Shaping the future of universities: a New Zealand perspective

This collection of articles from University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha showcases expertise – from local insight to worldwide impact – including embedding bicultural competence into curricula, using AI to teach soft skills, welcoming and onboarding new students, fostering university-industry partnerships and using an innovative campus garden to teach spatial skills. UC is host of THE Campus Live ANZ, whose 2025 theme is “Local roots to global reach: shaping ANZ universities’ future”.

Young female research scientist

How can universities show the impact of their research and boost connections with the public?

The need for higher education institutions to show economic, social and environmental impact of their research and how it benefits communities is urgent. Here, a panel from Australia and New Zealand share ways to take discoveries from the lecture theatre to the front line

Lucy Johnston, Gill Jolly, Paul Harris

University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Innovative Research Universities