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20 Mar 2025
Aotearoa once home to elephant seals
Southern elephant seals are the “canary in the coal mine” for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosyste...
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19 Mar 2025
Patients sought for oral ketamine trial for severe depression
Researchers are seeking more people living with treatment-resistant depression to join a novel trial combining oral keta...
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17 Mar 2025
Otago-hosted national civil justice initiative launches
A newly-established national initiative to improve access to civil justice will initially be hosted by the Faculty of La...
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14 Mar 2025
Enrolment growth at Otago for first time since 2021
Student enrolments at the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka are tracking positively at 2.7 per cent above the s...
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14 Mar 2025
Young Muslim immigrants are proud NZers – study
Young Muslim immigrants with a strong personal faith feel a deep sense of belonging to Aotearoa New Zealand despite assu...
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14 Mar 2025
How parents can develop kids’ consumer competence
Taking children to the supermarket isn’t always top of the list for parents, but the family grocery shop can have a posi...
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20 Mar 2025
Aotearoa once home to elephant seals
Southern elephant seals are the “canary in the coal mine” for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosyste...
-
19 Mar 2025
Patients sought for oral ketamine trial for severe depression
Researchers are seeking more people living with treatment-resistant depression to join a novel trial combining oral keta...
-
17 Mar 2025
Otago-hosted national civil justice initiative launches
A newly-established national initiative to improve access to civil justice will initially be hosted by the Faculty of La...
-
14 Mar 2025
Enrolment growth at Otago for first time since 2021
Student enrolments at the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka are tracking positively at 2.7 per cent above the s...
-
14 Mar 2025
Young Muslim immigrants are proud NZers – study
Young Muslim immigrants with a strong personal faith feel a deep sense of belonging to Aotearoa New Zealand despite assu...
-
14 Mar 2025
How parents can develop kids’ consumer competence
Taking children to the supermarket isn’t always top of the list for parents, but the family grocery shop can have a posi...
-
20 Mar 2025
Aotearoa once home to elephant seals
Southern elephant seals are the “canary in the coal mine” for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosyste...
-
19 Mar 2025
Patients sought for oral ketamine trial for severe depression
Researchers are seeking more people living with treatment-resistant depression to join a novel trial combining oral keta...
-
17 Mar 2025
Otago-hosted national civil justice initiative launches
A newly-established national initiative to improve access to civil justice will initially be hosted by the Faculty of La...
-
14 Mar 2025
Enrolment growth at Otago for first time since 2021
Student enrolments at the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka are tracking positively at 2.7 per cent above the s...
-
14 Mar 2025
Young Muslim immigrants are proud NZers – study
Young Muslim immigrants with a strong personal faith feel a deep sense of belonging to Aotearoa New Zealand despite assu...
-
14 Mar 2025
How parents can develop kids’ consumer competence
Taking children to the supermarket isn’t always top of the list for parents, but the family grocery shop can have a posi...
Undergraduate news (Te Aka Tauira)
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18 Mar 2025
Intrepid Otago Business School students on exchange
Twenty-three students from the Otago Business School were given the enviable task of spending semester 2 on internationa...
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18 Mar 2025
Learning more about a rare form of Parkinson’s disease
If the community around us isn't strong, then we struggle to function to the best of our ability and the same can be sai...
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17 Mar 2025
Meet the Cooks - aka the physics family
If the Cook siblings miss their daily catch up over dinner at the family’s home, they may be able to share morning tea a...
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13 Mar 2025
Entrance scholarships from alumni donors celebrated
More than 50 donor-funded entrance scholarship recipients gathered at Allen Hall for official recognition of their succe...
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12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
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11 Mar 2025
Sundae every day in The Link
A new food stall has opened in The Link’s Hawkers’ Alley and up to six food stalls will rotate through the area dependin...
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18 Mar 2025
Intrepid Otago Business School students on exchange
Twenty-three students from the Otago Business School were given the enviable task of spending semester 2 on internationa...
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18 Mar 2025
Learning more about a rare form of Parkinson’s disease
If the community around us isn't strong, then we struggle to function to the best of our ability and the same can be sai...
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17 Mar 2025
Meet the Cooks - aka the physics family
If the Cook siblings miss their daily catch up over dinner at the family’s home, they may be able to share morning tea a...
-
13 Mar 2025
Entrance scholarships from alumni donors celebrated
More than 50 donor-funded entrance scholarship recipients gathered at Allen Hall for official recognition of their succe...
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12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
-
11 Mar 2025
Sundae every day in The Link
A new food stall has opened in The Link’s Hawkers’ Alley and up to six food stalls will rotate through the area dependin...
