News Archive

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• Deafness no barrier to success (18 Dec)
• Governor-General to address UC graduates (17 Dec)
• UC research group wins award (14 Dec)
• Physical punishment common in New Zealand (14 Dec)
• VC awards for four UC staff members (12 Dec)

• Energy solutions on ice (11 Dec)

• Former ambassador elected to UC Council (11 Dec)
• Rotorua graduation ceremony a first for UC (11 Dec)
• UC chemists share 2007 research medal (6 Dec)
• New Pro-Chancellor for University Council (6 Dec)
  

• Scholarships take journalism graduates to Jakarta (4 Dec)
  
  

• Funding for research on long-term impacts of childhood brain injuries (30 Nov)
• Scandalous Timaru poisoning case examined in new book (22 Nov)
• Essay on Mansfield puts researcher in exalted publishing company (21 Nov)
• New breathing aid the focus of PhD research (21 Nov)
• Full-length study of NZ’s post-colonial literary culture released (19 Nov)
• Drama being used to take science to a wider audience (15 Nov)
• UC physicist recipient of rare award (9 Nov)
• Exhibition juxtaposes old and new (7 Nov)
• Research indicates dogs have some ability to read minds (6 Nov)

• UC lecturer launches book at leading French animation festival (6 Nov)
  
  

• Underestimation of frog numbers causes concern (31 Oct)
• Research explores use of sex in magazine advertising (25 Oct)
• Author’s work seen as crucial to country’s ‘historical memory’ (25 Oct)
• Award recognition of work done by chemical engineer (24 Oct)
• Blikky takes the cake (16 Oct)
• Emerging Researcher Award for "outstanding young academic" (15 Oct)
• UC tackling climate change (11 Oct)
• Art historian excited by prestigious US lectureship (5 Oct)
• Green light for new biological sciences building (5 Oct)
• UC geographer's work recognised with top accolade (2 Oct)

• Institute of Directors honours UC Chancellor (2 Oct)
  
  
  

• Scholarships attract top international PhD students to UC (27 Sept)
• A night out in town with UC researchers (27 Sept)
• International engineering leader speaking at UC (21 Sept)
• New $10 million fund for IP commercialisation (21 Sept)
• UC academic to visit hurricane devastated Nicaragua (19 Sept)
• Canterprise champions - again (14 Sept)
• New virtual research centre launched (13 Sept)
• HIT Lab appoints new CEO (10 Sept)
• UC researchers awarded nearly $4 million from Marsden Fund (6 Sept)
• College of Education welcomes new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (5 Sept)

• Macmillan Brown Lecture Series (5 Sept)
  
  
  

• UC's top achievers recognised (30 Aug)
• 2008 Domestic Tuition Fees (30 Aug)
• Students pitching for business (30 Aug)
• UC champions sustainability (23 Aug)
• UC engineers design robot capable of climbing walls (17 Aug)
• Blue Gene supercomputer launched (16 Aug)
• Influential political scientist dies (16 Aug)
• UC remembers business leader (14 Aug)
• Peebles recognised as iconic artist (10 Aug)
• Champions of commercialisation up for award (10 Aug)
• University mourns Sir Angus Tait (7 Aug)
• Community constable sets up campus office (2 Aug)

• Twenty years of scholarship celebrated (2 Aug)
  
  
  

• Lilburn biography wins at Montana NZ Book Awards (31 July)
• Agreement brings Olympic studies centre closer for UC (24 July)
• A dog's life is a dog's life (20 July)
• Multi-million dollar research funding announcement (18 July)
• Life of Fiordland legend explored in new biography (18 July)
• Collapsing bridges and the lessons learned (16 July)
• Business interns crossing the Tasman (12 July)
• Double honours for UC graduate (11 July)
• Leading researchers recognised with fellowships (4 July)
• UC appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) (3 July)

• Global supercomputer rankings: UC in the Top 100 (2 July)
  
  
  

• Royal Society honours for Canterbury alumnus (29 June)
• Top level EU commissioner to visit NZ (26 June)
• UC student named one of NZ's top young scientists (21 June)
• UC physicist honoured as emerging science leader (21 June)
• UC academic named Forester of the Year (19 June)
• Tour gives MBA students taste of business in a foreign culture (18 June)
• UC ecologist recognised as one of NZ's top teachers (13 June)
• Detailed look into West Coast Irish debunks myths (12 June)
• MBA programme receives top endorsement (12 June)
• MacDiarmid Institute's excellence rewarded (7 June)
• UC stamps its mark (5 June)
• Honours for UC alumni (5 June)
• CUP book finalist in NZ book awards (1 June)
  
  
  
• UC gains Southern Hemisphere research advantage (31 May)
• Teacher trainees enjoy time in China (30 May)
• New UC-hosted website for chemistry teachers (30 May)
• New checklist has NZ wildlife covered (29 May)
• School teams' geographic knowledge tested (28 May)
• University remembers former chancellor (21 May)
• NCRE director recognised as a top Jean Monnet Chair (17 May)
• Bright Start for 10 UC first year students (17 May)
• UC geologist joins wife in rare Antarctic honour (10 May)
• Energy availability modelling raises crucial transport issues (10 May)
• University of Canterbury's research excellence recognised (4 May)
• High French honour for UC academic (3 May)
• UC honours Nobel laureate (3 May)
  
  
  
• Autumn graduation for almost 2000 UC students (23 April)
• Enrolment numbers increase at UC (20 April)
• University Shield returns to Canterbury (19 April)
• Franz Josef Glacier under threat, say glaciologists (13 April)
• Robotic planes flying out of new research centre (5 April)
• Book dishes up gourmet delights for NZ trampers (4 April)
• University Games open next week (2 April)
  
  
  
• PM experiences new high speed network (28 March)
• Teenage doctoral scholar recognised as one of country's top achievers (27 March)
• New book published in time for EU's 50th anniversary (19 March)
• HumanWare sponsors chair at Canterbury and joins UCi3 (15 March)
• Emeritus professorships recognise academics' contributions (15 March)
• New UC centre focuses on human-animal relationships (14 March)
• BNZ lends support for new professorship (9 March) 
• 2008 international fees set (8 March)
• Inaugural scholarships a boost for ICT students (2 March)
  
  
  
• Book questions prison system's ability to reform criminals (28 Feb)
• In-depth guide to Canterbury high country released (27 Feb)
• Honorary degrees for rock star economist and business leader (20 Feb)
• Capping memorabilia on show in UC Central Library (15 Feb)
• UC projects receive funding boost from TEC (7 Feb)

• Residency hits right note with composer (7 Feb)
  
  
  

• UC to host four teacher fellows (24 Jan)
• Human changes to rainforests damage web of life (16 Jan)
• Commerce staff train for 100km crusade for charity (15 Jan)
• New year heralds new look University (3 Jan)

• UC geneticist identifies unusual phenomenon in sheep (3 Jan)