According to Wikipedia, The University of Canterbury is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's second-oldest university, after the University of Otago, itself founded four years earlier in 1869.
University of Canterbury is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:
University of Canterbury's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Philosophy, Physics, and Chemistry. Here are some of University of Canterbury's most famous alumni: