Otago offers a range of student support services to ensure you are well-equipped for success during and after your time with us.
As a Student Adviser will talk through what matters to you, they can connect you to a student support service that best suits your needs and wants.
These services will empower you to finish your qualification with the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle life's challenges beyond University.
Alternatively, you can reach out to the student support service directly.
Here are the range of student support services available at Otago.
Academic support
Learn how to succeed in your degree from the start.
Accommodation
Find your perfect flat or room.
AskOtago Service Portal
Offering help and support for all those who study.
Campus watch
Maintaining a safe and secure campus environment
Career Development Centre
Career planning and job search
Chaplains
Pastoral care and spiritual support
Course Advice
Get advice about your planned study to ensure you're on track
Disability Information and Support
Information, advice and assistance available
Healthy Campus
Tools and resources to enhance health and wellbeing
ID Cards
Get your student ID card
International
Support services for international students
Justices of the Peace
Find a JP on campus
Library
Supporting your learning and research
Locals
Supporting first-year students living locally
OUSA
Find out about the Otago University Students' Association
Pacific
Support services for Pacific students
Residential colleges
Our residential colleges combine the right living and learning environments.
Schools' Liaison
Supporting and advising school students at high school
Sports and fitness – Unipol
There's something for everyone at Unipol Recreation Services
Student Health
Offering health care services for students
Student IT help
IT services for students
Student Learning Development
Free academic development for students at Otago
UniCrew - Volunteers
Enrich your life and those of others by volunteering
University Union
Our hospitality and retail services