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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.

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Applications now open for 2026 ‘UC Doctoral Scholarships’

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The ‘UC Doctoral Scholarships’ are a collection of centrally-funded scholarships for which students mostly apply on the one form. In this application round the following scholarships are being offered:

  • UC Doctoral Scholarship (UCDS)
  • UC Matariki Doctoral Scholarship
  • UC Pacific Doctoral Scholarship
  • Rātā Foundation Scholarship
  • UC Doctoral Scholarship for Students with Disabilities (separate application required)

Students who submit an application for the above are also automatically considered for the Prestige / Recognition scholarships below which are awarded at the end of the year (no separate application is required):

  • Brownlie Scholarship
  • Ngata Centenary Doctoral Scholarship
  • Roper Scholarship in Science
  • William and Ina Cartwright Scholarship
  • Canterbury Scholarship

Applications are now open and close 20 October 2025 – see our ‘UC Doctoral Scholarships’ webpage for details.

This application round is for students planning to start their doctoral studies in 2026 before 1st July 2026. Students planning to start 1st July to 1st November 2026 are recommended to apply in the April 2026 application round (specific opening and closing dates TBC).

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Introducing Student Notices – UC News, for you!

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There’s a new addition to News and Events on the UC website. 

Student Notices is your go-to space for important updates that apply specifically to your experience as a UC student; readily available from the UC website. 

You can expect to see news about:  

You’ll also enjoy quick access to the Current Students page – your UC directory. 

What’s happening with Tūpono?
Tūpono’s not going anywhere, but it’ll become a noticeboard for faculty, department, school, course updates, promotions and more – keep an eye out for an updated look and feel in the near future.  

The biggest change? The monthly Tūpono newsletter is ending, with the final edition releasing mid-April. 

With Student Notices just a click away you’ll always be in the know, wherever and whenever you need it. 

Check it out and add it to your bookmarks today!