University of Canterbury explained

University of Canterbury
Native Name Lang:mi
Motto:(Unofficial) (therefore the lands shall remain yours)
Endowment:NZD $142 million (2022)[1]
Budget:NZD $417.7million (31 December 2020)
Country:New Zealand (Māori: Ōtautahi, Aotearoa)
Language:English and Māori
Former Names:Canterbury College
Colours:UC Murrey Red and UC Gold[2]
Students:21,361 (March 2023)[3]
Undergrad:12,224 (2020)
Postgrad:3,154 (2020)
Academic Staff:867 (2020)
Administrative Staff:1,395 (2020)
Campus:Suburban and Urban
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Free Label:Student Magazine
Free:Canta

The University of Canterbury (UC; Maori: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's second-oldest university, after the University of Otago, which was founded four years earlier, in 1869.

Its original campus was in the Christchurch Central City, but in 1961 it became an independent university and began moving out of its original neo-gothic buildings, which were re-purposed as the Christchurch Arts Centre. The move was completed on 1 May 1975[4] and the university now operates its main campus in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam.

The university also offers bachelors degrees in, among others, Arts, Commerce, Education (physical education), Fine Arts, Forestry, Health Sciences, Law, Criminal Justice, Music, Social Work, Speech and Language Pathology, Sports Coaching and Teaching.

History

Canterbury College, 1873–1960

On 16 June 1873, the university was founded in the centre of Christchurch as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand and was funded by the then Canterbury Provincial Council. It became the second institution in New Zealand providing tertiary-level education (following the University of Otago, established in 1869), and the fourth in Australasia.[5] It was founded on the basis of the Oxbridge college system, but it differed from Oxbridge in that it admitted female students from its foundation. Its foundation professors arrived in 1874, namely, Charles Cook (Mathematics, University of Melbourne, St John's College, Cambridge), Alexander Bickerton (Chemistry and Physics, School of Mining, London), and John Macmillan Brown (University of Glasgow, Balliol College, Oxford).[6] A year later the first lectures began and in 1875 the first graduations took place. In 1880, Helen Connon was the first woman to graduate from the college, and in 1894, Āpirana Ngata became the first Māori-born student to graduate with a degree.[7] The School of Art was founded in 1882, followed by the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, and Law in 1921, and Mental, Moral, and Social Sciences in 1924. The Students' Union, now known as the University of Canterbury Students Association, was founded in 1929 operating out of the Arts Centre of Christchurch Old Student Union Building, and the first edition of the student magazine Canta was published in 1930. In 1933, the name changed from Canterbury College to Canterbury University College.

College House, a student dormitory that maintains its old tradition by adopting the Oxbridge college system, broke away from Christ's College in 1957 and relocated to the Ilam suburb of Christchurch in 1966 as a hall of residence at the University of Canterbury.[8] In 1957 the name changed again to the University of Canterbury.[9]

Independence, 1961–2009

Until 1961, the university formed part of the University of New Zealand (UNZ), and issued degrees in its name. That year saw the dissolution of the federal system of tertiary education in New Zealand, and the University of Canterbury became an independent University awarding its own degrees. Upon the UNZ's demise, Canterbury Agricultural College became a constituent college of the University of Canterbury, as Lincoln College.[10] Lincoln College became independent in 1990 as a full university in its own right and is now known as Lincoln University.[11]

Relocation to Ilam campus

Over the period from 1961 to 1974, the university campus relocated from the centre of the city to its much larger current site in the suburb of Ilam. 1973 saw the university celebrate its centenary, during which the neo-gothic buildings of the old campus were gifted to the City of Christchurch, which became the site of the Christchurch Arts Centre, a hub for arts, crafts and entertainment in Christchurch.[12] 1974 also marked the opening of the James Hight Library, which at the time, was New Zealand's largest university building. Ilam's three university halls of residence were renamed University Hall in 1974, and the student dormitory was used as the Athletes Village dormitory for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games hosted in Christchurch.[13]

In 2004, the university underwent restructuring into four Colleges and a School of Law, administering a number of schools and departments (though a number of departments have involvement in cross-teaching in numerous academic faculties). For many years the university worked closely with the Christchurch College of Education, leading to a full merger in 2007, establishing a fifth College.[14]

