We continue to offer support to all students and staff following the events of Friday 15 March. Help is available and you are not alone.
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Support for the UC Community

We continue to offer support to all students and staff following the events of Friday 15 March. Help is available and you are not alone.
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Support for the UC Community

We continue to offer support to all students and staff following the events of Friday 15 March. Help is available and you are not alone.
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Band Together

The University of Canterbury community held a vigil on Monday 18 March – Band Together – a stand of solidarity and inclusiveness to support our Muslim students and staff.

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'I’ve enjoyed getting to live with an amazing group of people from all around the country...'

Jack Boon

Studying towards a BE(Hons) in Civil Engineering
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RESEARCH #UCNOW UCME VIDEOS

For the last 6 million years, Christchurch has been relatively lava free – until now. At the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts, real lava has been pouring out of a new research facility – the Lava Laboratory – which may help researchers monitor lava flows in Hawaii and the rest of the world.