Aidan O’Malley
Theatre Studies
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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
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Anuraag Sanker
Sustainable Business
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Computer Science, Entrepreneurship
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Rosie Jerram
Economics, Finance, Environment and Society
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Botany, Ecology
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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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20 August 2026
PhD graduand develops tool that could protect Aotearoa's biosecurity
It might take a village to raise a child, but it can also take a community to help a PhD candidate graduate, as Benjamín Durán-Vinet’s eventful journey has proved.
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Upcoming events
Show more eventsThursday 20 August 2026
Thu 20 Aug 2026
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Just Macbeth
Lunchtime Theatre presents: Just Macbeth, by Andy Griffiths, directed by Maggie Holtham.
Various times
Allen Hall Theatre, University of Otago, Central Campus
Friday 21 August 2026
Fri 21 Aug 2026
Bioethics monthly seminar: Ancient DNA in an Aotearoa context
Department of Bioethics Seminar Series 2026
11:00am to 12:00pm
Department of Bioethics Seminar Room - Level 1, 71 Frederick Street Dunedin