Post-earthquakes, 2010–2022

See main article: 2010 Canterbury earthquake and 2011 Christchurch earthquake. On 4 September 2010 at 4:35 am local time an earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand with a moment magnitude of 7.1 several aftershocks followed the main event, the strongest of which was a magnitude 6.3 shock known as the Christchurch earthquake that occurred nearly six months later on 22 February 2011.[15] Although there was no serious injuries to staff or students on campus and only minor damage to buildings, the initial quake closed the university for a week, and the library was shut for months while shelves were repaired and half a million books placed back on shelves.[16] The Student Volunteer Army was a group of around 10,000 university students and others who worked over a period of months to help clean up liquefaction.[17]

In the months following the earthquake, the university lost 25 per cent of its first-year students and 8 per cent of continuing students. The number of international students, who pay much higher fees and were a major source of revenue, dropped by 30 per cent.[18] [19] In October 2011, staff were encouraged to take voluntary redundancies.[20] As well in September 2011, plans were announced to demolish some University buildings that were damaged from an earthquake.[21] By 2013, the university had lost 22 per cent of its students.[22] However, a record number of 886 PhD students were enrolled at the University of Canterbury as of 2013.[23] Other New Zealand universities, apparently defying an informal agreement, launched billboard and print advertising campaigns in the earthquake-ravaged city to recruit University of Canterbury students who were finding it difficult to study there.[24] In 2013 the New Zealand Government also agreed to provide $260m to support the university's rebuild programme.[25]

Student numbers were steadily on the rise, with a 4.5% increase in students enrolled from 2013 to 2016. International numbers also increased, nearing pre-earthquake figures at 1,134 enrolled in 2016.[26]

In March 2016, Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr said in The Press newspaper: "In 2014, [students] wanted to leave Christchurch and went to Wellington, Otago and into the workforce. Now we're retaining Christchurch school leavers and we're getting our fair share of provincial students, as well as attracting greater numbers from the Auckland region." "Living on or near the UC campus, and having a lifestyle that can take you from lectures to skifields in 90 minutes or the beach in 20 minutes, is much more appealing and affordable than living in Auckland."[27]

In January 2017, the University of Canterbury released its campus master plan – 50 building and landscape projects proposed over three stages by 2045, the cost could exceed $2bn.[28] In a comment to The Press, Rod Carr said that the plans were proof the university was moving away from the falling enrolments post-earthquake.

150th Anniversary, 2023–present

The University of Canterbury celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2023.[29] In the same year the University experienced a surge in enrolments, reaching a record high of 21,361 students by late March, compared to 20,223 at the same period in the previous year. Among these figures, UC counted 19,975 domestic students, witnessing a substantial increase from the preceding year's count. Concurrently, the international student body also expanded to 1,393, marking a rise from 1,098 in the prior year. This growth in enrolment stands in contrast to a decline in domestic student numbers across all five North Island universities during this period.[30] According to a spokesperson for the University, in 2023 every affiliated hall was "at 100% occupancy" and "may be a record-breaker for highest number of enrolments".[31]

Campuses

The University of Canterbury has three campuses spread throughout the city of Christchurch:

The Christchurch City Campus is made up of the Christchurch Arts Centre and the Manawa building which is a part of the Faculty of Health. Music and classics are again taught from the Christchurch Arts Centre in the old chemistry building,[33] and within the new Manawa building in Christchurch city health and education are taught.[34] The city campus also includes the Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities – home of the James Logie Memorial Collection.

The university also maintains additional small campuses in Nelson, Tauranga and Timaru, and teaching centres in Greymouth, New Plymouth, Rotorua and Timaru. The university has staff in regional information offices in Nelson, Timaru, and Auckland.

Libraries

The UC Library was first established at Canterbury College in 1879. Today there are three libraries on campus each covering different subject areas.[35]

Central Library

The Central Library (Maori: Te Puna Mātauraka o Waitaha) – is housed in the Puaka–James Hight Building that is designed in the brutalist style architecture. In 1974, the old city campus library moved to the Ilam campus and was housed in the newly constructed James Hight building, originally named after former Canterbury professor James Hight.[36] The building was renamed Puaka-James Hight in 2014, after the brightest star in the cluster Matariki, to reflect the growing strength of UC's relationship with Ngāi Tahu and the mana of Te Ao Māori at the heart of the university's campus.[37] The University of Canterbury Central Library is the largest university library in New Zealand.[38] The Central Library has collections of over 2 million physical items including books, archives, journals and a miscellany of other items that support research and teaching in Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Commerce, Music, Fine Arts and Antarctic Studies.[39]

EPS Library

The EPS Library (Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, Maori: Kā Puna Pūkahataka me te Pūtaiao) supports research and teaching in Engineering, Forestry and Sciences. With the move to the Ilam campus, the Library was split. First the Engineering Library, and later the Physical Sciences Library, moving to the new campus however the old Physical Sciences Library closed and its collections moved to the Engineering Library now called the EPS Library.

