Alumni news and events
![Matthew Manukuo 20twenties thumbnail](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0027/565218/Matthew-Manukuo-20twenties-thumbnail.jpg)
07 Mar 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Matthew Manukuo
Communication Studies graduate, Matthew Manukuo overcame brain cancer as a teena...
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07 Mar 2024
Life-changing Alumni Entrance scholarships “make everything possible”
Otago’s Allen Hall Theatre played host to the 2024 Alumni Entrance Scholarship r...
![Martin Sneddon](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0025/560950/Martin-Sneddon-thumbnail.jpg)
27 Feb 2024
Cricketing great briefly “the richest student” in Dunedin
Almost by accident, New Zealand cricketing legend and sporting icon Martin Snedd
![John Wright](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0026/560852/John-Wright-thumbnail-image.jpg)
26 Feb 2024
Getting the best out of teams
Having travelled much of the globe for cricket, music has been a constant for Ne...
![Greg Anson](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0027/560862/Greg-Anson-thumbnail-image.jpg)
26 Feb 2024
A life-long passion for exercise, neuroscience and sport
Otago alumnus Associate Professor Greg Anson has become an Officer of the New Ze...
![Jack Manning 20twenties](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0035/559187/Jack-Manning-20twenties-thumbnail.jpg)
16 Feb 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Jack Manning
I was surprised and delighted. To be recognised by my alma mater, particularly t...
![OMRF Summer Scholarships recipients](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0028/559108/OMRF-Summer-Scholarships-thumbnail-image.jpg)
15 Feb 2024
Summer research projects a great opportunity for a taste of reality
Having a real research experience, with unexpected problems and outcomes, was a...
![John Stewart image](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0034/558682/John-Stewart-image-650.jpg)
13 Feb 2024
US-based Otago alumnus leaves $3.8m gift to support students and research
A major bequest of $3.8m from the estate of medical alumnus and radiologist Dr J...
![Mai Chen image](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0025/516364/Mai-Chen-thumbnail.jpg)
01 Feb 2024
Mai Chen’s secrets to success, from her own unique journey
In December, legal luminary and alumna Mai Chen crossed Otago’s graduation stage...
![Georgia King](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0031/556762/Georgia-King-thumbnal-image.jpg)
31 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Georgia King
My reaction was a mix of surprise and elation, and then a deep sense of grateful...
![Taylor Cooney](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0034/556693/Taylor-Cooney-Thumbnail-image.jpg)
31 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Taylor Cooney
After completing science degrees at Otago and her PhD at Victoria University of...
![Vishwas Singh](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0035/556685/Vishwas-Singh-Thumbnail-image.jpg)
31 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Vishwas Singh
Inspired by his upbringing in Masterton, and his family’s Sikh values, including...