director Sir Andrew Tipping former Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand Anote Tong 4th president of Kiribati Vincent Ward – film director and screenwriter Ada Wells – feminist Murray C. Wells – Professor of Accounting at the University of Sydney Dora Wilcox – poet Nicola Willis – politician Cal Wilson – comedian and television personality Glenn Wilson – psychologist John Young – Professor of Composition, De Montfort University, Leicester William Young – Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand Beatrice Tinsley – Astronomer Faculty Alexander Bickerton – chemist Anne-Marie Brady – political scientist Alice Candy – historian Denis Dutton – philosopher Jan Evans-Freeman – electrical engineer Juliet Gerrard – biochemist Clive Granger – Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Erskine Fellow Robert Grubbs – Nobel Memorial Prize in Chemistry, Erskine Fellow Elizabeth Herriott – botanist and first woman appointed lecturer Susan Krumdieck – energy transition engineering Henrietta Mondry – specialist in Russian culture Karl Popper – philosopher Arthur Prior – philosopher Duncan Webb – Politician and Lawyer Honorary doctors Since 1962, the University of Canterbury has been awarding honorary doctorates. In many years, no awards were made, but in most years, multiple doctorates were awarded. The highest number of honorary doctorates was awarded in 1973, when there were seven recipients. Popular culture Film Heavenly Creatures (1994) Based on the Parker–Hulme murder case, Juliet Hulme (later known as Anne Perry) was the daughter of Henry Hulme, the rector of the University of Canterbury, and she and Pauline Parker murdered Honorah Parker, Pauline's mother. During this period Juliet and her family lived on campus in the Ilam homestead (now the University of Canterbury Staff Club), where filming for the movie took place. References Sources Hight, J., Candy, A. M. F., & Canterbury College. (1927). A short history of the Canterbury College (University of New Zealand): With a register of graduates and associates of the college. Whitcombe and Tombs. External links UC Spark Canterbury College and the New Zealand University in Christchurch (1885 article) Canterbury Film schools in New Zealand Educational institutions established in 1873 1873 establishments in New Zealand