Jan Evans-Freeman

Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sustainability at the University of Canterbury and part-time dog trainer

[Brett Berquist @bberquist]

Declining PhD student numbers are a warning sign for NZ’s future knowledge economy https://t.co/04w59TbCSe via @ConversationEDU

[Times Higher Education @timeshighered]

Visible leadership in sustainability matters: Successful or sustainable? Is this the biggest challenge universities face in trying to shrink their carbon footprint? On #THECampus @UCNZ’s Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust explains the role of senior leadership
https://t.co/cHVVgMys3e

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

Making history… UC research will soon orbit the Earth on the International @Space_Station 🛰

Read more> https://t.co/51kbr1fvkQ

#UCResearch #ISS

@MBIEsci @NASA @SpaceX @Axiom_Space @UCNZscience @UCNZSoPD @_VanessaMorris_ @Intranel @AsteriaAero @ASU

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

Congratulations to @UCEngineering Professor Philippa Martin on winning a Te Whatu Kairangi – Aotearoa Tertiary Educator Award. The award recognises her trailblazing work to transform engineering education to include greater diversity, equity, and inclusion.👏

Read more: https://t.co/oHXGHx8WgH

#UCPeople #Celebrateourpeople @ako_aotearoa

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

A “student-led, faculty-enabled” @UCEngineering peer mentoring programme is up for a national ENVI engineering award🥇

Read more https://t.co/rjeTceO5VU

#UCLearning #Shapingthefuture #UCnow

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

NZ could remove up to 3million tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere each year, according to estimates by UC senior lecturers Dr @DavidEDempsey & Dr @RebeccaAMPeer with PhD student Karan Titus @ConversationEDU.
https://t.co/n41epk41h4

@UCEngineering #UCPeople

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

A break-through testing device for phosphates from UC scientists could help farmers and deliver cleaner waterways for everyone. https://t.co/zTpyHqV7DP

#UCResearch #UCScience
@UCNZscience @UCNZ_PhysChem

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

Microgrids, & the development of microgrid control, could be the answer to harnessing our own power & ensuring reliable, resilient #energy for Kiwi homes & communities according to a new UC study led by @UCEngineering Lecturer, Dr Jeremy Watson. https://t.co/Ilnubg08I6

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

Earthquakes can change the course of rivers – with devastating results. @UCNZgeology PhD student Erin McEwan @EarthSciErin is researching how to predict these threats.
#UCPeople #UCResearch @ConversationEDU

https://t.co/siGApek20J

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

@VeerOffTrack @PressNewsroom @kamala_hayman its behind their new paywall :-(

[Victor Galaz has moved to Blsky @vgalaz]

Had not expected this connection between beauty products and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

https://t.co/aWPorfbTtS

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

A new TV series showcases giant balloon art but at what environmental cost? UC Scientist Professor Sally Gaw says “The idea of using resources to create things that will be destroyed in a short time frame is really no longer acceptable”. https://t.co/d7fgxTAmZP

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

More needs to be done to protect our differences in the age of AI https://t.co/MRpSdAxDd4

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

Congrats to UC student Laura van Ginkel who just received @docgovtnz postgrad scholarship funding for research into predicting the composition of native New Zealand forest under a changing climate https://t.co/cZWqO8b4lH
#UCSustainability #UCResearch

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

I went vegetarian 46 years ago because I thought it was a more efficient use of resources. I had no real data, just a suspicion, turns out I was right! https://t.co/X3qSp2AqTc

[University of Canterbury @UCNZ]

UC’s Beatrice Tinsley building project team has won the Southbase Construction Excellence in Sustainability Award for innovative technology that is low carbon & created NZ’s tallest post-tensioned timber LVL building. https://t.co/yZ1Ji65Tn8 #UCSustainability #UCScience

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

.@UCNZ’s Prof Ann Brower has won the @royalsocietynz Te Apārangi’s top national award for environmental research & impact - inspiring the next generation of environmental leaders with her mahi & success #UCscience #UCPeople #UCSustainability #UCResearch https://t.co/DmIVXTCkPx

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

Essential reading if we think we can "plant" our way out of a climate crisis https://t.co/Z5GmbyEqT5

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

Carbon footprint of virtual academic conferences revealed https://t.co/2nnz2W8wVG via @timeshighered

[Jan Evans-Freeman @UC_PVC_Sust]

The dream team of @UCNZ, @LincolnUniNZ & friends has been nominated for a @greengowns sustainability award for the awesome Aotearoa SDG Summit Series 2020-2021. Good luck team! https://t.co/wDzYpknjMp #UCSustainability #SDGs