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| 11:00 am | Chemistry seminar. Dr Guy Jameson (University of Otago) on Investigating the post-translational modification of cysteine dioxygenase. |
| 5:30 pm | College of Science in conjunction with UC Opportunity public lecture. Dr Cordelia Fine (University of Melbourne) on Sex in the Brain? The popular new genre of neurosexism. |
| 4:10 pm | Bridging Programmes seminar. Sue Adkins on Sustainability of Canterbury cockle beds. |
| 5:30 pm | Te Awatea Violence Research Centre seminar. Dr Rajen Prasad (Chief Commissioner of the New Zealand Families Commission) on Implementing a programme of action for preventing family violence in New Zealand. |
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The dates for the 2009 Academic Year have now been confirmed by the Academic Committee, Academic Board and SMT and can be found at: www.canterbury.ac.nz/theuni/key_dates/ay2009.shtml.
9am-1pm, Wednesday 9 July — Room S1 (Science Lecture Theatres)
All new international students must attend Orientation hosted by International Student Support on Wednesday 9 July before they can enrol. The Orientation provides essential information as well as a chance to make new friends, share a free lunch and even take a short tour of the city. There are also two sessions for late arrivals on Wed. July 16 and Friday, July 18.
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21– 27 July
Throughout the week there will be various activities and displays on campus to celebrate and promote Māori language to staff, students and the wider university community.
This year we are running an online Te Reo quiz open to all current students and staff at the University of Canterbury. Please check it out on www.canterbury.ac.nz/maoristudents/.
Fill out the quiz correctly and you will go into the draw to win one of five prize packs including a learn Te Reo Māori language resource pack (nā Nichol Gully rāua ko Fern Jenkins), t-shirt, coffee vouchers for the UCSA cafes where you can practice Te Reo over a coffee with friends and other goodies.
A copy of the Te Wiki programme for events happening here at UC is available to view on www.canterbury.ac.nz/maoristudents/.
As part of this year's programme we have Raimona Inia from Toa o Aotearoa recently screened on Māori TV, running a free demonstration and workshop on Māori weaponry here on campus. The workshops will be on Thursday 24 July from 9am -12pm at Te Akatoki and from 1 - 4pm at the College of Education, Waimairi Field. Men and women are welcome to participate, just bring your own rakau/stick. If you would like to attend please register your interest with Ripeka Hurunui by Friday 18 July on 364 2987 ext 4133 or on ripeka.hurunui@canterbury.ac.nz.
Research and Consultancy is pleased to announce that the UC Research Profile, a showcase of UC research excellence, is now available on the web.
The UC Research Profile provides detailed information on the research interests and affiliations of UC researchers, the research projects they are working on, the research groups they are part of, and the major pieces of equipment they use. All this information is fully interlinked and provides users with a broad view of research at UC and access to greater detail about the particular research they are interested in.
This site can be accessed via links on the UC homepage or at www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucresearchprofile. Information contained within the UC Research Profile can also be picked up by Internet search engines, eg. Google. This will be a great tool for anyone wanting to find out about UC research for a range of purposes, for example, finding an expert on a particular topic, looking for a potential collaborator on a research project or finding out about what equipment UC has available for research.
Researchers are now invited to view and update their own profiles (as necessary) via the UC People & Research database (the research database that is used to store output information and write PBRF portfolios). A user manual and tutorial sessions are available.
Please contact Maxine Bryant (ext 4028) in Research and Consultancy if you have any questions or if you are interested in attending a training session.
UC is hosting the high performance research symposium on 4 August 2008 at the Millennium Hotel in Queenstown, New Zealand, as a lead-in to the Asia-Pacific Advanced Network Consortium meeting (APAN26), Asia Pacific’s foremost event for showcasing advanced broadband networking applications and technologies for research and education. The symposium will set the scene for APAN26 by showcasing best practice e-Research projects, programmes and tools.
