrow will discuss issues relating to the recent natural and man-made disasters in Christchurch and Aotearoa, University of Canterbury’s Assistant Vice-Chancellor Maori Darryn Russell said today.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) is using its own powerful computer, Foster, one of the biggest in the southern hemisphere, to look at the prediction of heart disease progression through computer modelling.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) marketing lecturer says New Zealand tourism’s 100% Pure campaign was just a good marketing gimmick, but there was no excuse if it was generally incorrect.
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Two University of Canterbury (UC) interns are playing small but crucial roles in helping grow Airways New Zealand globally.
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Governments are not that special.
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With the price of cigarettes due to rise again on New Year's Day, University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are interviewing scores of smokers about the cost of their smoking now and their smoking intentions next year and beyond, as the price of cigarettes continues to increase each year.
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Music and geography at the University of Canterbury (UC) have received a $2.2million scholarship boost with a bequest from Judith Pownall, the widow of former UC Vice-Chancellor Dr Leigh Pownall.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has recommended to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) that the Navy offer summer employment to engineering students.
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A team of University of Canterbury researchers are investigating the size of sentencing fines in the cases against employers of injured or killed workers.
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As Christmas approaches, more people are turning to online shopping when it comes to buying gifts but not in all purchase areas, University of Canterbury (UC) Associate Professor Paul Ballantine said today.
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There's a danger lurking in wait for us this holiday season, a University of Canterbury (UC) senior economics lecturer Dr Eric Crampton said today.
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It has long been the bane of cricket fans to be asked in the middle of a game who is winning.
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University of Canterbury (UC) research has found people can control a humanoid robot, interacting without holding a device, just by using body gestures.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher says Christchurch has a brilliant opportunity of turning adversity into opportunity with the rebuild by becoming a smart city.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) is this afternoon sending an initial response group to observe the latest volcanic eruption on Tongariro.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) lecturer believes research into changing diets might help treat mental illness and psychological disorders.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Research by University of Canterbury (UC) students has found that psychological treatment for sexual offenders is effective and offenders who show more improvement in treatment are less likely to re-offend, UC Professor Randolph Grace said today.
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Among the many exotic images India invokes, mathematics isn't usually one of them.
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New Zealand has the second highest rate of imprisonment out of 29 countries in the western world and about 25 percent of all offenders return to prison in the first year and about 52 percent return within five years.
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The new president of the University of Canterbury’s Student Volunteer Army (SVA) is undaunted about her task ahead for 2013.
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A University of Canterbury student has made it to the top 20 out of 20,000 entries worldwide in an international science competition in the United Kingdom.
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The Malaysia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce today donated $100,000 to the University of Canterbury from the chamber’s Christchurch earthquake appeal.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has received $800,000 over five years in a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship grant looking into harnessing the ultraviolet spectrum from health and technology perspectives.
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Many people will not have had any real-life contact with marine creatures like dolphins, whales, and sharks, other than via the media, despite the increase in marine-fauna tourism, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) royal expert says he is hardly surprised Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit the 150th Canterbury A & P Show in Christchurch tomorrow.
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University of Canterbury students can expect an epic 2013 on campus after what has been a challenging year for Christchurch and the University, University of Canterbury Students Association (UCSA) president Erin Jackson said today.
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From running bible studies 150 years ago, the YMCA has come a long way since its inception in Christchurch in 1862, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.
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Government, regulators, parents and welfare agencies in New Zealand are at a loss to explain, let alone control or discourage teen and young adult binge drinking problems, a University of Canterbury (UC) lecturer said today.
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A University of Canterbury researcher is exploring how young adults manage their diabetes and especially how they manage their fitness.
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Statistics New Zealand’s report on an increase in the gender pay-gap was extremely disappointing to read and disheartening for young women currently sitting NCEA and tertiary qualifications, a University of Canterbury (UC) professor said today.
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Christchurch physics and maths student James Bonifacio has become the University of Canterbury’s latest Rhodes Scholar.
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With the 2012 US Presidential elections over and spoils claimed by Barrack Obama, there is a lot of media conjecture about the next steps for Mitt Romney, a University of Canterbury (UC) lecturer says.
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Sex or making love and drinking alcohol or partying are two of the most enjoyable activities, according to a University of Canterbury (UC) research project.
