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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
28 Jun 2024
I've spoken with Ryan Pemberton for this podcast on Portia: The Eight-Legged Genius 🕷#LoveSpiders @UCNZ @UCNZscience @ucspsh @royalsocietynz @MarsdenFund
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
20 Jun 2024
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: canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-ev…
#UCNZ #UCResearch #Antarctica
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
4 Jul 2024
POV you study at UC and this is your view 📸🏔☀
#SouthernAlps #ChristchurchNZ
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1 Oct 2023
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 bit.ly/3tguNju
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1 Oct 2023
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
bit.ly/45fRjq7
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1 Oct 2023
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: events.humanitix.com/panel-d…
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28 Aug 2023
Congratulations to all the students graduating today!
27 Aug 2023
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
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
28 Aug 2023
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
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
21 Aug 2023
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 ▶️ rb.gy/mhosg
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
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.
nzprogcontest.org.nz/about/
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21 Aug 2023
Assoc Prof. Wolfgang Rack features in a Nature news article expressing concerns about reduced opportunities and setbacks for early-career researchers. theguardian.com/world/2023/a… .
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
10 Aug 2023
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.
bit.ly/446azpp
Picture provided by: Forest & Bird
#Shapingthefuture
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
15 Aug 2023
.@UCNZScience Dr @astrokiwi talks about the interstellar possibilities of what the @VRubinObs telescope will uncover in our galaxy. 🔭 🌌 bit.ly/3KFb4Qr
#UCScience
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
15 Aug 2023
UC Psychology Professor @RandolphGrace discusses the miraculous correspondence between mathematics and physical reality on The @ConversationEDU
bit.ly/3OVo8DK
#UCPeople #UCPsychology
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
10 Jul 2023
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: bit.ly/3XDdGDo
#UCAlumni #UCYoungAlumni #UC150th
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2 Aug 2023
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. fal.cn/3AnAk #CyclingCity #Documentary #BikingLife
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1 Aug 2023
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
: fal.cn/3AltB
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9 Jul 2023
Congratulations Professor David Wiltshire!🙌🎊🎉
4 Jul 2023
And the Dan Walls medal goes to Prof. David Wiltshire. Congratulations to all! 3/3
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UC Science | Te Kaupeka Pūtaiao retweeted
29 Jun 2023
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
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