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Emergency training exercise at UC Rec Centre

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An emergency training exercise is scheduled to take place at the Rec Centre on UC’s Ilam campus on Tuesday 28 January from 9am-4pm. The exercise is run by UC’s Incident Management team (IMT) in collaboration with Canterbury emergency services.

What to expect:

  • An increased presence of emergency services in and around the University in Ilam.
  • You may notice Kirkwood field and the Rec Centre signage informing of a training exercise in progress.
  • Police personnel in tactical uniforms carrying training firearms are limited to the IMT exercise site at the Rec Centre. The public will have minimal visibility into the exercise area.
  • There may be some noise during the exercise. There will be no sirens or lights from emergency services vehicles or any noise involving firearms.
  • There will be no public access to the Rec Centre during the training exercise. 

  • The UC Warehouse will be closed and the logistics team will not be handling any incoming or outgoing couriers.

Impact on staff and students:

During the training exercise the following sites will be closed, 8am-6pm, on Tuesday 28 January:

  • Rec Centre (including its car park)
  • UC Print and Copy Centre
  • K1 Lecture Theatre

  • UC Logistics/UC Warehouse

Online services for the Rec Centre and UC Print and Copy Centre remain available.

Public on-street parking on Kirkwood Avenue will be available.

Please avoid the area around the Rec Centre on Tuesday 28 January so we can run an effective and safe exercise.

Why are we doing this?
We hold regular training exercises as part of UC incident management to keep our community safe by practising our emergency procedures with emergency services. We held a similar exercise in 2014 and since then we have held annual exercises with participation from emergency services.

Thanks for your understanding. There’s no cause for concern – training exercises are a vital part of making sure emergency services can respond to future incidents.  Your patience and cooperation make it possible for us to improve our incident response capabilities.

Questions?
If you have any questions about the exercise, contact UC Security on 0800 823 637

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Interested in an Austrian Summer school?

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Ever wondered what a European study experience would be like? 🏰🥨🏔

The univie: summer school will take place from July 12 to August 9, 2025. The four week program offers high-level European studies courses, the Austrian Arbitration Academy, and German language courses.

The European studies courses are held in English and focus on Europe and the European Union. They cover political, economic, and legal transformations, and also historical and cultural aspects of the multiple transitions the continent is currently undergoing. The Austrian Arbitration Academy is designed for law students and focuses on international dispute settlement by arbitral tribunals.

This programme is of interest to students from all fields of study, but certainly of special interest to students who concentrate on Europe or study one of the following fields: European Studies, Political Science, Law, Economics, History, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Interdisciplinary Studies, and/or German.

Students from all over the world have been drawn to the program. The campus is located directly on the shore of Lake Wolfgang, one of Austria’s most popular lakes in the picturesque Salzkammergut region.

You can find more information about the programme and an application form linked below.

SHS_SummerSchool_ApplicationForm_2025 SHS_SummerSchool_Brochure_2025

Postgraduate study, Scholarships, Study@UC, UC PhD

Upcoming Postgraduate Scholarship Opportunities

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Are you thinking of Postgraduate study in 2025? We have a number of Postgraduate Scholarships closing mainly between 15 October and 2 December for study in 2025.

You can begin your search on our website, choosing criteria such as Level of Study and Faculty/School depending on what you are planning on studying. You’ll find regulations which give details on eligibility and the online applications under the individual scholarships which come up in your search. Scholarships will open for applications approximately eight weeks prior to their closing dates, if they are available.

For study at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury:

Dr Richard P Garland Scholarship
$30,000 per annum per 120 points of enrolment to support organic chemistry research in students undertaking full-time PhD studies in the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences.

Stan and Jessie Holland Memorial Scholarship in Ecology and Environmental Science
$21,000 for Māori and Pasifika Master’s students in Ecology or Environmental Science.

Sir Neil Isaac Scholarship in Environmental Science
$20,000 for Master’s or PhD research on the environment.

Contel Charitable Trust Masters Scholarship
$28,750 to support full-time enrolment in a Master of Engineering degree programme in Mechanical, Electrical or Sortware Engineering or a Master of Science degree programme in Computer Science.

Kevin Spring Memorial Graduate Scholarship in Civil Engineering    $40,000 to support research Master’s students in Civil Engineering at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire Engineering Scholarship $20,000 per annum for the Master of Engineering in Fire Engineering (MEFE) or Master of Engineering Studies in Fire Engineering (MEngSt(Fire)) degree programme.

Ngau Boon Keat Postgraduate Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering
$25,000 per annum for Part-time or full-time enrolment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University in a programme for a Master of Engineering degree, a Master of Engineering Studies degree, or a Doctoral degree.

Tait Communications Master’s and Doctoral Research Scholarships
$15,000 for Master’s research and $30,000 for Doctoral research related to Critical Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

Ethel Rose Overton Scholarship
Between $3,000 and $30,000 for BA(Hons), BFA(Hons), MA(Part I and Part II), MFA and PhD study in Art History, Art Theory or Fine Arts.

For graduates of Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury to support study overseas:

Lord Rutherford Memorial Research Fellowship
Up to $100,000 per annum to support full-time postgraduate study, at an overseas institution.

Tytheridge Travelling Scholarship in Arts
$55,000 per annum to support full-time postgraduate study, at an overseas institution.

Sir William Hartley Scholarship
$20,000 per annum to support female Doctoral students at a European university. Preference is given to those who will be studying at the University of Cambridge, the University of London, or the University of Oxford.

Rutherford Visiting Studentship at Darwin College Cambridge Admission fees and academic fees for a Visiting Studentship at the University of Cambridge, plus specified privileges at Darwin College.

Robert Bell Travelling Scholarship in Journalism
$15,000 for travel overseas to pursue enquiries and conduct research into news media and other like means of public communication.

Ethel Susan Jones Fine Arts Travelling Scholarship
Up to $10,000 for graduates of the School of Fine Arts to further their study by visiting other countries.

For more information please contact: scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz