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
Prepare to unlock unlimited possibilities! For Magdeline, adding a minor in Entrepreneurship to her Computer Science major allowed her to build a unique skill set.
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Rosie Jerram
Economics, Finance, Environment and Society
Otago’s diverse study options appealed to Rosie, who studied for a Bachelor of Commerce.
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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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07 September 2026
From microbes to Mrs India Worldwide
Competing in an international beauty pageant is about as far away from working a microbiology research lab in Dunedin as you can get, but Dr Shilpa Saseendran Nair is proof you can do both well.
07 September 2026
New podcast puts health of Māori leaving prison in the spotlight
The TIAKI podcast launches today: a six-episode series on the health and wellbeing of Māori who leave prisons, and on what an Aotearoa New Zealand without the harms of prisons could look like.
05 September 2026
Road to Netherworld Dancing Toys began at Otago
After finishing high school in 1980, Nick Sampson told his parents he had no plans for future study. He’d been offered a place in local punk rock band Nocturnal Projections and was planning a career in music.
04 September 2026
International award a fitting tribute and exciting beginning
Receiving an international prize for global contributions to dentistry near the end of his tenure serves as a fitting tribute to the Dean and Head of the Faculty of Dentistry, as well as exciting inspiration for his next chapter.
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Microbiology special seminar: Professor Fasséli Coulibaly, Monash University
Our odyssey in the world of insect viruses
11:00am to 12:00pm
Microbiology Room 208, 720 Cumberland Street, Dunedin
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Mon 7 Sep 2026
Microbiology seminar: Professor Sheemei Lok, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Dengue virus antigenicity, pathogenesis and cell entry mechanism
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Biochemistry Seminar Room G.13 (BIG13), 710 Cumberland Street, Dunedin