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![Professor Philip Nel](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0027/581319/Philip-Nel-thumbnail.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0023/581261/NASA-story-Stephen-Jannink-thumbnail.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0026/580490/Jacinta-Ruru-image-650.png)
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.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0021/580350/Davontae-Bristowe-image-3-650.png)
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.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0031/578047/Merida-image-650.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0030/578163/court-of-appeal-thumbnail-image.jpg)
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.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0043/577699/3mt-Hums-thumbnail.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0033/577590/Josh-Chisholm-image-650.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0036/577089/Kathleen-Jamie-thumbnail.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0024/577014/Judith-Johnston-thumbnail-image.jpg)
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.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0034/576529/Distinguished-chair-thumbnail.png)
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](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0033/576393/Holly-Aitchison-thumbnail-650-340.png)
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