Macmillian Brown Library

The Macmillan Brown Library (Maori: Te Puna Rakahau o Macmillan Brown) is a research library, archive, and art gallery that specialises in collecting items related to New Zealand and Pacific Islands history.[41] [42] It holds over 100,000 published items including books, audio-visual recordings, and various manuscripts, photographs, works of art, architectural drawings and ephemera. The Macmillan Brown Library's art collection also has over 5,000 works, making it one of the largest collections in the Canterbury Region.[43] Some notable items in its collections include copies of Māori Land Court Records, official and government documents from various Pacific Islands states, trade union records, and the personal papers of various Members of Parliament and government ministers. The library is named after John Macmillan Brown, a prominent Canterbury academic who helped found the library, allocated a large proportion of his fortune to the Macmillan Brown Library.

Student accommodation

The university has ten student residences throughout its Ilam and Dovedale campuses: five fully-catered halls of residence exclusively for first-year undergraduate students: Arcady, College House, Rochester and Rutherford, Tupuānuku and University Hall; and five other self-catered student accommodation houses which are home to both undergraduate and postgraduate students: Sonoda Christchurch Campus, Hayashi, Kirkwood Avenue, Waimairi Village and Ilam Apartments. The largest, Ilam Apartments, houses 831 students during the academic year.[44] Some of the halls at UC have storied histories; Tupuānuku is named for the star of the same name that is connected to food grown in the ground in the cluster Matariki in Māori Mythology;[45] Rochester and Rutherford is named for former alumni Ernest Rutherford and John Fisher Bishop of Rochester; while Arcady, previously Bishop Julius Hall, was founded by the first Archbishop of New Zealand, Churchill Julius;[46] additionally, College House is the oldest residential college in New Zealand.[47] [48]

Field facilities

The University of Canterbury has the most field stations of any New Zealand university.[49] The Field Facilities Centre[50] administers four of these field stations:

The university and its project partners also operate an additional field station in the Nigerian Montane Forests Project;[55] this field station stands on the Ngel Nyaki forest edge in Nigeria.

The Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences runs its own field laboratories:

The Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences also has involvement in the Southern African Large Telescope[60] and is a member of the IceCube collaboration which is installing a neutrino telescope at the South Pole.[61] [62]

Teece museum of classical antiquities

The University of Canterbury Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities opened in May 2017, and showcases the James Logie Memorial Collection, a collection of Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Near Eastern artefacts in New Zealand.[63] The Teece Museum is run as a part of the faculty of Arts. The museum is named for University of Canterbury Alumni Professor David Teece and his wife Leigh Teece, who donated a substantial amount of money to the city for earthquake recovery. The money was used by the university to install the classics and music school in the Old Chemistry building at the Christchurch Arts Centre.[64]

The James Logie Memorial Collection was established in 1957 as a result of Miss Marion Steven, a Classics faculty member, donating Greek pottery to Canterbury University College. Steven established the James Logie Memorial Collection to honour her husband, who served as registrar of the college from 1950 until his death in 1956.[65]

The Logie Collection includes a wide range of pottery, beginning with the Bronze Age cultures of Cyprus, Crete and Mycenae it also includes vases that come from Corinth and Athens, the islands in the Aegean, East Greece and the Greek colonies in South Italy and Sicily.[66]

Coat of arms

An explanation of the arms appears on the university website, where it is explained that the fleece symbolises the pastoral, and the plough at the base the agricultural background of the province of Canterbury. The bishop's pall and the cross flory represent Canterbury's ecclesiastical connections, and the open book denotes scholarship.[67]

As an institution of learning, the university's coat of arms does not have a helmet, crest or mantling.

The university's unofficial coat of arms was accompanied by the Latin motto:Because of the land holdings with which the Provincial Government endowed the early University, this was appropriate. When the coat of arms was redesigned, the motto was removed and now the motto is only used unofficially.

