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27 Jun 2024
Analytics save power, money, emissions and maintenance disruptions
Being the first University nationwide to manage buildings’ daily energy use with...
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16 Feb 2024
The right thing to do
If there’s a way Jeff Burrow can use his time to give back to the community, res...
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24 Mar 2022
Great progress on new college
Great progress continues to be made on our new college, Te Rangihīroa.
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24 Jan 2022
New custodial care
A bubble of laughter and energy seems to surround the University’s new custodial...
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24 Jan 2022
Otago's path to slashing carbon emissions
The University of Otago aims to slash carbon emissions by 54 per cent across six...
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19 Nov 2021
Staff recognised for COVID-19 efforts at Otago Staff Awards
The recent challenges presented by COVID-19 have impacted the way most people go...
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06 Oct 2021
6 October 2021, Energy efficiency analytics helping the University’s bottom line and the environment
A desire to better use its existing buildings, rather than simply replacing them...
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15 Jun 2021
Winning architectural ways
Architecture awards have been bestowed on the University’s Faculty of Dentistry...
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18 May 2021
Aiming for zero
Getting the University to zero carbon by 2030 includes tackling five main contri...
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27 Apr 2021
Dunedin campus landfill contributions halve
The waste our Dunedin campus sends to landfill annually plummeted by half much,...
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03 Mar 2021
Campus Development Division Director retires
A man who has significantly improved the way our staff and students work and pla...
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20 Nov 2020
Professional staff efforts recognised
The annual University of Otago Staff Awards took place on 20 November, with an e...