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CHRISTCHURCH — University of Canterbury students have plenty of opportunities for jobs in 2013 as the post-quake rebuild swings into action.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) is researching how high-rise buildings can cope best if a fire break out.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The way is open for Christchurch to create something special for its music scene, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.
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A former University of Canterbury (UC) student and Christchurch resident Dr Graham Scott has been named the new vice president and associate director of the US National Space Biomedical Research Institute.
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A University of Canterbury scientist has become the first Western astronomer to visit the politically isolated state of North Korea in more than 60 years.
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Why I Hate Florida By University of Canterbury political science lecturer Dr Scott Walker I’ve always hated Florida.
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University of Canterbury researcher has received an international award in Ireland for a paper on her research on business start-ups in the New Zealand designer fashion industry.
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Endangered albatrosses which nest in New Zealand are under increasing threat as they compete for the same food in the same waters as major commercial fisheries, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.
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Diets fly out of the window and drinking increases this time of year for a reason, because people just don’t care, a University of Canterbury (UC) consumer researcher said today.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) is setting up New Zealand’s first Student Innovation Centre next year for smart young entrepreneurs, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Town said today.
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The University of Canterbury (UC) HIT Lab NZ is making robots dance: Gangnam Style! More than 650 million people worldwide have already watched South Korean Psy's charismatic dance moves.
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A University of Canterbury student is researching key cell biology processes that may be useful in curing or slowing down the development of many diseases such as strokes and heart attacks.
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HASTINGS — Post-earthquake Christchurch was now an extremely dynamic place to live and work, a University of Canterbury lecturer told a conference in London today.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) fine arts student will be part of the Christchurch rebuild over the summer.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) study has found that high intensity interval training could provide a time-saving alternative to traditional slower endurance exercise.
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The US presidential election battle between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney has been one of the most interesting and hard fought in recent memory, a University of Canterbury expert said today.
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As the summer approaches, more people will be driving their cars on sandy beaches for a range of activities.
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A year-long University of Canterbury (UC) students’ study has found liquefaction caused far more damage than ground movement in the Christchurch earthquakes.
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Many Christchurch pedestrian bridges were damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes and more than 50 percent of the bridges in the city will need to be repaired.
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CANTERBURY — A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is looking at all the hospitals in Canterbury to determine their collective resilience as a network during the earthquakes.
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A University of Canterbury PhD student has discovered that mussels are an effective marine organism to monitor coastal metal pollution in New Zealand.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher will be spending this summer looking at the potential spread of new organisms around the Marlborough Sounds and will gauge what this means for New Zealand's seafood industry.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has found benefits in encouraging New Zealand falcons into Marlborough vineyards for pest control.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) lecturer is researching the possibility of producing fuel from air and electricity.
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Chemistry students at the University of Canterbury (UC) will have the opportunity to be taught by a national industry leader in 2013.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) spin out company, Veritide, has been named one of Deloitte’s Fast 50 top five rising stars in New Zealand.
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New Zealand handles Waitangi Day much better than Australia does on Australia Day as far as indigenous people are concerned, a University of Canterbury (UC) professor Patrick McAllister said today.
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The public did not expect to bear more than $30billion in loss from the Christchurch earthquakes having been reminded regularly that New Zealand was leading the world in earthquake-resistant design, a University of Canterbury engineering specialist said today.
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University of Canterbury (UC) researcher Jenny Clarke has won the inaugural women’s world croquet title in Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia.
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University of Canterbury (UC) research has found people perceive robots, not as objects, but as humans.
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Christchurch has shown its resilience with no shortage of restaurants, cafes and bars to go to following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, a University of Canterbury (UC) business lecturer said today.
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New Zealand’s very low rates of organ donation help ensure that the queue for transplants remains very long, a University of Canterbury (UC) economics lecturer said today.
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A University of Canterbury (UC) law researcher is looking into the dark world of transplant tourism and organ trafficking.
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Future volcanic eruptions could pose threats to New Zealand’s power supply, a University of Canterbury (UC) researcher said today.
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CANTERBURY — A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher has won a Marsden Fund study grant to research the history of forensic psychology.
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Hagley College’s Jacob Hughes-Hutton has been awarded the University of Canterbury’s College of Business and Economics Young Enterprise Student of the year $5000 annual scholarship.
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