University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Research exposes challenges in flood evacuation planning
New UC research has highlighted the underestimated relevance of water velocity in flood evacuation planning, a danger highlighted by the flooding in Valencia in 2024. The study, led by Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) Engineering academics Professor Tom Cochrane, Associate Professor Markus Pahlow and postdoctoral fellows Dr Lea Dasallas and Dr Barry Evans […]
Study finds young children are worrying about water
Education experts Professor E Jayne White and Dr. Ngaroma Williams (Te Arawa | Ngāti Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga|Ngāti Awa) from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), with a wider team of researchers, studied children's representations of water in three early childhood education sites close to local waterscapes—an estuary, the ocean, and a […]
Research aims to improve predictions of heavy rainfall events
With recent extreme weather events happening in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally, new research aims to improve predictions of heavy rainfall and provide the public with earlier warnings so they can prepare for extreme weather events. UC PhD student Cameron McErlich used a range of models and satellite observations to examine daily rainfall. “Through the research we […]
Research shows likelihood of offshore freshwater aquifers
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Senior Lecturer Leanne Morgan and Joshu Mountjoy of National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have produced a high quality map of Aotearoa New Zealand with coastal aquifers color-coded based on whether they have high, medium or low likelihood of offshore fresh groundwater. It is […]
First microplastics found in Antarctic snow
University of Canterbury researchers have published the world’s first study confirming the discovery of microplastics in fresh snow in Antarctica.
Cloud data a silver lining for climate change predictions
Clouds above the Southern Ocean could hold the key to more accurate global climate change predictions. University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have led a Deep South National Science Challenge project to collect information about cloud formations near Antarctica.