Organisation and administration

Governance

Faculty Established
Arts | Toi Tangata1882
Engineering | Pūhanga|1887[68] |- style="text-align:center;"| Science | Pūtaiao ||1921|- style="text-align:center;"|Law | Kurepeka Ture1921
Business | Te Kura Umanga ||1921|- style="text-align:center;"| Education | Ako||2007[69] |- style="text-align:center;"| Health | Oranga 2022
The university was first governed by a board of governors (1873–1933), then by a college council (1933–1957), and since 1957 by a university council. The council is chaired by a chancellor.[70] The Council includes representatives from the faculties, students and general staff, as well as local industry, employer and trade union representatives.[71]

The original composition of the board of governors was defined in the Canterbury College Ordinance 1873,[72] which was passed by the Canterbury Provincial Council and named 23 members who might serve for life. Initially, the board was given power to fill their own vacancies, and this power transferred to graduates once their number exceeded 30. At the time, there were discussions about the abolition of provincial government (which did happen in 1876), and the governance structure was set up to give board members "prestige, power and permanence", and "provincial authority and its membership and resources were safely perpetuated, beyond the reach of grasping hands in Wellington."

Original members of the Board of Governors were: Charles Bowen, Rev James Buller,[73] [74] William Patten Cowlishaw, John Enys, Charles Fraser, George Gould Sr, Henry Barnes Gresson, William Habens, John Hall, Henry Harper, John Inglis, Walter Kennaway, Arthur C. Knight,[75] Thomas William Maude, William Montgomery, Thomas Potts, William Rolleston, John Studholme, Henry Tancred, James Somerville Turnbull, Henry Richard Webb, Joshua Williams, and Rev William Wellington Willock.[76]

Professor Roy Sharp assumed the position of Vice-Chancellor on 1 March 2003.[77] In May 2008 he announced his imminent resignation from the position, following his acceptance of the chief executive position at the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)[78] [79] which he took up on 4 August 2008.[80] The then current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Town, assumed the role of acting Vice-Chancellor on 1 July 2008. On 15 October 2008 the university announced that Rod Carr, a former banker and the CEO of a local software company, would begin a five-year appointment as Vice-Chancellor on 1 February 2009.[81]

Council member and former Pro-Chancellor, Rex Williams, became Chancellor in 2009.[82] Council member John Wood became the new Pro-Chancellor. On 1 January 2012, Wood became Chancellor after Williams retired from the role. In 2019, a new Vice Chancellor, Cheryl de la Rey, was appointed from the University of Pretoria, and Susan McCormack took over as Chancellor.[83] [84]

The following table lists those who have held the position of chair of the Board of Governors, chair of the College Council, and chancellor.[85]

NamePortraitTerm
Chair of the Canterbury College Board of Governors
align=center 1 align=center 1873–1875
align=center 2 Henry Barnes Gresson[86] align=center 1875
align=center 3 align=center 1875–1885
align=center 4 align=center 1885–1894
align=center 5 align=center 1894–1901
align=center 6 align=center 1901–1902
align=center 7 align=center 1902–1904
align=center 8 align=center 1904–1907
align=center 9 align=center 1907–1910
align=center 10 Jonathan Charles Adams[87] align=center 1910–1918
align=center 11 Henry Acland[88] align=center 1918–1928
align=center 12 align=center 1928–1932
align=center 13 Christopher Thomas Aschman align=center 1932–1933
Chair of the Canterbury University College Council
align=center 1 Christopher Thomas Aschman align=center 1933–1938
align=center 2 Arthur Edward Flower align=center 1938–1944
align=center 3 John Henry Erle Schroder align=center 1944–1946
align=center 4 Walter Cuthbert Colee align=center 1946–1948
align=center 5 align=center 1948–1951
align=center 6 align=center 1951–1954
align=center 7 Donald William Bain align=center 1954–1957
Chancellor of the University of Canterbury
align=center 1 Donald William Bain align=center 1957–1959
align=center 2 Carleton Hunter Perkins align=center 1959–1965
align=center 3 align=center 1965–1968
align=center 4 align=center 1968–1971
align=center 5 John Matson align=center 1972–1976
align=center 6 Brian Anderson align=center 1977–1979
align=center 7 Jean Herbison[89] align=center 1979–1984
align=center 8 Charles Caldwell align=center 1984–1986
align=center 9 Richard Bowron align=center 1987–1991
align=center 10 Ian Leggat align=center 1992–1997
align=center 11 align=center 1998–2002
align=center 12 Robin Mann align=center 2003–2008
align=center 13 Rex Williams[90] align=center 2009–2012
align=center 14 align=center 2012–2018
align=center 15 2019–2022
16Amy Adams[91] 2022–present

