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Equity and Diversity, Events and entertainment, Health and Fitness, Health and Wellbeing, Wellbeing

October with UC Student Wellbeing

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October is full of opportunities to pause, connect, and recharge before exams.

This month you can look forward to:

  • Creative workshops like the Wishing Star Wānanga, Kueh Nagasari Workshop, and Pronoun Badge Making.

  • Connection spaces including Social Yarns, Book Club, Rainbow Connections Café, and the Adult Students’ Meet-up.

  • Wellbeing activations such as Connect Zone, Study Break events, and the Navigator Drop-In.

  • Special highlights: Mental Health Awareness Week, the ShakeOut earthquake drill (with free milkshakes!), and the Rūawhetū Hauora Market.

All events take place in The Living Room (next to the bookshop) unless otherwise noted – a welcoming space open weekdays from 9am–4pm where you can relax, connect, or take time out between classes.

Check out the October calendar below to see what’s on and when – and follow us on Instagram (@ucwellbeing) for updates, wellbeing tips, and more! ✨ 

Our Community, Postgraduate study, Study@UC, Uncategorized

Teaching Information Pizza Lunch 2025

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Thinking about teaching but don’t know where to start? Or are you thinking about next year and didn’t know you can become a teacher with just one more year of UC study?

Tūhuratia te manahau o te ao ako, Discover the joy of teaching.

Join us at our Teaching information Pizza Lunch. Grab a slice and have a kōrero with the team and find out more about our teaching pathways and programmes, the huge range of scholarships available and what you need to know to complete your application.

Teaching is fantastic career choice where you get to make a difference every day! There are teacher shortages and many scholarships available for priority teaching subject areas such as STEM, Te Reo, ECE and bilingual or immersion setting.

Applications are open now for 2026!

When: Wednesday 17th September

Drop-In anytime between 11am – 2pm

Where: Community Engagement Hub, Rehua building

Please register as spaces are limited. Teaching Information Pizza Lunch 2025 | University of Canterbury

Nau mai, tauti mai, come join us. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Equity and Diversity, Health and Wellbeing, Wellbeing

Think your story could speak to someone? Been through something others might get?

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We’re looking for UC students who have a story that would help others feel supported, understood or inspired. Whether it relates to fear of failure, finding balance, asking for help, discovering self-kindness, feeling a sense of belonging, or something else entirely, stories are powerful things and can make a real difference to others.  

If you’re willing to share yours, we’d love to hear from you. Those selected will be paid for their time. 

Maybe you’ve been encouraged by someone else’s story in the past and you want to be a part of making a difference for others. Your story could help someone feel less alone, enable a shift in perspective or help someone open up to have conversations about their experiences. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect ending. You just need to be open to sharing something real. 

What to expect 

  • We’ll look through all the stories people have to share and select some that help show a range of different experiences. 
  • For those selected, we’ll film you sharing your story. Thinking maybe that being filmed isn’t your vibe? We can try and be creative in how you share your story in a way that is comfortable. 
  • You’ll be supported throughout the process, and you are welcome to bring a support person. 
  • Your story will be one of several others and shared through UC Wellbeing digital channels e.g. Instagram, UC website, with processes in place to manage online safety.  
  • You’ll be paid for your time, with rates reflecting the commitment involved. 

How to get involved 

If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, or just want to learn more about it before deciding, we’d love to hear from you. 

👉 Fill out a quick Expression of Interest form or email us at studentwellbeing@canterbury.ac.nz 

Please get in touch by 26 September 2025 at 11:59pm

Thinking about putting in an expression of interest but feeling unsure about the form or the process? If you’d like to talk through your application, you’re welcome to reach out for an initial kōrero. We’re happy to offer guidance where we can, or help fill out parts of the form if needed. This conversation is just to support you in getting started or feeling more confident about putting your name forward. There may be a delay in a staff member being able to assist so please get in touch as soon as you can.