Full details, including speakers and abstracts of presentations, are now available on the Symposium web pages. Please note that standard registration rates end on Monday 30 June – increased late registration rates kick in from 1 July.
Please also note that the Symposium and APAN26 have separate registration – registration for one event does not include registration for the other event. Registration information is posted on the webpage.
Enquiries can be made to Stuart Broughton at stuart.broughton@canterbury.ac.nz.
APAN26 registrations can be made through the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN) website.
APAN26 is being held from 4-8 August 2008 at the Millennium Hotel in Queenstown, New Zealand, following on from the High Performance Research Symposium. The Asia Pacific Advanced Network Consortium meeting is Asia Pacific’s foremost event for showcasing advanced broadband networking applications and technologies for research and education.
APAN26 will explore how ICT developments and advanced networks are changing research and collaboration in the Asia-Pacific region - and contributing towards environmental, regional and operational sustainability. This event is a rare opportunity for New Zealand’s education and research sector to connect with power users of advanced network applications and services.
See http://www.reannz.net.nz/apan26/ for further details.
Please also note that APAN26 and the High Performance Research Symposium have separate registration – registration for one event does not include registration for the other event.
APAN26 registrations can be made through the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN) website. High Performance Research Symposium registrations can be made through http://www.bluefern.canterbury.ac.nz/events/index.shtml.
Dust off those dancing shoes and put on your coat and tails - all UC campus staff, ex staff, including staff of the UCSA, Sport Science and Recreation Services, Health Centre, residential halls, regional campuses, and partners/guests are invited to attend this special first-time event.
Highlights of the evening include special guest MC Aaron Gilmore from TVNZ's Dancing With The Stars, The Garden City Big Band, and an exhibition by three top junior dance couples. Floor walkers will be available for you to dance with so no need to bring a partner along.
Every ticket purchased will go into a draw to win an iPod Nano. A prize for Best Dressed and Best Dancing Couple will be awarded on the night, along with other exciting spot prizes.
Ticket price includes supper (9-11pm), with a cash bar operating in The Foundry bar. Special discount for earlybird and group registration. Book now - spaces are strictly limited.
When: 26 July
Time: 8pm-1am
Venue: UCSA Complex, 90 Ilam Road
Tickets: $45 per person for earlybird registration (before 4 July) and groups of eight or more; $50 after 4 July.
Bookings: Purchase your tickets at The Junction (UCSA building) or from the UC Alumni Office (Level 5, Registry), or download and complete the attached registration form by 18 July.
For all enquiries please phone the UC Alumni Office, ext 6344 or 0800 UC ALUMNI (0800 822 586).
Level 7, Central Library, Phone 364 2591, email careers@canterbury.ac.nz.
New drop in hours for 2008. Everyday Monday–Friday 11am–1pm
Register now on CareerHub for
information about:
Seminars
See Career Hub for further details.
7pm, 27 June - Philip Carter Auditorium, Christchurch Art Gallery
A special tribute of poetry and performance to New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare, featuring Apriana Taylor, Tusiata Avia, Bernadette Hall, Brian Potiki, Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, Danielle O'Halloran, Ben Brown, Doc Drumheller, Ciaran Fox and others.
If you would like to donate a can (or similar) to the City Mission we are collecting for the Mission at the Alumni and Development Office on Level 5 of the Registry. A collection box is also located in the Tea Room on Level 4 of the Registry.
1.30-2.30pm, Wednesday 2 July — 59 Gloucester Street
Dr Bill Rosenberg speaking at the Canterbury WEA on "The
international pressures driving privatisation". All
welcome. Cost $4. Phone 366 0285.
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Act 2007 comes into effect from 1 July 2008. For more information, please visit the HR Intranet at: https://intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/fwa.shtml.
As in previous years, Human Resources is offering 'Planning for Retirement' workshops for staff.
These workshops are run by Allan Price, Director of Retirement Planning Seminars Ltd.
Four one-day workshops are still to be held in 2008 on 5 August, 26 September, 10 November and 27 November. The maximum number catered for in one workshop is 16 people (including partners, who are invited to attend with you). Preference will be given on a first-in, first-served basis upon receipt of the Registration Form by HR. There is no charge for individuals or partners. Excellent take-home resources will also be provided.
For more information check out the Human Resources intranet: www.intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/learn_development/preplanning_retirement.shtml.
More than 10 specialist authors have contributed to this book, including University of Canterbury staff members Professor Ian Lochhead and Professor Howard McNaughton. The cover photo was taken by Duncan Shaw-Brown.
The book traces the story of the theatre from its beginnings in the late Victorian period, through the dazzle of the J.C. Williamson years when the Australian entrepreneurs brought a succession of the world’ s most famous performers to New Zealand, to the present day, when local talent can compete with anything that comes from overseas. This is also the story of heroic community action: the saving of an almost derelict theatre in the 1980s and its transformation into a performing arts venue for the 21st century.
Like a stage show itself, the book is highly
visual: it contains more than 300 illustrations. Proceeds from
sales will contribute to Theatre Royal enhancement projects. Copies
are available at the University Bookshop, the Theatre Royal and
all good bookshops for $50.
The closing date for applications is 1 July 2008.
The GNCRT Research Award is in honour of the outstanding contributions Emeritus Professor Graham Nuthall has made through his research and scholarship to our understanding of learning and teaching. His research has focused on the experiences of individual students and how these experiences shape student learning. He has provided the international community of researchers, scholars and practitioners with a deeper appreciation and understanding of the significant and often very subtle classroom interactions which influence learning.
The award is available to teachers, researchers and research students. It is intended to facilitate and support classroom-based research to further our understanding of learning and teaching in the early childhood, primary and secondary education sectors. The research supported by the Award will reflect the research approach to studying classroom contexts and interactions that Professor Nuthall has used in his Project on Learning.
The award is also available to postgraduate students with research experience who are interested in short-term projects to publish from Professor Nuthall’s extensive collection of video-taped, audio-taped and written sources of classroom data.
The award carries a value of up to $10,000. If a practising teacher wins the award they are eligible to apply for leave with pay for up to one term from their employing school board as the award is recognised by the Ministry of Education as a "Prestigious Award".
The recipient of the award will conduct the research under the auspices of the Trust located in the College of Education, University of Canterbury.
Further details regarding the award are available from Research and Consultancy.
7.30pm, Saturday 28 June — Corner of Old West Coast and Langdales Road
Hoekstra Kime Hobson Trio. The sound of the trio was born out of many years of playing jazz together in a more traditional style. Turning into a new direction, the Hoekstra Kime Hobson Trio explores the sense of space and harmonic symmetry that is often called European jazz. In their original compositions and improvisation the trio pays tribute to the melodies and structures of classical, jazz, folk and Latin music.
Concert Tickets $20: Includes light refreshments. Book at www.nutpointgallery.com or ph (03) 342 1033.
Fun family entertainment for the school holidays. Times and dates: 6.30pm, Wednesday 9-Friday 11 July and Wednesday 16-Friday 18 July; 11am and 2pm, Saturday 12-Sunday 13 July and Saturday 19–Sunday 20 July. Tickets $7 plus booking fee. Book through Ticketek, ph: (03) 377 8899. Door sales subject to availability. Venue: The Mill Theatre, 24 Wise Street, Addington.
Learn to manage your references and save time creating your bibliography by using EndNote.
If you have already attended an EndNote class
and have specific difficulties, please contact your Information
Librarian for assistance.
Deadline: Closing date for applications Thursday 17 July 2008
Academic promotion documentation relevant to this year's promotion
and progression round is now available at the following Human Resources
web site: intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/academic_promotions/index.shtml.