Academic profile

The University of Canterbury offers 147 undergraduate majors[92] and 61 graduate degrees.[93] [94]   For the 2020 academic year, the university granted 2,257 bachelor's degrees, 1,003 graduate degrees, and 384 honours degrees.[3] To graduate with a full-time undergraduate degree in the usual three years, undergraduates normally take four courses per semester. In most majors, an honors degree requires advanced coursework and a thesis – this usually takes an extra year. However, some undergraduate degrees that are also professional degrees, such as the Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) and Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc), typically take four years.

Size and composition

According to the UC Annual Report, at 31 December 2019 the university has a total of 18,364 students (14,891 equivalent full-time students). 11,621 of these are undergraduates, and 1,869 are international students. UC has a total of 826 academic faculty staff.

Following the earthquakes, the number of students enrolled at UC fell from 18,783 during 2010 to 14,725 during 2014, though the number of new enrolments increased in 2014. In 2016 enrolled student numbers rose to 15,564. Enrolment as of 2020 has reached pre-earthquake levels with a 18,364 students enrolled at UC.

Staff reductions and academic freedom issues

One resignation, which occurred in 2003, was by a staff member who complained about restrictions on academic freedom.[95] [96] In 2006, New Zealand's Green Party suggested staff eliminations were based on the university's profit targets rather than merit.[97] The university eliminated over 100 jobs in 2010, the year prior to the earthquakes.[98]

In 2007, New Zealand universities including the University of Canterbury were accused of taking an increasingly litigious approach to managing its staff and, despite having an array of human-resources managers, routinely engaged lawyers and employment advocates to handle even minor matters.[99] The university's 2006 financial reports list $836,000 as having been paid out as compensation for employment-relationship problems. However, in its 2013 annual report (two years after the 2011 Canterbury Earthquakes), it is stated that the university spent $4.66 million in 2012 and 2013 alone on expenses associated with faculty and staff layoffs (severance pay, legal costs, etc.).[100]

Supporting equity and diversity

In July 2019 the appointment of the role Rainbow Advisor provided support to the LGBTQ community. In 2020 the appointment of Darryn Russell was announced to manage a broader portfolio of Amokapua Pākākano | AVC Māori, Pacific & Equity.[101]

However, in 2014, one faculty member chosen to receive a teaching award from the University of Canterbury Students' Association refused to accept the award because of his concerns about student racism and sexism at UC.[102] [103]

Rankings

Arwu W:401–500
Arwu W Year:2023
Arwu W Ref:[104]
Qs W:261
Qs W Year:2025
Qs W Ref:[105]
The W:501–600
The W Year:2024
The W Ref:[106]
Usnwr W:=466
Usnwr W Year:2023
Usnwr W Ref:[107]

In the 2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), UC was dropped completely from the world's top 500 universities.[108] In the 2017 QS World University Rankings, UC was rated 214th overall in the world, and third highest among New Zealand universities.[109] [110] Its individual global faculty rankings for 2015/2016 were: 146th in Arts & Humanities, 161st in Engineering & IT, 211th in Natural Sciences, and 94th in Social Sciences and Management.[111] By 2018, these faculty rankings had all fallen considerably,[112] and as of the release of the 2019 world university rankings, the three major university ranking organisations, ARWU, QS and THE, had all placed UC squarely in the middle of the pack of NZ universities at fourth place overall out of eight institutions, and in one case just two numerical positions above NZ's fifth-place university in the nation's lower division.[113] [114] [115] In the 2016–2017 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, UC was ranked in the world's top 400 universities,[116] up from being in just the world's top 500 universities in 2015.[117] [118] By 2021, however, UC had fallen back into just the top 600.[119] Similarly, ARWU dropped UC from the top 400 universities in 2018 to just the top 500 in 2019, where it has remained ever since.

