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UC Connect free public lectures

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25 October 2023

UC’s popular free public lecture series, Tauhere | UC Connect, offers topical, educational public lectures by experts and leading thinkers from Christchurch, Canterbury and beyond. Learn more about the UC Connect free public lectures.

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Sharing knowledge and spreading ideas – Tauhere | UC Connect is here to grow your mind.

The University of Canterbury has been connecting local people with global thinking and expanding minds since 1873. We believe in the value of ideas that make a difference.

 

Upcoming UC Connect | Tauhere lectures

We bring a fresh series of free Tauhere | UC Connect public lectures each year.

 

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Watch earlier lectures on our Youtube Channel

We aim to make all UC public lectures available online subject to permission from the speaker/s and other considerations. Videos of UC Connect talks are usually available about a week after the live event. Check them out here.

Or see recent talks below:

UC Connect :Medieval History in Ōtautahi

16 October 2023

In this free public lecture Dr Chris Jones & Dr Madi Williams explore concepts of place, space, and identity in Te Ao Māori (the Māori world) and the medieval world. Using the 15th century Canterbury Roll as an example, they will discuss the synergies and divergences between these two worlds and their conceptions.

UC Connect: Change our politics, not the climate

2 October 2023

In this free public lecture – Award-winning international expert on sustainability and climate change, Professor Bronwyn Hayward will discuss why climate issues matter now more than ever

UC Connect: Can we end endometriosis?

18 September 2023

In this free public lecture – University of Canterbury Lecturer in Chemical & Process Engineering Dr Rachael Wood will discuss her research work into whether we can end endometriosis. Dr Wood is committed to the over-arching goal of “changing the face of medicine using Bioprocess Engineering principles”.

UC Connect: Bullshitologically speaking... really?

7 August 2023

In this free public lecture – titled Bullshitologically speaking … really?  – the University of Canterbury’s Te Amorangi | Pro-Vice-Chancellor Pacific, Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva introduced us to Bullshitology including the work of some bullshitologists (“not to be confused with bullshitters,” he says), including his forthcoming work on ‘bullshit knowledge’.

UC Connect: Return of Stargazing to the city

20 June 2023

In this free Tauhere UC Connect public lecture, Associate Professor Karen Pollard, University of Canterbury, will focus on reviving a 114-year tradition and University of Canterbury astronomers bringing stargazing back to the centre of Ōtautahi Christchurch.

UC Connect: Middle-age board-om: Skating, surfing & snowboarding in your 40s

11 May 2023

In this free Tauhere UC Connect public lecture, Dr Nick Maitland, Sports Management and Marketing, Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury, will focuses on a study into the experiences of 12 men and women over the age of 40 who are dedicated surfers, skaters and/or snowboarders.

UC Connect: Medicine + Marketing: pandemic lessons on healthcare, technology, and reality

12 April 2023

In this free public lecture – titled Bullshitologically speaking … really?  – the University of Canterbury’s Te Amorangi | Pro-Vice-Chancellor Pacific, Distinguished Professor Steven Ratuva introduced us to Bullshitology including the work of some bullshitologists (“not to be confused with bullshitters,” he says), including his forthcoming work on ‘bullshit knowledge’.

UC Connect: The Quest for Alien Worlds and Life Beyond

29 March 2023

In this free Tauhere UC Connect public lecture, Professor Ray Jayawardhana, Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, Hans A. Bethe Professor and Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University and current University of Canterbury Erskine Fellow, will discuss The Quest for Alien Worlds and Life Beyond Earth.

UC Connect: Run it straight – Towards a nurturing masculinity in Polynesian men

22 March 2023

In this free Tauhere UC Connect public lecture, Senior Lecturer Dr Phil Borell (Ngāti Ranginui, Pirirākau) will discuss views of Polynesian masculinity and enduring stereotypes of the Polynesian male.

UC Connect: A Path to a Sustainable Future

8 February 2023

In this free Tauhere UC Connect public lecture, Global experts on water policy and management in the Pacific gather to discuss a Path to a Sustainable Future.

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