Alumni news and events
07 Mar 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Matthew Manukuo
Communication Studies graduate, Matthew Manukuo overcame brain cancer as a teena...
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...
27 Feb 2024
Cricketing great briefly “the richest student” in Dunedin
Almost by accident, New Zealand cricketing legend and sporting icon Martin Snedd
26 Feb 2024
Getting the best out of teams
Having travelled much of the globe for cricket, music has been a constant for Ne...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...