The university was the first in New Zealand to be granted five stars by QS Stars.[120] [121] Unlike the QS World University rankings, QS Stars ratings are only given to universities that pay a fee; the programme is designed to give "those institutions that are not highly ranked or do not appear in the rankings an opportunity to reach out to their prospect students, to stand out and to be recognised for their excellence."[122] [123]

20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012201120102009200820072006
Academic Ranking of World Universities401–500th[124] 401–500th[125] 401–500th401–500thDNQ: Ranked Below World's Top 500 Universities[126] 401–500th[127] 401–500th[128] 401–500th[129] 401–500th[130] 401–500th[131]
QS World University Rankings258th[132] 270th[133] 231st[134] 214th[135] 214th=[136] 211th[137] 242nd[138] 238th[139] 221st[140] 212nd[141] 189th[142] 188th[143] 186th188th[144] 333rd[145] 333rd[146]
Times Higher Education World University Rankings501–600th[147] 401–500th351–400th[148] 351–400th[149] 351–400th[150] 401–500th301–350th301–350th[151] 301–350th[152] 301–350th[153]

Student life

Student body composition
Race and ethnicity as of 10 March 2024[154] Total
NZ European/Pākehā & Other European
Asian
Māori
Other
Pacific Peoples
Middle East, Latin America & African
Economic diversity as of 31 December 2023[155]
Student Allowance
Student Loan

Students' Association

See main article: University of Canterbury Students' Association. The University of Canterbury Students' Association (UCSA)[156] operates out of the Student Union Building named Haere-roa which serves as the main student activity centre. The original UCSA Building was damaged in the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes and was subsequently torn down, it was rebuilt and completed in 2019, it is located on the Ilam Campus. The building is home to two bars, "The Foundry" and "Bentleys". The Association also runs several cafes and restaurants around campus.[157] Located in Haere-roa is the Ngaio Marsh Theatre, named for the former alumnus of the same name. Haere-roa hosts a number of student societies and organisation offices.

The university's student population operates the main student magazine, Canta, established in 1930. There are 12 issues per year, which are distributed around the UC campus every second Monday during the academic year.[158] The newspaper's offices are in the Haere-roa building. Canterbury's student population runs a radio station which began to broadcast and operate as RDU in 1976;[159] it began FM frequency broadcasting in 1986. RDU acquired its present frequency of 98.5 in 2003.

Orientation Week

Orientation Week or 'O. Week' is the Canterbury equivalent of student orientation, held in the first week of the academic year at the university. 'O. Week' is organised by the University of Canterbury Students' Association and involves events, including various concerts, a comedy night, clubs day and usually a Crusaders rugby game scheduled during the week.[160]

Clubs

The university has over 140 academic, sporting, recreational and cultural societies and clubs.[161] The most prominent of these include the Student Volunteer Army, the University of Canterbury Engineering Society (ENSOC), the University of Canterbury Law Society (LAWSOC), the University of Canterbury Commerce Society (UCOM) as well as the largest non-faculty clubs such as PongSoc (University of Canterbury Pong Society), Motosoc (Motorsports Society), Lads without Labels, CUBA (Canterbury University Boardriders' Association), CUTC (Tramping Club), UC Bike, Opsoc, The Gentlemen's Club. CUSSC (Canterbury University Snow Sports Club, formerly the CU Ski Club prior to 1997) is the only university club in New Zealand to own a ski field lodge, located at Temple Basin Ski Field.[162] The club runs many events to raise funds for maintenance of their lodge. The University of Canterbury Drama Society (Dramasoc) achieved fame for its 1942–1969 Shakespeare productions under Dame Ngaio Marsh, but regularly performs as an active student- and alumni-run arts fixture in the small Christchurch theatre-scene.

In 2011 the SVA was established in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. A student at the University of Canterbury, Sam Johnson, rallied fellow students to help support the clean-up from the devastation. The club has grown and today is the largest club at the University of Canterbury.[163] In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the SVA supported the vulnerable with their shopping during the lockdown.[164] [165]

Lads without Labels is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to improving men's mental health in and around campus. On 5–8 October 2021 Lads without labels started the Project 72 fundraiser, a 72-hour relay on the University of Canterbury campus, which raised $12,000 for men's mental health; as well in 2021 Lads without labels organised a 24-hour backyard cricket marathon raising $45,000.[166] One major student tradition, the Undie 500, involved an annual car-rally from Christchurch to Dunedin run by ENSOC. The rules required only the use of a road-legal car costing under $500 with a sober driver.[167] The 2007 event gained international news coverage (including on CNN and BBC World) when it ended in rioting in the student quarter of Dunedin and in North East Valley. ENSOC cancelled the planned 2008 event. The Undie 500 was replaced by the Roundie 500 in 2011. This event has the same principles but follows a route through rural Canterbury, returning to Christchurch the same day.[168]