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18 Mar 2025
Intrepid Otago Business School students on exchange
Twenty-three students from the Otago Business School were given the enviable task of spending semester 2 on internationa...
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18 Mar 2025
Learning more about a rare form of Parkinson’s disease
If the community around us isn't strong, then we struggle to function to the best of our ability and the same can be sai...
-
17 Mar 2025
Meet the Cooks - aka the physics family
If the Cook siblings miss their daily catch up over dinner at the family’s home, they may be able to share morning tea a...
-
13 Mar 2025
Entrance scholarships from alumni donors celebrated
More than 50 donor-funded entrance scholarship recipients gathered at Allen Hall for official recognition of their succe...
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12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
-
11 Mar 2025
Sundae every day in The Link
A new food stall has opened in The Link’s Hawkers’ Alley and up to six food stalls will rotate through the area dependin...
Postgraduate news (Te Pānui Taura)
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19 Mar 2025
DSM supervisor’s top-notch skills recognised
A Dunedin School of Medicine researcher has been recognised internationally for his sterling supervision of postgraduate...
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18 Mar 2025
Intrepid Otago Business School students on exchange
Twenty-three students from the Otago Business School were given the enviable task of spending semester 2 on internationa...
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12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
-
11 Mar 2025
Sundae every day in The Link
A new food stall has opened in The Link’s Hawkers’ Alley and up to six food stalls will rotate through the area dependin...
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10 Mar 2025
Otago student wins Young Econometrician Award
When PhD candidate Syed Zulqernain Hussain received a Young Econometrician Award at last month’s 34th meeting of the Aus...
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08 Mar 2025
Otago’s Online MBA 10 years old and top of class
The Otago Online MBA (Master of Business Administration) is celebrating its tenth birthday this year – and doing so with...
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19 Mar 2025
DSM supervisor’s top-notch skills recognised
A Dunedin School of Medicine researcher has been recognised internationally for his sterling supervision of postgraduate...
-
18 Mar 2025
Intrepid Otago Business School students on exchange
Twenty-three students from the Otago Business School were given the enviable task of spending semester 2 on internationa...
-
12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
-
11 Mar 2025
Sundae every day in The Link
A new food stall has opened in The Link’s Hawkers’ Alley and up to six food stalls will rotate through the area dependin...
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10 Mar 2025
Otago student wins Young Econometrician Award
When PhD candidate Syed Zulqernain Hussain received a Young Econometrician Award at last month’s 34th meeting of the Aus...
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08 Mar 2025
Otago’s Online MBA 10 years old and top of class
The Otago Online MBA (Master of Business Administration) is celebrating its tenth birthday this year – and doing so with...
-
19 Mar 2025
DSM supervisor’s top-notch skills recognised
A Dunedin School of Medicine researcher has been recognised internationally for his sterling supervision of postgraduate...
-
18 Mar 2025
Intrepid Otago Business School students on exchange
Twenty-three students from the Otago Business School were given the enviable task of spending semester 2 on internationa...
-
12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
-
11 Mar 2025
Sundae every day in The Link
A new food stall has opened in The Link’s Hawkers’ Alley and up to six food stalls will rotate through the area dependin...
-
10 Mar 2025
Otago student wins Young Econometrician Award
When PhD candidate Syed Zulqernain Hussain received a Young Econometrician Award at last month’s 34th meeting of the Aus...
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08 Mar 2025
Otago’s Online MBA 10 years old and top of class
The Otago Online MBA (Master of Business Administration) is celebrating its tenth birthday this year – and doing so with...
Bulletin Board and staff news
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20 Mar 2025
First-ever community oral cancer screenings
A University of Otago dental team has taken their skills to the people, conducting more than 100 oral cancer screenings...
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20 Mar 2025
New Dean of Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law
Associate Professor Bridgette Toy-Cronin will serve as the new Dean of Otago’s Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law fr...
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19 Mar 2025
DSM supervisor’s top-notch skills recognised
A Dunedin School of Medicine researcher has been recognised internationally for his sterling supervision of postgraduate...
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18 Mar 2025
Batten Disease research efforts recognised
Professor Stephanie Hughes’s work on a rare childhood disease has been nationally recognised.
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18 Mar 2025
Science showcase Samoa bound
An Otago academic is heading to Samoa to share a showcase about the science of medicines with communities.
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17 Mar 2025
Meet the Cooks - aka the physics family
If the Cook siblings miss their daily catch up over dinner at the family’s home, they may be able to share morning tea a...
-
20 Mar 2025
First-ever community oral cancer screenings
A University of Otago dental team has taken their skills to the people, conducting more than 100 oral cancer screenings...
-
20 Mar 2025
New Dean of Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law
Associate Professor Bridgette Toy-Cronin will serve as the new Dean of Otago’s Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law fr...
