News on sustainabiltiy

The University of Canterbury is now home to a new hub aimed at increasing cooperation and security in the Pacific region.

Nearly $600,000 has been awarded to UC researchers for projects that aim to transform early childhood and science education in New Zealand.

Eye-tracking technology will be used in new University of Canterbury research, comparing the skills of forensic scientists with ‘super-matcher’ novices.

Of 1,751 tertiary institutions UC has ranked second in Aotearoa New Zealand and 78 globally in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025. 

A Master of Business Administration (MBA) scholarship offering like no other in New Zealand has been awarded to three emerging Canterbury business leaders.  

The University of Canterbury’s annual ‘Redesign with Waste Challenge’ inspires students to transform waste into innovative opportunities. 

Acclaimed international author Sarah Quigley is returning to her alma mater next year as an Ursula Bethell Writer in Residence.

An innovative project to help UC Faculty of Law staff boost their bicultural competency has won the 2024 UC Hapori Community of Practice Award. 

Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) was proud to host the fifth annual NZ-China Early Childhood Education (ECE) Symposium this week.

UC Civil and Natural Resources Senior Lecturer Dr Rebecca Peer shares her observations after attending climate change conference COP29 in Azerbaijan this month. 

A new University of Canterbury scholarship will honour a well-known civil engineer, while supporting postgraduate students following in his footsteps.

From a boy who blew up model cars with firecrackers to an international expert on fire engineering, Charley Fleischman has built his career around fire safety.