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Shortly after Luca Joass took an internship at Whitebait Studios, he was surprised to find he was helping to make a live TV show out of his bedroom. The New Zealand Broadcasting School student worked from home during lockdown, where he mixed audio for popular children’s TV show What Now. https://www.ara.ac.nz/study-interest-areas/new-zealand-broadcasting-school/ “It’s incredible that a…
Research into spiders that can count among Marsden-funded University of Canterbury projects What will we do with the knowledge that spiders can count and make calculated decisions? Dr Fiona Cross is the lead researcher in a project to determine whether salticid (jumping) spiders have a cognitive understanding of numbers. Here Dr Cross looks for spiders…
Feedback is being sought on how Christchurch City Council should work with communities to plan for, manage and adapt to coastal hazards. Two documents were released for feedback today following approval by the Urban Development and Transport Committee. The draft Coastal Adaptation Framework lays out guiding principles for adaptation planning and a process for engagement…
Researchers and citizen scientists complete world’s first Weddell seal count An international research team led by a University of Canterbury Antarctic scientist has completed the world’s first global population estimate of Weddell seals in Antarctica, showing that there are significantly fewer seals than previously thought. Documenting the seals’ population trends over time will help scientists…