This material includes the timetable, criteria, application forms, notes for applicants and Heads of Department/School.
As outlined in the timetable, preparation of promotion applications and related documentation can now commence.
Please note that two University-wide promotion seminars are planned and these are open to all interested staff. The seminars will be held on the following dates and times:
The following shows the confirmed statutory and University holidays over the Christmas/New Year period 2008/2009 for those members of staff covered by the provisions of the Collective Agreements or corresponding Individual Agreements listed below.
Advice concerning these matters for staff covered by other agreements
not listed will be issued in due course by the appropriate authority.
The University will close at the end of Tuesday 23 December 2008
and will re-open on Monday 5 January 2009. During this period (including
statutory and University holidays) the Security Office (under the
Main Library) will be open around the clock.
The Contact Centre for the 0800 Varsity number and the enrol@canterbury.ac.nz email
service and website will remain open between Christmas and New Year
for the hours 8am to 6pm. (The main University telephone exchange
– 366 7001 – is closed during this period).
Please ensure that all your staff are notified of the vacation dates
for 2008/2009. Enquiries regarding this leave entitlement should
be referred in the first instance to the relevant Human Resources
Advisor.
Leave for Staff covered by the following Collective Agreements or Individual Agreements as appropriate: Academic Staff & Senior Tutors, General Staff, Early Childhood Staff, Cleaners and Custodians, Maintenance Staff, Grounds Staff.
The following positions are vacant. For more information please
check out the Human Resources Web site at: vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz.
UPPER RICCARTON. Fully furnished studio unit, 15mins from University. Suit visiting professionals/academics. Contact Jan 027 254 2809 or email jan@macworx.co.nz. View www.holidayhomes.co.nz/search?q=4209.
ONE bedroom flat in Somerfield available for short and medium term
lets. Open plan lounge/kitchen (full facilities) and en suite shower/bath.
Fully furnished, TV & heat pump. Free wired/wireless internet.
Linen and towels provided.
Quiet suburb located at foot of port hills with river walks, cafes, restaurants,
shops and excellent library. 30 minute walk to city centre. Bus stop outside
(to city centre) or pleasant 10 min walk for direct bus to University. $230pw
or $50 per night. All bills included. For more details please call
03 337 1656 or email: kgrant@clear.net.nz, www.holidayhouses.co.nz/properties/9175.asp.
RICCARTON, sunny, private, modernised character home. Completely
serviced and one block from the University. Close proximity to two
malls, Gardens and the CBD. Suit visiting professionals/academics. Winter
season specials available. Visit www.homeawayfromhome.co.nz for
recommendations from UC visiting scholars.
SUMNER. Fully-furnished 3-bedroom house to rent. Inlcudes linen, all kitchenware, plus TV, video etc. Large garden with children's play equipment ideal for a family from overseas on a short-term assignment or secondment. $2100 per month. For further details email jason.lemasurier@canterbury.ac.nz, phone +44 7858 940 693.
MERIVALE. Short or long-term rental. Charming four-bedroom (or three-bedroom plus two living) home in desirable location. Tastefully refurbished throughout, open plan modern kitchen with gas cooking and dishwasher, living room with gas fire, spacious dining, alarm, generously sized bedrooms with built in wardrobes in three, French doors that lead to the private landscaped garden, single carport plus plenty of off-street parking and full fencing. All this situated in ChCh Girls and ChCh Boys High school zones, and just a short stroll to Hagley Park, Merivale's trendy restaurants, cafes, shops and the CBD. $450 p/w. Available 14 July. Email paul.kruger@canterbury.ac.nz or ext 6438.
COTTAGE. One bedroom, fully furnished, self contained. Close to University, shops and bus. Secluded garden setting. Quiet, non-smoking tenant required. $180pw. Ph. (03) 351 9962.
