Changing your details at UC听
It鈥檚 important to us that our kaimahi (staff) get your name, pronouns and gender right. By following these steps, you can change these details whenever you need to.
Login to myUC听
Click on the name located in the top right corner of the page, then click on "My Profile" from the drop-down听听
Underneath the legal name section, click on the "Other Names" box and fill in your name听听
Tick the "Preferred Name" checkbox听
Below the name section, you will find Gender Identity and Pronouns sections.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "Update Profile"听 听听
Lots of people miss this step, so double check you鈥檝e done it before you close the page.听
mini传媒 Card | Student ID
Your mini传媒 Card is your Student ID for all things UC and your ticket to those sweet student discounts!
Once you have updated your details in myUC (see 'Changing your details at UC' section), you can update your mini传媒 Card with your preferred name.听It鈥檚 free and easy to change!
Just follow the instructions below and send UC Rainbow Student Support an email (rainbow@canterbury.ac.nz) with:
The subject line 鈥榤ini传媒 Card'
Confirm that you have changed your myUC details
Tell us your Student ID Number and the first and last names you鈥檇 like used on the card
Let us know whether or not you want a new photo
A Rainbow Advisor will contact Security and they鈥檒l let you know when your new mini传媒 Card is ready.听
You can also book an appointment with a UC Rainbow Advisor if you need support.
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Legal name change
The process to legally change your own name or gender marker can be found on the听ew Zealand Government website.听
- Information on changing your name:
- Information on changing your gender marker:听
Our team of UC Rainbow Advisors can help you navigate this process.
Once you changed your legal name, we can change it in the UC system too. To do this, bring your new birth certificate or name change certificate to Te P膩taka on Level 3, Puaka James-Hight, where the Student Services team can help.
If you have any questions,听concerns, or need help navigating these processes, please contact a UC Rainbow Advisor.听
Waitaha | mini传媒 has a primary-care, community-based system for accessing gender affirming healthcare, meaning that everything starts with your GP, rather than needing to visit a centralised or specialised clinic.听
For University of mini传媒 students, we recommend enrolling with the听UC Health Centre听to access gender affirming healthcare including Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy and referrals to community providers.听
Qtopia NZ also has up to date information on navigating gender affirming healthcare in Waitaha | mini传媒 and what is publicly funded. See听.
At the University of mini传媒, you can use the wharepaku | toilet and changing room that align with your gender or whichever you feel most comfortable in.
Gender neutral facilities
Our UC campus has dedicated gender neutral wharepaku | toilets. These can be found in the following locations:
- Haere-roa (26 in total, with at least 10 accessible during the day)
- Rehua on levels 2 and 7 (11 total)
- Elsie Locke on levels 3 and 6 (3 total)
- Puaka-James Hight on level 3 (2 total)
- UC RecCentre (2 total)
- The Postgrad Living Room Space (3 total)
- Pasifika Students鈥 House 45 Creyke Road (1 total)
- Dovedale campus in Kotuku (3 total)
- Forestry (Ground floor)
- Disabled toilets are gender-neutral when positioned as an individual facility
The Transgender Voice Clinic provides a vocal training program for transgender and gender mini传媒 people who currently experience vocal dysphoria.
The program is facilitated by UC Speech and Language Pathology students across听multiple sessions with the support of trained clinical staff. Each session is designed to provide vocal exercises and a supportive practising environment to gradually build towards each participant's vocal goals. The program can help with both vocal feminisation and masculinisation.
The vocal training program is free-of-charge and can be accessed via a referral from your GP.听
For more information or queries, contact听transgendervoiceclinics@canterbury.ac.nz
