Aidan O’Malley
Theatre Studies
What learning environment do you thrive in? For Aidan, who studied for a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Theatre Studies, practical experiences helped him learn in a way no textbook could.
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Ariana Cann
Radiation Therapy
What if your career goals change? Ariana initially studied Anatomy at Otago. While she loved learning about the human body through hands-on lab work, she realised her future career lay in the health sector.
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Elisepa Taukolo
Law, Pacific Islands Studies, Indigenous Studies
Unsure what to expect when you first arrive at university? Elisepa can relate but quickly found her feet thanks to Otago’s supportive environment.
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Anuraag Sanker
Sustainable Business
A strong foundation for a career with impact. Studying for a Master of Sustainable Business was a transformative experience for Anuraag.
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Magdeline Huang
Computer Science, Entrepreneurship
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Rosie Jerram
Economics, Finance, Environment and Society
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Taylor Davies-Colley
Botany, Ecology
With his Science degrees from Otago, Taylor turned a passion for nature into a meaningful career.
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Te Reimana Parangi
Māori Health, Medicine and Surgery
For Te Reimana, Health Sciences First Year at Otago opened up pathways towards a variety of healthcare professions.
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22 October 2026
Schrödinger’s Penguin: one species, two contrasting outcomes
A new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study reveals two vastly different life courses for one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s least-studied penguin species.
21 October 2026
Championing brain health on the global stage
Brain disorders are a global issue, affecting billions of people around the world irrespective of socio-economic status, and costing the global economy trillions of dollars each year.
21 October 2026
OGHI conference to tackle information, misinformation and global health
There will be no shortage of galvanising discourse at next month’s 18th Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) conference – such is the magnitude of this year’s theme: ‘Information, misinformation and global health’.
21 October 2026
30 with the VC | Associate Professor Dennis Wesselbaum
A “recovering politician and a current economist” talk all about the economy, inflation and key issues in the upcoming general election.
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Tue 27 Oct 2026
Calculating FTE requirements: Understanding allied health workloads and clinical capacity
Second in a series of short seminars on aspects of the Ministry of Health funded Health NZ Allied Health Staffing Methodology Evaluation
1:00pm to 1:45pm
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Tuesday 27 October 2026
Tue 27 Oct 2026
Hyperuricaemia, gout and chronic kidney disease across the centuries
Hyperuricaemia, gout and chronic kidney disease across the centuries, presented by Professor Rob Walker
5:15pm to 6:15pm
Barnett Lecture Theatre, First Floor Dunedin Hospital, and via Zoom