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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06 June 2025
Sex-changing fish quick to assert dominance
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scientists have discovered that it takes mere minutes for a species of sex-changing fish to develop dominant behaviour after a change in the pecking order.
05 June 2025
Otago researchers help unlock ancient migration secrets
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have helped bring clarity to the great migration of early Pacific pioneers, considered to be ancestors of many Pacific people including Māori.
05 June 2025
Taking fossils from the Geology Museum to the world
Fancy decorating your home or workplace with the skull of a plesiosaur, an ancient penguin or the tooth of a mega shark that preyed the oceans as an apex predator 26 million years ago?
04 June 2025
Helpful hormone – prolactin helps mothers keep cool during pregnancy
It supports milk production and stimulates caregiving behaviour in mothers, now a University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study has found prolactin also regulates body temperature during pregnancy.
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Mon 9 Jun 2025
Microbiology seminar: Dr Debina Sarkar, Department of Pathology
TP53 mutation at codon 179 metabolically reprograms cancer cells to promote invasion
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Biochemistry Seminar Room G.13 (BIG13), 710 Cumberland Street, Dunedin
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Wed 11 Jun 2025
OMSRS Research Staff Presentations and Awards
The Otago Medical School Research Society is proud to announce 274th Scientific Meeting of the Society for Research Staff.
5:00pm to 7:30pm
Colquhoun Lecture Theatre, First Floor, Dunedin Hospital