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![The University's Poutoko Taiea, Distinguished Chairs, 2025, with Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson are (from left) Professor Tony Ballantyne, Professor Christina Hulbe, Professor Cliff Abraham, and Professor Peter Dearden.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0034/576529/Distinguished-chair-thumbnail.png)
27 Jun 2024
Poutoko Taiea appointments recognise impactful contributions
Six Otago academics have been honoured for their significant research impact and...
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20 May 2024
Otago team wins space technology challenge
An innovative approach has helped an Otago team land first place in the Space fo...
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08 Feb 2024
“Check Your Boobs” says Surveying academic
In early 2022, Emily Tidey found a lump on her breast. Following a mastectomy an...
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05 Jan 2024
24 hours of sunlight, plenty of time for science
During a research trip to Antarctica earlier this year, PhD candidate Holly Stil...
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21 Nov 2023
National School of Surveying Te Kura Kairūri celebrates 60th anniversary
Delegates attending the 135th Survey and Spatial New Zealand (S+SNZ) conference...
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17 Nov 2023
Corporations not disclosing full scope of emissions – study
Most corporations are not reporting the full scope of their carbon footprint wit...
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22 Jun 2023
Landslides taking glacier research into uncharted territory
Satellite imaging is being used by an Otago Master’s student to measure how much...
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19 Jun 2023
Bringing fresh perspectives on indigenous issues for Surveying tauira
Since joining the School of Surveying Te Kura Kairūri in 2019 as a lecturer in l...
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21 Mar 2023
Global Surveyors’ Day 2023
Today is Global Surveyors’ Day, a celebration of Surveying started by the Counci...
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28 Feb 2023
School of Surveying develops resource for Dunedin’s public use
School of Surveying Te Kura Kairūri academics have used their expertise and inno...
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24 Feb 2023
How thick is Antarctic sea ice, and what is underneath?
In a new study, a team of Antarctic scientists have provided more reliable estim...
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01 Jan 2023
Programme and Keynotes
This page gives information on the presentation programme for SIRC NZ 2013, as w...