What if you could go to Summer school on ice?
Emperor Penguins, helicopter rides, visiting Scott's hut - PhD student Daniel Price shot this footage while spending three weeks in McMurdo Sound as part of his studies with Gateway Antarctica.
Tales from the Nigerian Field Station
Matt Walters from the School of Biological Sciences is currently working at a College of Science field station, on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba, Nigeria.
Matt’s blog
What if the sun had a voice and could tell us?
Astrophysicist Dr Karen Pollard can picture the fear on the faces of primary schoolers as she explained how stars are born and die. Then she delivered the news the sun, like all stars, would expand and die one day, taking the earth, the internet and everything else with it. Science can be daunting, even terrifying. But does that mean we should shy away from perplexing matters like the evolution and structure of stars? University of Canterbury's Dr Pollard thinks not.
Read MoreWhat if cycling was safer than driving?
Envisage a futuristic eco-city untroubled by traffic, environmental pollution or disturbing health woes. In this city, cycling reigns supreme and it's part of the city's identity. It's possible this city is Christchurch, circa 2065. It's possible research fresh out of UC's College of Science in 2012 was exactly the evidence city planners and policy makers needed to make it happen. University of Canterbury's Professor Simon Kingham thinks so.
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In the News
Researcher says GM a failing biotechnology
19 June 2013 UC researchers have found that the biotechnologies used in north American staple crop production are lowering yields and increasing pesticide use compared to western Europe. (read article)
Staff Profile
‘We need curious, intelligent, passionate and lateral thinkers in this field...’
Dr Julia Rucklidge Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
(read profile)
Announcements
Masters Scholarship Opportunities
The Biomolecular Interaction Centre (BIC) has several masters scholarships available: Studying Diagnostic Markers for Diabetic Complications (PDF, 704KB) and Protein Nanofibers Based Bionanotechnologies (PDF, 469KB). (Read more about BIC)
Bachelor of Health Sciences
The Bachelor of Health Sciences will be the only tertiary qualification in New Zealand which allows graduates to meet the New Zealand competencies in Public Health and in Health Promotion. (more)
Science, Maori and Indigenous Knowledge
The Maori and Indigenous worldviews and the "scientific world view" have often been thought to be mutually exclusive but, upon closer scrutiny, it is evident that they are not. (more)
Science Innovation and Entrepreneurship Courses
The Graduate Certificate in Science, Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been designed to create graduates who will be innovative and entrepreneurial. (more)
