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Five women in a conga line

03 Apr 2025

Celebrating 75 years of physical education graduates


“A little more grey – or just less – hair, a little slower moving around, reluctantly a little wiser, but with the same...

Bruce Hamilton as a student in the 1980s and in current days in the Tararua Ranges section of Te Araroa.

14 Mar 2025

Work with passion and you're not working at all


A Q&A with Dr Bruce Hamilton, former High Performance Sport NZ and Olympic Health team lead.

Sport-related subjects at Otago has been ranked 11th in the world in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject.

13 Mar 2025

Otago success in QS World Rankings


The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is home to New Zealand’s highest ranked subject area in the latest QS Wor...

Two men standing next to each other on grass

27 Dec 2024

Hands-on experience with High Performance Sport NZ


Students from the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences are getting a front-row seat to elite traini...

Men playing rugby

25 Sep 2024

'Rollercoaster' rugby season ends on a high with award nomination


Blues and Golds Awards nominee Jacob Waikari-Jones is excited his work on the Otago University A rugby team has been not...

Weighing frame group - Nigel Barrett, Chris Button and Craig Steel

09 Sep 2024

The nuts and bolts of research


If you’re looking to custom-build something, Craig Steel is the one to call.

Edmond Fehoko and his daughter Nancy Laumanu Pole-Fehoko.

07 Aug 2024

Project hopes to shift Pacific ideas on food


Making positive shifts today to improve the nutrition of Pacific communities in the future is the hope of a University o...

A woman on the balcony

23 May 2024

Exercising for anxiety - how much is enough?


It’s well known that physical activity is good for mental health, but does that mean getting your heart rate up or takin...

Otago students who ran the Southern Lakes Half Marathon in Wanaka this month as part of their Running for Alice campaign to raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation.

14 May 2024

Marathon effort for cause close to heart


Five third-year Otago students went the distance this month in the name of a very worthy cause.

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06 Nov 2023

Independent studies using smart mouthguard data sheds light on playing rugby like never before


World Rugby Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has welcomed results from the largest ever studies into the forces experienced by...

Drone image of kids playing in surf

12 Sep 2023

Water safety education in range of environments viable tool to reduce drownings


Combining water safety education in both a swimming pool and open water improves children’s aquatic skills and adaptabil...

19 Jul 2023

Making an impact in women's football through research and community work


With her contagious energy, it’s little surprise to learn that Master of Science in Sport, Exercise and Health student J...

Alumni news

Scholarships create connections back to rural communities

Thursday 8 September 2022

The applications for New Zealand Rural Games Trust Scholarships were so impressive, the Trust decided to award two $1000 scholarships instead of one, to second-year Otago students Thomas Menlove and Holly Williams.

Four Honorary Doctorates to mark sesquicentennial

Wednesday 15 May 2019

Four University of Otago Alumni will be recognised for their life's work and their contribution to the University, New Zealand and the world during a special graduation ceremony on 1 June.

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