University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury is a university located in the suburbs of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It offers degrees in Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Forestry, Law, Music, Social Work, Speech and Language Therapy and Science.

Campus

The University has a 760,000 square metre site at Ilam, a suburb of Christchurch about 7 km from the city centre. There are five libraries, with the Central Library housed in the tallest building on campus, the 11-storey James Hight building. Also of note is the Rutherford Building, which houses the Physics & Astronomy and Chemistry departments.

Related Topics:
Ilam - Libraries - Physics - Astronomy - Chemistry

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There are five Halls of residence: Bishop Julius Hall, College House, Rochester and Rutherford Hall, University Hall, Ilam Village.

Related Topics:
Halls of residence - Bishop Julius Hall - College House - Rochester and Rutherford Hall - University Hall - Ilam Village

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There are four field stations that are administered by the Field Facilities Centre:

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• Cass Field Station - Provides a wide range of environments - montane grasslands, scrub, riverbed, scree, beech forest, swamp, bog, lake, stream and alpine habitats can all be reached by day trips on foot
• Edward Percival Field Station - Facilities for studying live animals
• Hari Hari Field Station - Access to native forest
• Westport Field Station - study of the West Coast of New Zealand

There is also an additional field Station run primarily by the University and its project partners in the Nigerian Montane Forests Project - this field station is on the Ngel Nyaki forest edge in Nigeria.

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The Department of Physics and Astronomy run their own field laboratory:

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• Mount John University Observatory at Tekapo for optical astronomical research
• Birdling's Flat radar facility
• Scott Base radar facility
• Cashmere Cavern ring laser facility

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is also involved in the Southern African Large Telescope.

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