You know how Kiwi say jandals, and Aussies say thongs? Turns out in Antarctica there are colloquialisms too ❄🤗
Here are some of our favourites:
🙋♂️ Newbies 👉 Fingies or Fidlets
🎉 A non-work excursion 👉 A boondoggle or a jolly
🏡 Accommodation 👉 Berthings or Pit room
UC doctoral research by Dr Stephanie Kaefer read more: https://t.co/xHDs7zYII6
#UCNZ #UCResearch #Antarctica
Life in a Frozen Ocean is a panel discussion coming up 4 Oct at 5.30pm, Tūranga libraries.
Hear from experts from UC, NIWA and Cawthorn and learn more about the impacts of sea ice warming on our lives, the planet, microbiology, and of course penguins https://t.co/pw61Y0HX39
Awesome Antarctica is on now at the library!
Check out all the exciting events and activities available for your whānau.
With activities for all ages including lectures, exhibitions and activities for your tamariki.
Find out more
https://t.co/xIYRrtcVdj
Antarctic sea ice is presently at an extreme low, with about 20% lower coverage than normal for this time of year. In response, an emergency summit is being hosted in Aotearoa. There is a public panel discussion that is being live-streamed. Register here: https://t.co/Hb0Tj1ulzc
Congratulations to Dr. Corinne Singeisen who successfully defended her PhD thesis on Initiation and mechanisms of rock slope failures during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake,
Corinne’s project was co-supervised by Chris Massey and Andrea Wolter at GNS. #PhD#Geology
Congratulations to all our graduates celebrating at this week’s ceremonies 🎓👏
Tuesday 29 August
Business, Law, Arts, Engineering, Education, Health and Science graduates.
Wednesday 30 August
9.30am Eke Tangaroa Celebration
3pm Pasifika graduation Celebration
What an incredible achievement, Tino kino te pai!
#UCGrad #UCStudentSuccess #UC150th #shapingthefuture
A big shout out to the stellar panellists for @WORDChCh Inspiring Minds: Secondary Schools Day at UC today 📚
Thank you for sharing your inspiring journeys with almost 300 rangitahi! @Gabriel_Krauze@MichaelPlankNZ@itsmekhadro@MelDixonWriter MahMah Timoteo, Ben Brown, and Jane Higgins.
#Shapingthefuture #WORDChch
Researchers from @UCNZ collaborated with ESR to create a world-first tool that could better inform planning of public health responses to infectious diseases. Find out more ▶️ https://t.co/BZb4He8433
On Saturday CSSE hosted the New Zealand Programming Contest, where teams of up to three had five hours to solve problems on a single computer.
Thank you to all who participated and to the dedicated digital technology teachers who supported the contest.
https://t.co/ykkT4RZHuZ
Assoc Prof. Wolfgang Rack features in a Nature news article expressing concerns about reduced opportunities and setbacks for early-career researchers. https://t.co/XjHrDep8An .
Award-winning UC Biology student and eco-activist Ella Peoples talked to @will_harvie@PressNewsroom about her award-winning passion for Aotearoa wildlife and wild places.
https://t.co/CLNUJtJA1a
Picture provided by: Forest & Bird
#Shapingthefuture
.@UCNZScience Dr @astrokiwi talks about the interstellar possibilities of what the @VRubinObs telescope will uncover in our galaxy. 🔭 🌌 https://t.co/sqMsU2GoPR
#UCScience
Do you know a UC grad or student who’s an inspiration for the next generation of leaders and changemakers? We’re introducing the Young Alumni Awards to celebrate their remarkable contributions. Nominate now: https://t.co/eIULGqp1qK
#UCAlumni#UCYoungAlumni#UC150th
Are we a city of cycling? Professor Simon Kingham and Frank Film have created a documentary exploring the changes in cycling in our city and how the increase in cycleways has resulted in more use. https://t.co/o0mpmcotLy #CyclingCity#Documentary#BikingLife
Join Astrophysicist Dr. Ryan Ridden as he delivers a lecture in the Beatrice Tinsley lecture series. This annual lecture series is organized by the Canterbury Astronomical Society and proudly sponsored by RASNZ.
#CosmicCataclysms#ucnz
: https://t.co/1H2JgdqP5r