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![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...
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20 Mar 2024
Older adults' input needed in transition to residential care
New University of Otago research into the process of older adults transitioning...
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28 Aug 2023
Introducing postgraduate SGSC: Erin Silver
Could Aotearoa New Zealand’s social service NGOs play a role within transformati...
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22 Jun 2023
Introducing postgraduate SGSC: Sandhiya Gounder
Cultural and traditional approaches to achieving national unity in Fiji would be...
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12 May 2023
Introducing postgraduate SGSC: Sonja Bohn
A potential silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic could be the changes taking p...
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26 Apr 2023
Introducing postgraduate SGSC: Jordan Dougherty
Are we really educating people the best way about how to prevent sexual violence...
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04 Apr 2023
Introducing postgraduate SGSC: Joshua James
Queer people aligning themselves with the far-right can be doing it out of fear...
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04 Apr 2023
Exploring vegan burgers and Te Ao Māori
Brent Paehua reckons that if his dad, “a Māori guy born in the ‘50s”, can accide...
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19 Mar 2023
A journey from the runway to the library
A multi-award-winning non-binary fashion designer is taking a moment away from t...
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25 Nov 2022
Continuous learner Dr Tessa Romano wins Division of Humanities Teaching Award
Dr Tessa Romano, Pūkenga, Te Kāhui Tau/Lecturer of Voice, School of Performing A...
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11 Nov 2022
Associate Professor Patrick Vakaoti Decolonising global health
Associate Professor Vakaoti will chair a panel of prominent speakers at an upcom...
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26 Oct 2022
Prestigious teaching award for Associate Professor Patrick Vakaoti
Associate Professor Patrick Vakaoti has been awarded a national Te Whatu Kairang...