DIAMOND HARBOUR. Great Art Deco property, harbour views, open-plan living, two bedrooms, garage, two deck areas, lovely private garden. Large basement suitable for storage. Few minutes walk to Lyttelton ferry. Available now $240pw. Contact Sally McOscar (03) 328 7273; 027 211 0102 or sally@min.co.nz.
TWO bedroom flat, fully furnished, warm and
comfortable, available from early July, for long or short term
rental. It is close to a shopping centre and buses, and walking
distance (15-20 minutes) from the university. Pleasant small garden.
Rent $270pw. Phone Joan or Brian 942 4523 or email b.earl@paradise.net.nz.
FENDALTON. Walking distance to the University
as well as Christchurch Boys High (two minutes) and Christchurch
Girls High Schools. This charming sunny and warm 3 bedroom character
home has two living rooms and a separate dining room. In addition
there is a large studio room off the master bedroom which could be
a library, home office, or even a nursery. This house has very recently
had a brand new kitchen and new main bathroom installed as well a
new ensuite in the main bedroom. Open Homes Thursday, Saturday and
Sunday 12-12:30pm, 9 Roa Road. View at www.harcourts.co.nz,
Ref FE080608. Auction 9 July 2008 1:30pm, 397-399 Ilam Road (unless
sold prior).
BURNSIDE. Private sale. Ashbourne St. Family home on private rear section. 3 double bedrooms plus studio. Log burner, night store. Modern kitchen. Double car garage, internal access via sunny conservatory. BBQ area set in beautiful maintained garden (fully fenced) Lovely neighbours. $398,500. Phone 021 294 9077 to view. Photos on Trademe.co.nz, ID 150862461.
HOUSE wanted for visiting Professor and family from 24 December 2008 to 1 April 2009. Preferably Cashmere or Beckenham area. Four bedrooms ideally, with safe garden for young children. Please contact dorlings@yahoo.co.uk in first instance with details.
JOIN the fitness hula hoop craze. Canterbury are
challenging the current Guinness World Record and raising money for
the New Zealand Breast Cancer. Foundation We need hoopers of all
ages to Hoopswing, to find out more visit www.hulahoops.co.nz.
AKAROA. 3-bedroom bach in Akaroa available for short-term rent (2 nights minimum). It is located a short walk from the shops and cafés in the town centre, sleeps a maximum of 7 people (2 double beds, 1 bunk-bed, 1 single) and has all amenities, including a TV, DVD player and a log burner. Ideal for a relaxing weekend. Phone (03) 343 1058 or email brockerhoff@slingshot.co.nz for more information and photos.
SURPLUS furniture for sale. Desks, filing cabinets etc. Contact the Warehouse on ext 8493.
21 INCH Panasonic TV with remote and aerial with stand working fine, asking price $90; a Double king-sized spring mattress bed with base in great condition for $210, no defects at all. Also a 3-seater and 2x single seater well used Maroon-coloured comfortable sofa (with little marking on sides) and with slight torn and hole in upholstery for $50. Pictures in sellmefree.co.nz or phone (03) 351 2596 for viewing or email shariff.haque@gmail.com.
ALL-year UC Staff Parking Permit 2008 available
for $50 due to move from UC Dovedale to EdPlus at
Montreal Street. Please contact Christiane christiane.rupp@canterbury.ac.nz or
(03) 345 6187.
MERCEDES-BENZ C220, low mileage, immaculate condition, rarely used since bought in 2006. $8750ono. Phone 351 5745 or 021 0221 9641, or email xiaoming.wu@canterbury.ac.nz.
KAIAPOI. Anyone interested in car pooling to the university from
Kaiapoi a couple of days per week? Phone Wendy ext 8960 or (03) 327
0679.
DO your trees require attention? Arborist and current law student
can complete these services for you — thinning, crown reductions,
shaping, canopy lifts, felling, etc. Fully insured. Special university
rate applies. Phone David on 021 646 456 or email das134@student.canterbury.ac.nz.