-
19 Mar 2025
DSM supervisor’s top-notch skills recognised
A Dunedin School of Medicine researcher has been recognised internationally for his sterling supervision of postgraduate...
-
18 Mar 2025
Batten Disease research efforts recognised
Professor Stephanie Hughes’s work on a rare childhood disease has been nationally recognised.
-
18 Mar 2025
Science showcase Samoa bound
An Otago academic is heading to Samoa to share a showcase about the science of medicines with communities.
-
17 Mar 2025
Meet the Cooks - aka the physics family
If the Cook siblings miss their daily catch up over dinner at the family’s home, they may be able to share morning tea a...
-
20 Mar 2025
First-ever community oral cancer screenings
A University of Otago dental team has taken their skills to the people, conducting more than 100 oral cancer screenings...
-
20 Mar 2025
New Dean of Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law
Associate Professor Bridgette Toy-Cronin will serve as the new Dean of Otago’s Te Kaupeka Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law fr...
-
19 Mar 2025
DSM supervisor’s top-notch skills recognised
A Dunedin School of Medicine researcher has been recognised internationally for his sterling supervision of postgraduate...
-
18 Mar 2025
Batten Disease research efforts recognised
Professor Stephanie Hughes’s work on a rare childhood disease has been nationally recognised.
-
18 Mar 2025
Science showcase Samoa bound
An Otago academic is heading to Samoa to share a showcase about the science of medicines with communities.
-
17 Mar 2025
Meet the Cooks - aka the physics family
If the Cook siblings miss their daily catch up over dinner at the family’s home, they may be able to share morning tea a...
Alumni news
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21 Mar 2025
Inaugural legal innovation winner announced
Recent law graduate Sophie Hursthouse has been named the inaugural winner of the Mai Chen Legal Innovation Award.
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18 Mar 2025
Networks and Events: Issue 42
The University was thrilled to meet with alumni and friends at recent events in Australia and Auckland.
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18 Mar 2025
Otago Images
With the 150th anniversary celebration of the Otago Medical School not far away, we have brought some related historical...
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18 Mar 2025
Alumni in the News: Issue 42
Dean of Otago Business School, Professor Maree Thyne, has been elected President of the Australian and New Zealand Marke...
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18 Mar 2025
Hot Picks - Celebrating 10 years of the Otago Online MBA Programme
To celebrate 10 years of our Online MBA, our latest iOU podcast features MBA Online and Physical Education alumna Bridge...
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17 Mar 2025
Otago alumni in America support fossil project
Carefully collected by Geology researchers over the past 150 years, the University of Otago’s Geology Museum holds more...
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21 Mar 2025
Inaugural legal innovation winner announced
Recent law graduate Sophie Hursthouse has been named the inaugural winner of the Mai Chen Legal Innovation Award.
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18 Mar 2025
Networks and Events: Issue 42
The University was thrilled to meet with alumni and friends at recent events in Australia and Auckland.
-
18 Mar 2025
Otago Images
With the 150th anniversary celebration of the Otago Medical School not far away, we have brought some related historical...
-
18 Mar 2025
Alumni in the News: Issue 42
Dean of Otago Business School, Professor Maree Thyne, has been elected President of the Australian and New Zealand Marke...
-
18 Mar 2025
Hot Picks - Celebrating 10 years of the Otago Online MBA Programme
To celebrate 10 years of our Online MBA, our latest iOU podcast features MBA Online and Physical Education alumna Bridge...
-
17 Mar 2025
Otago alumni in America support fossil project
Carefully collected by Geology researchers over the past 150 years, the University of Otago’s Geology Museum holds more...
-
21 Mar 2025
Inaugural legal innovation winner announced
Recent law graduate Sophie Hursthouse has been named the inaugural winner of the Mai Chen Legal Innovation Award.
-
18 Mar 2025
Networks and Events: Issue 42
The University was thrilled to meet with alumni and friends at recent events in Australia and Auckland.
-
18 Mar 2025
Otago Images
With the 150th anniversary celebration of the Otago Medical School not far away, we have brought some related historical...
-
18 Mar 2025
Alumni in the News: Issue 42
Dean of Otago Business School, Professor Maree Thyne, has been elected President of the Australian and New Zealand Marke...
-
18 Mar 2025
Hot Picks - Celebrating 10 years of the Otago Online MBA Programme
To celebrate 10 years of our Online MBA, our latest iOU podcast features MBA Online and Physical Education alumna Bridge...
-
17 Mar 2025
Otago alumni in America support fossil project
Carefully collected by Geology researchers over the past 150 years, the University of Otago’s Geology Museum holds more...