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Consistently ranked in the world's top 25 and number one in Aotearoa New Zealand for sport-related subjects (QS World University Rankings by Subject), the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences is a global leader in teaching and research.
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02 Jun 2026
Breadth of Otago’s impact highlighted in King’s Birthday Honours
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is proudly celebrating more than 20 alumni and staff recognised in this y...
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27 May 2026
Food science grad breaking all the expectations
As Adine Russell bites into a chocolate chip cookie, she explains that lay people often get food science and nutrition c...
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19 May 2026
Taking te ao Māori to Devon
Before Will Katene (Ngāti Toarangatira te iwi) became an Olympic torchbearer, a finalist for UK New Zealander of the Yea...
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25 Mar 2026
Otago subjects among the best in the world
Four University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka subjects have been ranked in the top 50 globally.
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11 Feb 2026
Value of ‘healthy mind in a healthy body’ a lasting lesson
As a PE student in the early 1970s, Lorraine Moller MBE, ONZM regularly went for 32km Sunday runs with a bunch of male r...
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15 Jan 2026
Creating a wellbeing map of Wellington
Young people with early experiences of psychosis have contributed to a new artwork which will hang in the waiting room o...