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Professor Philip Nel

17 Jul 2024

Illustrious career recognised with emeritus status


Philip Nel will be an Emeritus Professor when he retires from Otago’s Politics p...

galaxy photo taken by NASA

17 Jul 2024

Law student wins big with Stellar Personality


Otago tauira Stephen Jannink might have his feet on the ground, but his head is...

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Māori) Distinguished Professor Jacinta Ruru MNZM

11 Jul 2024

Deputy Vice-Chancellor receives international honorary degree


A University of Otago Māori legal scholar has been recognised for her significan...

Third-year performing arts student Davontae Bristowe.

10 Jul 2024

Living the dream and sharing the love


For tauira Davontae Bristowe (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa), an overnight stay in Studholme...

Some of the team of Otago archaeology students and graduates excavating in Spain.

05 Jul 2024

Otago students excavate iconic Roman monuments


A team of Otago archaeology students and graduates are excavating in Mèrida, Spa...

Court of Appeal alumni judges

05 Jul 2024

Sharing a special southern connection – three judges back where it all began


In a rare event, the three sitting judges for the Court of Appeal which takes pl...

The Humanities 3MT speakers.

03 Jul 2024

Humanities brings the heat to 3MT


Otago’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) finals in August are going to be a tough compe...

Josh Chisholm

03 Jul 2024

Shot putter represents at Oceania champs


Otago tauira Josh Chisholm (Kai Tahu) has placed fourth in shot put at the 2024...

Kathleen Jamie

02 Jul 2024

Scotland’s Makar takes up Otago Fellowship


One of the most distinguished Scottish writers of the past four decades and curr...

Judith Johnston thumbnail image

01 Jul 2024

Geography alumna supports new opportunities for women at Otago


Creating opportunities for women to further their study in Geography and support...

The University's Poutoko Taiea, Distinguished Chairs, 2025, with Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson are (from left) Professor Tony Ballantyne, Professor Christina Hulbe, Professor Cliff Abraham, and Professor Peter Dearden.

27 Jun 2024

Poutoko Taiea appointments recognise impactful contributions


Six Otago academics have been honoured for their significant research impact and...

Sociology student Holly Aitchison

26 Jun 2024

A show of courage and skill


Something that started as a way of “decompressing from life” has turned into so...

Upcoming events

23 July 2024

7:00pm to 9:00pm

Portraying the Invisible God: How early Christian artists depicted Christ


All Saints Church, 90 Hamilton Road, Haitaitai, Wellington

24 July 2024

7:00pm to 8:30pm

University of Otago College of Education information evening - Invercargill


Invercargill campus, 100 Nelson Street, Invercargill 9812 and via Zoom

25 July 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Angela Wanhalla


Archway 1 lecture Theatre, Dunedin

27 July 2024

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Meet the Fellows


Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 Octagon, Dunedin

30 July 2024

5:15pm to 6:30pm

Thomas Burns Memorial Open Lecture 1 - Apostle and gospel in Paul's Letter to the Romans: An overview


Archway 4 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin and online

31 July 2024

5:15pm to 6:30pm

Thomas Burns Memorial Open Lecture 2 - Troubling authority: Romans 1:1–17


Archway 4 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin and online

01 August 2024

5:15pm to 6:30pm

Thomas Burns Memorial Open Lecture 3 - From “They” to “I”: Romans 7


Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin and online

06 August 2024

5:15pm to 6:30pm

Thomas Burns Memorial Open Lecture 4 - Between Christ and Israel: Romans 9–11


Archway 4 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin and online

07 August 2024

5:15pm to 6:30pm

Thomas Burns Memorial Open Lecture 5 - Paul the stranger: Romans 15:14–33 in conversation with Karl Barth


Archway 4 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin and online

08 August 2024

5:15pm to 6:30pm

Thomas Burns Memorial Open Lecture 6 - The company an apostle keeps: Romans 16


Archway 4 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin and online

13 August 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Inaugural Professorial Lecture - Professor Vivienne Anderson


Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin

14 August 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

De Carle Distinguished Lecture: The story of Brexit - and what it might tell us about constitutions like ours


Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Corner of Union Street East and Leith Walk, Dunedin North

15 August 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Downie Stewart Law and Society lecture


Moot Court, 85 Albany Street, Richardson Building, Level 10, Dunedin

21 August 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

De Carle Distinguished Lecture: The story of Brexit - and what it might tell us about constitutions like ours


Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Corner of Union Street East and Leith Walk, Dunedin North

28 August 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

De Carle Distinguished Lecture: The story of Brexit - and what it might tell us about constitutions like ours


Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Corner of Union Street East and Leith Walk, Dunedin North

30 August 2024

10:00am to 3:00pm

Reading Janet Frame (for) Today: A Symposium for the Janet Frame Centenary


Barclay Theatre, Otago Museum, Dunedin

30 August 2024

4:30pm to 6:00pm

Margaret Dalziel Lecture: The Art of Longing in Janet Frame’s Fiction


Arts/Burns Building, Lecture Theatre 2, Dunedin

03 September 2024

5:30pm to 7:00pm

Inaugural Professorial Lecture - Professor Susan Sandretto


Archway 1 Lecture Theatre, Dunedin

04 September 2024

8:30am to 5:00pm

New Zealand AI in Higher Education Symposium


University of Otago, Castle 2 Lecture Theatre, 362 Leith Street, Dunedin

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