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GET VACCINATIONS SORTED AT THE UCSA Winter Wellness EXPO!

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This year UC has partnered with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora to provide FREE Meningococcal vaccinations for students intending or already in halls accommodation.

UC strongly recommends the vaccination of all students.
Young people are particularly vulnerable to Meningococcal Disease and its potentially devastating effects, including Meningitis and Septicaemia, which strike fast and can be deadly. Long-term effects can include limb amputation, hearing loss, brain injury and permanent skin scarring if not diagnosed and treated in time. Diagnosis can be difficult as symptoms can often mimic those of the common cold.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora vaccination drop-in clinic will be located in Bentleys (located in Haere-roa, above the Foundry) between 10am – 2pm on Thursday 1 August.

The clinic will also offer free HPV (for anyone aged 26 and under) and MMR immunisations. These vaccinations are now in the childhood immunisation schedule, but you may have missed out on them. Check your online health portal or ask your GP if you’re not sure.

If you have any questions you can chat to the Health New Zealand team on the day.

Wishing you all the best, 

UC Wellbeing 

Events and entertainment, Our Community, The Community

The WORD is out: WORD Christchurch Festival opens 27 August!

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We are stoked to sponsor WORD Christchurch for the fourth year in a row. The festival brings communities together through a love of words, and features some of Aotearoa’s best storytellers, performers and writers at a diverse range of events. Taking place from 27 August to 1 September, this festival is one that’s not to be missed!! 

There are heaps of free events (yay free stuff!) worth checking out. You can view the programme here: Programme – Word Christchurch Festival 2024 

Find out how UC is involved here: WORD 2024 stars Canterbury scholars and authors | University of Canterbury 

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Come get your stuff fixed!

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Students and staff are invited to bring along their broken items to UC Sustainability’s pop-up ‘Repair Cafe’ and have them repaired for free by our team of volunteers. Let’s all work together to keep more stuff out of landfill!

What: Repair Cafe

When: Wednesday 31 July, 11am – 1pm

Where: Te Rua Makerspace, Level 2, Puaka-James Hight Library

Drop in with your items at any time during the event. Volunteers will be able to help with:

  • Darning, hand sewing and glueing
  • General clothing and textile repair
  • Jewellery repair
  • Shoe repair including glue, stitching, sole fixing, eyelet repair and replacement
  • Industrial sewing for more heavy-duty items, like canvas or bag repair
  • Leather stitching and leather hole punching
  • Eyeglasses repair
  • Iron on patching for clothing like denim and waterproof/puffa jackets.

Item not on the list? Bring it along and we’ll see what we can do! (no electronics sorry).

If you have repair skills and would like to be involved as a volunteer, please email chloe.sutton@canterbury.ac.nz.

This event is proudly part of Plastic Free July, supporting our community to reduce waste to landfill.