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21 Nov 2024
Otago Medical School turning 150
The past, present and future of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first medical school will...
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19 Nov 2024
Study investigates masks, mood and focus
While face masks are an effective way of preventing the spread of infectious ill...
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18 Nov 2024
Independent audit praises Otago’s student achievement and support
An independent audit of the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has highl...
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15 Nov 2024
Historic Indigenous-led MOU for Murdoch and Otago Universities
Connecting as tangata whenua across New Zealand and Australia has provided the f...
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14 Nov 2024
Study identifies "Achilles heel" of drug-resistant pathogens
A University of Otago-led study has found highly vulnerable weakness in drug-res...
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14 Nov 2024
Royal Society awards for science communication and PhD research
Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu from the University of Otago, Wellington...
Undergraduate news (Te Aka Tauira)
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15 Nov 2024
Flying the flag for Papua New Guinea Language Week
A new flag has been flying high above University College this week in honour of...
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08 Nov 2024
Increase in student support for 2025
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has increased financial support f...
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05 Nov 2024
Early entrepreneurs serving as inspiration
Socially responsible entrepreneurship – it might sound like a modern invention b...
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04 Nov 2024
Good sports and top gear at Unipol
What do marquees, giant Jenga, sleeping bags, skis, bodyboards, cornhole and hea...
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01 Nov 2024
Supervisor of the Year 2024
Dr Jeff Foote, of the Department of Management, has won the Otago University Stu...
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31 Oct 2024
Hippie economist cruising into early retirement
When a former Otago lecturer recently popped by campus after many years abroad,...
Postgraduate news (Te Pānui Taura)
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20 Nov 2024
From Iran to New Zealand for Botany
Driven by a passion for agricultural research and sustainable practices, Dr Amir...
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20 Nov 2024
Otago student making history
Oka Sanerivi has made history. Not only is he the first Otago physiotherapy PhD...
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15 Nov 2024
Physics PhD graduate wins Hatherton Award
Dr Ehsan Arabahmadi has been recognised as the winner of the 2024 Royal Society...
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15 Nov 2024
Flying the flag for Papua New Guinea Language Week
A new flag has been flying high above University College this week in honour of...
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15 Nov 2024
New but familiar faces at Graduate Research School
A few staffing changes have taken place at Otago’s Graduate Research School rece...
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12 Nov 2024
Funding helping researcher advance treatment for gout
An innovative genomic approach could transform the treatment of inherited diseas...
Bulletin Board and staff news
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22 Nov 2024
Wellington reunion for Med School Class of ’79
A reunion of Otago’s medical school Class of ’79 held on the Wellington campus i...
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21 Nov 2024
Otago Medical School turning 150
The past, present and future of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first medical school will...
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21 Nov 2024
Marsden grants another boost for Pathology Department
Receiving two significant Marsden grants this month continues a string of succes...
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21 Nov 2024
Prestigious accolades for staff of Wellington’s WellSleep Centre
Two academic staff from the Wellington campus’s WellSleep Centre, Professor Alis...
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20 Nov 2024
Funding win for cancer drug researchers
Professor Mark Hampton from the University of Otago, Christchurch, has won this...
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20 Nov 2024
From Iran to New Zealand for Botany
Driven by a passion for agricultural research and sustainable practices, Dr Amir...
Alumni news
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22 Nov 2024
Wellington reunion for Med School Class of ’79
A reunion of Otago’s medical school Class of ’79 held on the Wellington campus i...
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21 Nov 2024
Otago Medical School turning 150
The past, present and future of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first medical school will...
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18 Nov 2024
Two UOC Researchers chosen for first James Smedley Fellowship
Two senior research staff at the University of Otago, Christchurch, have been se...
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14 Nov 2024
150 Years of Medicine
One professor and four anatomy students. So began New Zealand’s first medical sc...
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08 Nov 2024
Increase in student support for 2025
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has increased financial support f...
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05 Nov 2024
Fulfilling Otago dreams
A determination to study at the University of Otago lead alumnus Jeremy Hall to...