Notable people

Alumni

See main article: category. Since it was founded, University of Canterbury alumni have made significant and creative contributions to society, the arts and sciences, business, national New Zealand, and international affairs.[169]

Politics

Four New Zealand Prime Ministers have attended Canterbury, including Christopher Luxon, John Key, Bill Rowling, and Jenny Shipley, the latter attended Christchurch Teachers College, now merged with the University.[170] [171] International leaders educated at Canterbury include Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga, and Anote Tong, President of Kiribati.Notable politicians who studied at Canterbury include: Ruth Richardson Minister of Finance for the "mother of all budgets" which formed the catalyst of her economic reforms known in the media as "Ruthanasia".[172] [173] Nicola Willis, the current Minister for Finance, also attended Canterbury, as did Michael Cullen, another former Minister of Finance. Former Leaders of the Opposition Judith Collins and Don Brash, the latter whom is infamous for his Orewa Speech.[174] [175] [176] Other significant figures include Nick Smith, Rodney Hide, Stuart Nash, Peter Dunne, Marian Hobbs, and Catherine Isaac. Mayors of Christchurch include: Lianne Dalziel, Bob Parker, Vicki Buck and George Manning.[177]

It also includes Āpirana Ngata the first Māori to receive a degree, and described as the foremost Māori politician known for his work in promoting and protecting Māori culture and language.[178] He also features on the New Zealand fifty-dollar note.

Law

Canterbury has produced a large number of distinguished jurists, judges and lawyers around the world. Among its alumni are Supreme Court Justices Andrew Tipping, New Zealand's longest-serving judge, who spent 25 years on the bench, and William Young, also former President of the Court of Appeal.[179] Ivor Richardson, also a former President of the Court of Appeal, is credited with significantly influencing the development of New Zealand tax law and policy.[180]

Furthermore, Canterbury has educated six current High Court Judges.[181] Other notable Lawyers include: Matthew Palmer Justice of the Court of Appeal (though he only completed his B.A. at Canterbury);[182] Graham Panckhurst Justice of the High Court and chair of the Royal Commission into the Pike River Mine disaster; and Michael Myers sixth Chief Justice of New Zealand.[183] The New Zealand Government's Attorneys General have included: Judith Collins (though she did not finish her degree) and Michael Cullen.

Mathematics, sciences and economics

One of the most notable Canterbury alumni is Ernest Rutherford a physicist described as "the father of nuclear physics". in 1908 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances". In 1917 he "split the atom".[184] Roy Kerr, was also educated at Canterbury, he discovered the Kerr Solution, an exact solution to the Einstein field equation of general relativity.[185] Beatrice Tinsley an astronomer and cosmologist who through her research in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, proved that the universe was infinite and would expand forever.[186] Richard Barrer was a ‘founding father’ of zeolite science and its applications he gave his name to the zeolite Barrerite, and the barrer, a unit of gas permeability.[187] Other notable scientists include: Ian Axford, Toby Hendy, Ian Foster, Craig Nevill-Manning and Michelle Rogan-Finnemore.

Notable engineers include: John Britten, a mechanical engineer, who designed the Britten motorcycle that won races and set numerous speed records on international circuits;[188] and Bill Pickering, an aerospace engineer, who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years.[189] Other notable engineers include Nigel Priestley, Thomas Paulay and David Beauchamp.

Economists Rex Bergstrom, Brian Easton, Ken Henry, Graham Scott and John McMillan attended Canterbury. Don Brash, who received a B.A. and M.A. in economics, also served as Governor of the Reserve Bank. He presided over the reforms of central-bank autonomy and accountability under the Public Finance Act 1989 which were described as "genuine innovations".[190]

Faculty

See main article: category.

Honorary doctors

See main article: List of honorary doctors of the University of Canterbury. Since 1962, the University of Canterbury has been awarding honorary doctorates. In many years, no awards were made, but in most years, multiple doctorates were awarded. The highest number of honorary doctorates was awarded in 1973, when there were seven recipients.[195]

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