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Earthquakes change diet for the worse

Dr Roeline Kuijer

Christchurch women’s eating habits become unhealthier after the quakes to cope with stress, a study finds.

New study could see workplace injury fines rise

University of Canterbury research on penalties imposed on employers of injured or killed workers may see maximum level hiked from $500,000.

Canterbury University's shock facts about sex and partying

Rigorous peer review

A study into happiness has ranked 30 activities, using text messaging to get the data.

People will treat robots like humans – researchers

The inversion affect

University of Canterbury researchers predict that in the near future, humans will regard robots more or less as people.

BUDGET 2012: A missed opportunity to deal with super problems - economist

Canterbury University economics lecturer Eric Crampton says the government missed an opportunity to address long- and medium-term problems in the budget.

Governor-General caught in security scare

Security threat prompts building evacuation but won't derail Governor-General's function, University of Canterbury says.