University of Canterbury

Multi-pathogen situational assessment and forecasting of respiratory disease in Aotearoa New Zealand

Abstract Real-time analysis of epidemic trends and forecasts can help support public health planning and the response to seasonal respiratory disease. Here, we present two models that were used in a 2025 New Zealand winter situational assessment programme for three respiratory pa...

Joint economic and epidemiological modelling of alternative pandemic response strategies

Abstract In an emerging pandemic, policymakers need to make decisions with limited information and require trade-offs between the health impact of the pandemic and the economic costs of the response. Most mathematical models have focused on direct health impacts, neglecting the e...

Advancing the management control systems-as-a-package: designing external resilience controls for climate-exposed agricultural industry

Purpose Agricultural firms face climate, technological and geopolitical volatility. Existing management control system (MCS) frameworks acknowledge uncertainty but lack a control category that explains how external signals trigger and shape internal routines. This study aims to i...

Undergraduate engineering students’ knowledge, perceived competence and perspectives of university graduate attributes

Graduate attributes (GAs) are widely embedded within engineering curricula; however, students’ awareness of these attributes, their perspectives on their relevance and how they are implemented across teaching and assessment contexts are rarely reported. This study explores engine...

Skuas as sentinels of high pathogenicity avian influenza H5N1 on the Antarctic Peninsula in the 2024/2025 austral summer

Despite Antarctica's geographic isolation, the first incursion of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was detected in the 2023/2024 austral summer. Surveillance for HPAI H5N1 in Antarctica remains patchy due to logistical, financial and infrastructure challenges, with...

From silence to engagement: how leadership shapes employee participation in workplace mental wellbeing initiatives

Purpose Employee mental wellbeing is a critical driver of engagement and productivity, creating a strategic imperative for organizations to foster psychologically safe workplaces through targeted wellbeing initiatives and supportive resources. Despite widespread investment in suc...

Atmospheric River‐Cyclone Events Disrupting an Antarctic Peninsula Field Campaign: Dynamics, Mesoscale Wind Amplification, and Long‐Term Context

Abstract Extreme weather in the Antarctic Peninsula arises from interactions among large‐scale circulation variability, atmospheric rivers (ARs), extratropical cyclones, and complex coastal terrain, yet the linkages across these scales remain insufficiently resolved. We examine a...

Unpacking trust in gene editing: the role of food system actors in shaping consumer perceptions

New food technologies, like gene editing, rely on and pose challenges to consumer trust. Despite growing calls to better understand trust in gene‑edited foods (GEFs), there has been insufficient research on how trust in food system actors is formed. This study addresses this gap...

Psychological barriers to improving carbon competence

Abstract To effectively contribute to the mitigation of climate change, individuals require accurate representations of the greenhouse gas emissions related to climate actions across life domains. Although this carbon competence is generally low, the related psychological barrier...

Building the Fence at the Top of the Cliff: Exploring a Psychosocial Risk Prevention Paradox in New Zealand Legal Practice

Workplace wellbeing underpins sustainable organisational performance, productivity and individual health. Prevention hierarchies prioritise structural controls that address psychosocial hazards at source, yet organisational practice remains dominated by individual-directed and re...