@Otago Issue 38
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A life-long passion for exercise, neuroscience and sport
Otago alumnus Associate Professor Greg Anson has become an Officer of the New Ze...
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New Year Honour is one for all social workers to celebrate
Internationally-respected social worker Rose Henderson says she was humbled by b...
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New Year Honour raises women’s health burden to public consciousness
A pioneering researcher on the ‘hidden burden of women’s health’ is among those...
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Alumna Jamie Wood first Otago graduate awarded Schwarzman Scholarship
International Business and Chinese language alumna Jamie Wood (Kāi Tahu) has bee...
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Getting the best out of teams
Having travelled much of the globe for cricket, music has been a constant for Ne...
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Cricketing great briefly “the richest student” in Dunedin
Almost by accident, New Zealand cricketing legend and sporting icon Martin Snedd
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Life-changing Alumni Entrance scholarships “make everything possible”
Otago’s Allen Hall Theatre played host to the 2024 Alumni Entrance Scholarship r...
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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...
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Hot Picks issue 38
Be entertained and feed your mind with our Hot Picks. You can relax in the comfo...
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Otago Images issue 38
Take a look at these wonderful photos of laboratories of yesteryear at the Unive...
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Alumni in the News issue 38
Dr Olive Webb and Stuart Muir are finalists in Kiwibank New Zealander of the Yea...
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Networks and events issue 38
The year was off to a great start with scholarship events on the Dunedin campus,...
Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Finalists
Ngā mihi nui to Otago alumni Dr Olive Webb and Stuart Muir who are finalists in two categories of the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year awards! Community Health PhD alumna Dr Webb is a finalist in the Local Hero Award, and BA alumnus Stuart is a finalist in the Environmental Hero of the Year. The winners will be announced on 27 March. Ka mau te wehi!
Ngā mihi nui to Otago... - University of Otago Alumni & Friends | Facebook
New Zealand's only vinyl record plan launched Bio Vinyl records
Otago alumni Joel Woods and Ben Wallace switched careers in criminal law and property development to set up New Zealand’s only vinyl record pressing plant in 2018. In February, they launched their new Bio Vinyl records, switching from using fossil fuel-based PVC to recycled cooking oil and industrial gasses, reducing the carbon footprint of vinyl record manufacturing by an estimated 92 per cent!
Joel talks to Breakfast TV about the move to Bio Vinyl, saying “we are producing one of the most sustainable vinyl records on the planet at the moment”. He mahi tino pai tēnei!
Kiwis pressing 'biovinyl' records made of cooking oil and gas (1news.co.nz)
Seven alumnae recognised in Top 50 Women in Food and Drink 2024
Professor Miranda Mirosa.
An inspiring group of Otago alumnae feature in the Top 50 Women in Food & Drink Aotearoa New Zealand for 2024! Announced in early March, the Top 50 were nominated by members of the Women In Food and Drink Aotearoa New Zealand network. The Otago alumnae studied across Sciences, Applied Sciences, Arts, Commerce and Law, and include:
🎓 Professor Miranda Mirosa, Otago’s Director of the Food Waste Innovation Research Theme
🎓 Nadia Lim, celebrity chef, nutritionist and farm-to-plate business owner
🎓 Charlotte Read, General Manager Brand New Zealand Winegrowers
🎓 Kate Underwood, Eat NZ Kaitaki lead and communications specialist
🎓 Kathie Bartley, Marvellous Marketing co-creator, marketer behind Corbans Wine & Food Challenge, part of team driving Outstanding NZ Food Producers Awards, NZ Champions of Cheese Awards, NZ Chocolate Awards
🎓 Nicola McConnell, Marvellous Marketing co-creator, part of team driving Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards and NZ Chocolate Awards, established Dine Dunedin festival
🎓 Sophie Gilmour, co-owner of Auckland food institution Fatimas and event space The Village.
Dr Katie Cooper and Dr Rebecca Rice co-author new Te Papa book
Otago alumnae Dr Katie Cooper (left), Curator New Zealand Histories and Cultures at Te Papa and Dr Rebecca Rice, Curator Historical New Zealand Art at Te Papa are co-authors, with Matiu Baker and Michael Fitzgerald, of a new book launched last week by Te Papa. ‘Te Ata o Tū The Shadow of Tūmatauenga: The New Zealand Wars Collections of Te Papa’ was developed in partnership with iwi and tells the stories of the New Zealand Wars through 500 taonga from the museum’s collection.
NZ Wars: History comes alive with new book of taonga | RNZ News
