Aidan O’Malley
Theatre Studies
What learning environment do you thrive in? For Aidan, who studied for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Theatre Studies, practical experiences helped him learn in a way no textbook could.
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Ariana Cann
Radiation Therapy
What if your career goals change? Ariana initially studied Anatomy at Otago. While she loved learning about the human body through hands-on lab work, she realised her future career lay in the health sector.
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Elisepa Taukolo
Law, Pacific Islands Studies, Indigenous Studies
Unsure what to expect when you first arrive at university? Elisepa can relate but quickly found her feet thanks to Otago’s supportive environment.
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Anuraag Sanker
Sustainable Business
A strong foundation for a career with impact. Studying for a Master of Sustainable Business was a transformative experience for Anuraag.
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Magdeline Huang
Computer Science, Entrepreneurship
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Rosie Jerram
Economics, Finance, Environment and Society
Otago’s diverse study options appealed to Rosie, who studied for a Bachelor of Commerce.
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Taylor Davies-Colley
Botany, Ecology
With his Science degrees from Otago, Taylor turned a passion for nature into a meaningful career.
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Te Reimana Parangi
Māori Health, Medicine and Surgery
For Te Reimana, Health Sciences First Year at Otago opened up pathways towards a variety of healthcare professions.
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04 April 2025
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The Department of Conservation (DOC) is testing new ways of working to grow visitor numbers at popular tourist attractions in a way that’s safe and sustainable for the environment and for communities.
03 April 2025
Community support for tourism falling in hot spots
Community support for tourism in Queenstown has fallen from about 80 to 20 per cent as the tourism hot-spot grapples with infrastructure issues alongside growing tourism numbers.
03 April 2025
Celebrating 75 years of physical education graduates
“A little more grey – or just less – hair, a little slower moving around, reluctantly a little wiser, but with the same energy, enthusiasm and hilarity that we had in 1985.”
02 April 2025
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Radicant
Radicant, new work by Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux, creates an opportunity to observe our own expectations and preconceptions of plants and consider our reciprocal relationship with the more-tha...
Hocken Collections, 90 Anzac Avenue, Ōtepoti Dunedin
Wednesday 19 March – Wednesday 21 May 2025
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Qigong lessons
Lunchtime classes on Wednesdays Semester One, starting: 12 March 2025 Time: 12.10- to 12.50pm Location: Smithell's Gymnasium
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Smithell's Gymnasium, University of Otago