A trip into the therapeutic potential of Australia’s native magic mushrooms
Australia’s first legal, living collection of native magic mushrooms is being studied by scientists in a Brisbane laboratory to help identify characteristics that might be useful for medical research into psychedelic treatments.
University of Canterbury signs Canadian MOU to collaborate on innovative Indigenous-led research
The MOU signed by all parties creates a formal pathway for the institutions to cooperate and collaborate to research, support and build capacity for Indigenous public administration, governance, leadership and economic development.
Getting crafty about sharing the joy of maths
Chaos theory and crochet collide in Christchurch this month. University of Canterbury mathematicians are playfully promoting the art and craft of mathematics through a free public event on Sunday, 23 May.
UM develops drug-loaded macrophage robot for treatment of acute pneumonia
A research team led by Wang Ruibing, associate professor in the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences (ICMS) at the University of Macau, has developed a supramolecularly engineered motorised cell platform as a nanomedicine carrier...
Professor Grant Macaskill appointed as new Lightfoot Professor of Divinity
We welcome Professor Grant Macaskill to our University as our new Lightfoot Professor of Divinity. He will join our leading Department of Theology and Religion in September.
UC student president among Women of Influence award finalists
One of the women leading Canterbury into the future, the University of Canterbury Students’ Association President Tori McNoe...
Biodiversity thrives in rare events
University of Queensland research has shown unpredictable environmental events help maintain plant, animal and microbial populations, challenging the belief stability is the key to survival.
WA’s leading scientists to share marine expertise with local students
The State’s leading marine researchers are set to share their science expertise with local students this week in the first of a series of teaching sessions on Western Australia’s marine environment.
Bank policymaker delivers first speech in Leeds
A leading economist delivered the first speech in his new role for the Bank of England at the University of Leeds.
Detailed tumour profiling
As part of a clinical study involving patients from the University Hospitals in Zurich and Basel, researchers are conducting a thorough and highly precise investigation into the molecular...















































