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22 Sep 2023
Otago author wins American Astronautical Society book award
Otago Honorary Associate Professor Hugh Slotten has been awarded the 2022 Eugene...
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04 Apr 2023
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Catherine Fowler
Professor Catherine Fowler delivers her Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) tit...
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16 May 2022
Four generations through Otago's doors
Graduation is a special time and a rite of passage for many. Even more so when a...
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31 Mar 2022
The power of none: New book explores childfree perspectives
Ahead of its launch next month, editor Dr Davinia Thornley (Media, Film and Comm...
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10 Feb 2022
The suprising substance behind a selfie
When enrolling for Summer School papers, you might not think to go searching for...
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22 Nov 2021
Otago announces Professorial promotions for 2022
Twenty-eight University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of...
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21 Sep 2021
Contagious Communication: A Historical Perspective
Contagious Communication: A Historical Perspective
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17 Aug 2021
Research seminar
Research seminar
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10 Aug 2021
Media, Film and Communication Seminar: “Public Understanding of Ignorance as Critical Science Literacy”
Dr Fabien Medvecky of The Centre for Science Communication discusses how, despit...
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20 Apr 2021
Why we should tax international aviation seminar with Professor Elisabeth Ellis
Just interaction in a non-ideal world: Why we should tax international aviation...
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30 Mar 2021
This Is Not Reality (Ceci n'est pas la réalité): Capturing the Imagination of the People
This Is Not Reality (Ceci n'est pas la réalité): Capturing the Imagination of...
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11 Mar 2021
Second award for Space museum research
Media, Film and Communication Associate Professor Hugh Slotten is looking forwar...