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Photo caption:听UC鈥檚 Connect Doctoral Scholarships will bring new research-based solutions to local and regional challenges across community and business. 听

Twelve UC Connect Doctoral scholarships have been launched to address gaps in knowledge across economic, social and environmental sustainability - from wastewater treatment and improving health policy, to designing better buildings for Pacific communities.听

Co-funded by Te Whare W膩nanga o Waitaha | 成人大片 (UC) and local partners,听each scholarship is tailored to meet specific sector needs, ensuring that postgraduate research outcomes translate into meaningful, real-world impact.

鈥淭his is a win-win partnership,鈥� UC Tumu Tuarua Rangahau | Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation Professor Lucy Johnston says. 鈥淥ur PhD candidates gain hands-on experience while conducting research that addresses urgent, practical challenges and makes a difference for communities. At the same time, our partners benefit from robust,听evidence-based solutions.鈥�

The partnership model is the future of research, Professor Johnston believes. 鈥淏y working together, we are supporting the next generation of experts to complete their qualifications and get a jumpstart on their careers, while helping our communities and industries to thrive.鈥�

UC Connect Doctoral scholarship recipients will conduct their research on current sustainability challenges in a real-world environment, while developing transferable industry skills and professional networks. Each scholarship includes full tuition, and an annual stipend for three years jointly funded by UC and the partner organisation.

UC is committed to undertaking research that has a positive impact locally and globally and to working with local partners. Organisations that are interested in discussing a UC Connect Doctoral scholarship partnership or other research opportunities at UC are welcome to contact the team to discuss research ideas and needs - email 听dvcresearchinnovation@canterbury.ac.nz.

Ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide for sustainability, UC has embedded sustainability into qualifications across all disciplines and offers a range of sustainability-focused degrees including the Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability and the Bachelor of Environmental Science.听听

UC Connect Doctoral scholarships:听

Exploring the benefits of cultural immersion in environmental and experiential education
UC school: School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
Partner: Te Hap奴 o Ng膩ti Wheke

Performance of Waste-sourced Treatment Media for Enhancing Stormwater Treatment Outcomes
UC school: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner: Christchurch City Council

Modelling sludge accumulation, degradation and distribution processes in highly loaded wastewater treatment ponds and associated impacts on greenhouse gas emissions and midge control.
UC school: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner: Christchurch City Council

Development and Validation of a Novel Cored Mass Timber Panel for Resilient Construction in the Pacific
UC school: School of Forestry
Partner: Adhesive Technologies NZ Ltd

Climate-Proof Energy System Planning and Operation
UC school: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner: Open Energy Transition听听

Assessment of biodiverse vegetation cover options to future-proof stopbanks in Aotearoa New Zealand听
UC school: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner: Christchurch City Council听

High capacity cryocooler
UC school: Mechanical Engineering
Partner: Fabrum听

Sustainable isolation of integral membrane proteins using 3D-printed monolith columns.
UC school: School of Biological Sciences
Partner: Precision Chromatography Limited (PCL)

Nature-based solutions for Marae onsite wastewater treatment: process resilience and cultural integration of the Wairewa system.
UC school: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Partner: Ng膩i Tahu

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Investigating Earthquake-Induced Pressure Transients in Hydropower Penstocks and Pressure Tunnels
UC school: Mechanical Engineering
Partner: ReGenerateNZ Ltd. (Re-Generate)

Designing Embodied Virtual Agents to Enable Equitable Access to Therapeutic Exercises and Enhanced Wellbeing
UC school: School of Product Design
Partner: JIX Limited (JIX)

Towards Smarter Health Policy: A Data-Driven Framework for Health Modelling in Aotearoa New Zealand
UC school: School of Mathematics and Statistics
Partner: The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR)