UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao

Sharing news and events from @UCNZ's outstanding Faculty of Science.

[Fiona Cross @drspidernz]

I've spoken with Ryan Pemberton for this podcast on Portia: The Eight-Legged Genius 🕷#LoveSpiders @UCNZ @UCNZscience @ucspsh @royalsocietynz @MarsdenFund
https://t.co/qY0N6w4uZV

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

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

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

POV you study at UC and this is your view 📸🏔☀

#SouthernAlps #ChristchurchNZ

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

Congratulations to all the students graduating today!

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

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

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

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

[PHF Science @PHFScience]

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

[UC Computer Science and Software Engineering @UCCSSE]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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 .

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

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

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

.@UCNZScience Dr @astrokiwi talks about the interstellar possibilities of what the @VRubinObs telescope will uncover in our galaxy. 🔭 🌌 https://t.co/sqMsU2GoPR
#UCScience

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

UC Psychology Professor @RandolphGrace discusses the miraculous correspondence between mathematics and physical reality on The @ConversationEDU

https://t.co/Oo6MLdj0fo

#UCPeople #UCPsychology

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

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

[UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao @UCNZscience]

Congratulations Professor David Wiltshire!🙌🎊🎉

[New Zealand Institute of Physics @NZPhysics]

And the Dan Walls medal goes to Prof. David Wiltshire. Congratulations to all! 3/3

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

For the first time, the @uw_icecube Neutrino Observatory in #Antarctica has produced an image of the Milky Way using neutrinos, UC Professor Jenni Adams uncovers on The @ConversationEDU.
@UCNZ_PhysChem #UCScience

https://t.co/pvkmKxWBRo