Babul Hasan's graduation photograph 2

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A photograph of University of Canterbury students, including Babul Hasan (centre) dressed in graduation regalia.

Babul Hasan's graduation photograph 4

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A photograph of University of Canterbury alumnus Babul Hasan dressed in graduation regalia inside the University central library.

Babul Hasan's graduation photograph 1

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A photograph of University of Canterbury alumnus Babul Hasan being presented with his degree at a graduation ceremony.

Babul Hasan's graduation photograph 5

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A photograph of University of Canterbury alumnus Babul Hasan dressed in graduation regalia in Cathedral Square.

Babul Hasan's graduation photograph 3

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A photograph of University of Canterbury alumnus Babul Hasan dressed in graduation regalia outside the Commerce building at the University of Canterbury.

1972 - Photograph of Graduation in the Quad

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A scanned copy of a black and white photograph of graduation day at the University of Canterbury town site in 1972. The photograph depicts students dressed in regalia, moving in a procession through the quad.

Photograph of Female Students in Graduation Regalia

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A scanned copy of a black and white photograph depicting twelve students dressed in regalia on graduation day. The photograph was taken in the 1950s and was sourced from archives held at Macmillan Brown Library.

Colin Lau's photograph of the University 3

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A scanned copy of a black and white photograph belonging to University of Canterbury alumnus Colin Lau. Colin describes the photograph as follows: "A scene of the 1971 parade (procession) that celebrates 'University Graduation Day' according to the note on the back of that photo".

Colin Lau's photograph of the University 2

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A scanned copy of a black and white photograph belonging to University of Canterbury alumnus Colin Lau. Colin describes the photograph as follows: "A shot of the float of a parade in the downtown area. I could still recognize some of the faces of my friends on the left taking in the sight and sound of the day. I do not quite recall the date of that parade; it has to be around the early 70's." Colin notes that the photograph may depict the 1971 'University Graduation Day' parade.

Canta May 1975, page 11

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A scanned copy of page 11 of an issue of Canta published in May 1975. The page features an advertisement for Capping Festival.

Canta April 1953, cover

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A scanned copy of the cover page of an issue of Canta published on Thursday 30 April 1953. The cover features an article on Capping Week.

Canta May 1950, cover

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A scanned copy of the cover page of an issue of Canta published on Wednesday 31 May 1950. The cover features an article on Capping Week.

Opportunity from disaster: Evidence of the Christchurch earthquake’s effec…

Research papers, Victoria University of Wellington

We estimate the causal effects of a large unanticipated natural disaster on high schoolers’ university enrolment decisions and subsequent medium-term labour market outcomes. Using national administrative data after a destructive earthquake in New Zealand, we estimate that the disaster raises tertiary education enrolment of recent high school graduates by 6.1 percentage points. The effects are most pronounced for males, students who are academically weak relative to their peers, and students from schools directly damaged by the disaster. As relatively low ability males are overrepresented in sectors of the labour market helped by the earthquake, greater demand for university may stem from permanent changes in deeper behavioural parameters such as risk aversion or time preference, rather than as a coping response to poor economic opportunities.