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Alumni news and events

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07 Apr 2025

Alumni Events - America


The Chancellor, Ms Trish Oakley and the Vice-Chancellor the Hon Grant Robertson were thrilled to meet with alumni and fr...

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03 Apr 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...

Composer and lyricist Darren Clark wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics for the musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which has been nominated for four Laurence Olivier Awards.

31 Mar 2025

From Allen Hall dramatics to the West End stage


Fifteen years ago, composer and lyricist Darren Clark would look out at London’s Royal Albert Hall from his office acros...

27 Mar 2025

Tauira invited to leaf their advice


Otago staff and tauira have been sharing their words of wisdom for new tauira in libraries around the Dunedin campus.

27 Mar 2025

Law students on the move thanks to Dean's fund


The Law Dean’s Innovation Fund is helping Otago law students broaden their horizons.

Te Rōpū Māori Āpihā Mātauranga Sami Harrison (left) with Te Huka Mātauraka (Māori Centre) College Programme Coordinator Krystle van der Salm at the Te Huka Mātauraka pātaka kai.

25 Mar 2025

Otago launches food pantries on campus for students


Otago’s Student Services team has stepped up to make a dent in food insecurity, launching three pātaka kai (food pantrie...

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21 Mar 2025

Inaugural legal innovation winner announced


Recent law graduate Sophie Hursthouse has been named the inaugural winner of the Mai Chen Legal Innovation Award.

highlanders breakfast with otago alumni

18 Mar 2025

Networks and Events: Issue 42


The University was thrilled to meet with alumni and friends at recent events in Australia and Auckland.

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18 Mar 2025

Otago Images


With the 150th anniversary celebration of the Otago Medical School not far away, we have brought some related historical...

Maree Thyne

18 Mar 2025

Alumni in the News: Issue 42


Dean of Otago Business School, Professor Maree Thyne, has been elected President of the Australian and New Zealand Marke...

hot picks

18 Mar 2025

Hot Picks - Celebrating 10 years of the Otago Online MBA Programme


To celebrate 10 years of our Online MBA, our latest iOU podcast features MBA Online and Physical Education alumna Bridge...

17 Mar 2025

Otago alumni in America support fossil project


Carefully collected by Geology researchers over the past 150 years, the University of Otago’s Geology Museum holds more...

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