You know the drill!! Internship Industry Night is back! Come along to hear from your soon-to-be favourite employers and chat to them afterward over a (not cold) pizza!
Tickets in the link in bio!
From childhood games of hide and seek to cutting-edge augmented reality 🎮
UC researcher Yasas Wickramasinghe is reimagining how we play by designing multiplayer location-based AR games that connect people in real time.
Through his PhD at UC’s HIT Lab NZ, Yasas explored how immersive tech can join remote players and places, shaping how they experience presence, decision-making and engagement in virtual environments.
His work has led to six international publications and presentations at conferences like IEEE VR, with support from the Niantic Developer Fund and recognition across the global AR community.
Now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow Yasas is collaborating with a Leading Tech Company Japan, continuing to push the boundaries of player experience.
From starting his PhD remotely in Sri Lanka during lockdowns to building a research career in Christchurch, his journey reflects a passion for creating meaningful, real-world impact through technology.
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#UCGrad #FutureOfPlay #AugmentedReality #HITLabNZ #ResearchImpact
Missed auditions??? Send a simple video introducing yourself to [email protected] and tell us what you want to be involved with!#engrevue #UC #ucengineering #getinvolved #fypシ❤️💞❤️
From sketch to switch-on 💡🐑
Our @ucnz_productdesign students put NZ wool to the test by exploring it as a material for product design with support from @nzcampaignforwool
The biggest realisation? Materials don’t behave like they do on a screen. Wool flexes, wood has grain, ceramics crack. Once students started designing with the material, not against it, their ideas clicked.
It’s a fresh look at how natural materials can shape future design in Aotearoa.
Less theory, more lit⚡️
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#designeducation #sustainabledesign #futuredesigners
Join Canterbury Young Engineers for their upcoming event and hear from four professionals navigating the AI shift. They'll share valuable insights & advice.🍕 Food and drinks provided. Rego link in bio.
New to BE (Hons)? All freshers are invited to their first "reunion"... PreUnion! A pizza extravaganza with 1000+ other new students.
Enjoy free pizza, fun games, win prizes, and capture memories in the photobooth.
PreUnion kicks off at 5:30pm on Tues 24th Feb in Rātā, followed by the compulsory AWA test (be in Rātā by 7pm at the latest) .
Don't miss out on the fun and the pizza, with over 3600 slices up for grabs! 🍕🍕
More info in your emails & on LEARN.
WiE CAN Camp Day 2. These brilliant gals are already making robots that can play music! 😍🤯#wiecan2026
To find out more about Women in Engineering camp for year 13 students, visit the UC website. Registrations for 2027 open later this year.
https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/study/academic-study/engineering/uc-engineering-outreach-for-schools/wie-can
Women in Engineering Canterbury camp "WiE CAN" inspires more young women to enter the field of Engineering and close the gender gap. This camp is run by UC and Tait Communications.
60 Year 13 students from around Aotearoa travel to Christchurch to stay in a University Hall, take part in Engineering workshops and get to experience what the University of Canterbury & the Faculty of Engineering has to offer.
With WiE CAN being hosted this week, keep an eye on the stories to see the activities and workshops these future engineers get to experience. If you want to know more, or are interested in applying for WiE CAN next year, you can find more information on the UC website. Applications open later in 2026.
https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news-and-events/news/2026/uc-and-tait-foundation-inspire-more-women-into-engineering
Miri Kirihimete from the Faculty of Engineering!
The Student Advisors and Work Experience Team will be back in action from Jan 6th.
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Calling all professionals and students in wireless communications!
The Australian Communications Theory Workshop (AusCTW) returns for 2026 — this time in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Join leading academics, industry experts, and emerging researchers for three days of keynotes, technical talks, posters, and discussion-rich collaboration with peers from Australia, New Zealand, and beyond.
Researchers and students are invited to submit abstracts for posters and proposals for oral presentations.
Work-in-progress submissions are also welcome to support interactive discussion and early-stage idea sharing.
📩 Send submissions to: [email protected]
🕒 Early-bird pricing available until 31 December — secure your workshop ticket now.
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