UC campus transforms over a decade of change

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

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

Rewiring your brain, the menstrual cycle, and a fashion emergency are some of the captivating topics presented at UC’s Research Student Showcase held last night. 

Committed student volunteers are making the University of Canterbury’s Ilam campus safer for native birds by trapping pest predators.

At just 21, Alicia Smith has already landed her dream job, led an aerospace team to victory in an international competition and won an elite scholarship.

A seven-year journey ends with a doctorate for UC’s new Kaihautū Matua | Executive Director Office of Treaty Partnerships Dr Elizabeth Brown (Ngāi Tahu).

While many 18-year-olds are still at high school, teenage twins are celebrating graduating with non-identical University of Canterbury degrees. 

Growing up in his village of Vaiafai, Iva in Samoa, Leali’ie’e Dr Tufulasi Taleni never imagined that he would one day be feted as an award-winning educator, and graduate with a UC doctorate.

After dedicating two decades to teaching in primary and Māori Medium education, Gaynor and Grant Hakaria swapped teaching for studying.