Research Centres
Sub-communities within this community
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EPECentre [38]
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Gateway Antarctica [610]
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Quake CoRE [389]
Recent submissions
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Sharing Manipulated Heart Rate Feedback in Collaborative Virtual Environments
(2019)We have explored the effects of sharing manipulated heart rate feedback in collaborative virtual environments. In our study, we created two types of different virtual environments (active and passive) with different ... -
Vegetation mapping for the protection of old-growth spinifex and pīngao dunes on the uplifted Marlborough coast
(2021)This report contributes to a collaborative project between the Marlborough District Council (MDC) and University of Canterbury (UC) which aims to help protect and promote the recovery of native dune systems on the Marlborough ... -
Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID-19 outbreak than ever before
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Biomechanical modeling of English /r/ variants
(Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2012)This study reports an investigation of the well-known context-dependent variation in English /r/ using a biomechanical tongue-jaw-hyoid model. The simulation results show that preferred /r/ variants require less volume ... -
Reducing health inequity for Māori people in New Zealand
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The temporal window of audio-tactile integration in speech perception
(Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2010)Asynchronous cross-modal information is integrated asymmetrically in audio-visual perception. To test whether this asymmetry generalizes across modalities, auditory (aspirated "pa" and unaspirated "ba" stops) and tactile ... -
In which population groups are food and physical activity environments related to obesity?
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Historical report on Fenton fishery entitlements: Manuhaea, Korotuaheka and Awakokomuka
(2020)It was quickly apparent that the promises made in Kemp’s purchase were not fulfilled and by 1849 the first letter of protest from Matiaha Tiramōrehu was received by the Crown. Appeals for further lands was at centre of ... -
RECOVER Issue 6
(2021)Welcome to the Recover newsletter Issue 6 from the Marine Ecology Research Group (MERG) of the University of Canterbury. Recover is designed to keep you updated on our MBIE-funded earthquake recovery project called ... -
The Laws Of Robotics
(2021)In our previous podcast episode The Good Robot we discussed the difficulty of enabling robots to act ethically. When talking to journalists or policy makers about machine ethics you frequently get the response, well, Issac ... -
Ground motions simulation of hypothetical earthquake sources in the upper North Island, NZ
(2020)The upper North Island of New Zealand has low rates of seismicity compared to the rest of the country. However, large concentrations of population and infrastructure mean this region is exposed to moderate magnitude ... -
Accessing, sharing, and using impact data in New Zealand for disaster risk reduction
(2020)Understanding disaster risk is the first priority of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction for informed policy development and implementation. To achieve this countries and regions must promote the collection, ... -
Mind the Gaps
(University of Canterbury. Electrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Canterbury. Electric Power Engineering Centre, 2016)The word “diversity” is well adopted and celebrated by globally successful companies including Google and Apple who claim that diversity inspires innovation. The New Zealand electricity supply industry supports a number ... -
Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE Quake Centre outreach programmes
(2020)This poster covers the Outreach Programmes created by Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE along with Quake Centre. The Outreach Programmes cover a multitude of projects and audiences with the goal of creating a more resilient Aotearoa ... -
Tsunami evacuation behaviour and dynamics of the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake: Informing network-based modelling for Kaikōura, New Zealand
(2020)Understanding evacuation behaviour and associated dynamics of an earthquake response provides valuable information to consider for future disaster risk management and response planning. Whilst the majority of evacuation ... -
Locating de-lateralization in the pathway of sound changes affecting coda /l/
(Ubiquity Press, Ltd., 2020)‘Vocalization’ is a label commonly used to describe an ongoing change in progress affecting coda /l/ in multiple accents of English. The label is directly linked to the loss of consonantal constriction observed in this ... -
There is method to the madness
(2020)The success of Human Robot Interaction depends on utilizing our understanding of the interaction between humans and robots in the development of new technology. These new technologies then need to be rigorously tested to ... -
Evaluating the relevance and effectiveness of AF8 since the project began in 2016
(2020)The work of AF8 is fundamentally about supporting good planning and coordination of all key agencies in the South Island to effectively respond (in the first seven days) to a significant future earthquake on the Alpine ...
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