Alumni news and events
26 Feb 2024
A life-long passion for exercise, neuroscience and sport
Otago alumnus Associate Professor Greg Anson has become an Officer of the New Ze...
16 Feb 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Jack Manning
I was surprised and delighted. To be recognised by my alma mater, particularly t...
15 Feb 2024
Summer research projects a great opportunity for a taste of reality
Having a real research experience, with unexpected problems and outcomes, was a...
13 Feb 2024
US-based Otago alumnus leaves $3.8m gift to support students and research
A major bequest of $3.8m from the estate of medical alumnus and radiologist Dr J...
01 Feb 2024
Mai Chen’s secrets to success, from her own unique journey
In December, legal luminary and alumna Mai Chen crossed Otago’s graduation stage...
31 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Georgia King
My reaction was a mix of surprise and elation, and then a deep sense of grateful...
31 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Taylor Cooney
After completing science degrees at Otago and her PhD at Victoria University of...
31 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Vishwas Singh
Inspired by his upbringing in Masterton, and his family’s Sikh values, including...
30 Jan 2024
Q&A with 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner Matt Lambie
Matt majored in Human Geography and in 2017 he was a University of Otago Divisio...
23 Jan 2024
New Year Honour is one for all social workers to celebrate
Internationally-respected social worker Rose Henderson says she was humbled by b...
12 Jan 2024
New Year Honour raises women’s health burden to public consciousness
A pioneering researcher on the ‘hidden burden of women’s health’ is among those...
13 Dec 2023
Aquablack and alumna leads the field in top-level swimming and Physiology
“I loved the water from day one,” says high performance swimmer and top Physiolo...