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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 Ot...

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...

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...

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 ver...

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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 eve...

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...

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...

27 Apr 2023

Ground breaking research on elite snow sport athletes


A Master of Science student is conducting ground-breaking research into the forc...

13 Jan 2023

Six minutes of intense exercise boosts key brain protein


Six minutes of high intensity exercise may help maintain a healthy brain and del...

01 Jan 2023

Scholarships create connections back to rural communities


The applications for New Zealand Rural Games Trust Scholarships were so impressi...

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19 Dec 2022

The whakapapa, mātauranga and tikanga of water safety


Dr Chanel Phillips is having a major influence on the rethinking and rewriting o...

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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