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Te Pānui Tāura - Issue 4, June 2025

Off to Oxford, a passion for problem solving, there and back again, plus more!

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A head and shoulders of a woman in graduating gown

A mans head and shoulders

17 Jun 2025

King’s Birthday Honour sinking in

Being named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) came as a complete surprise for Emeritus Professor David...

Anabelle-Alis in front of George-Mason statue

16 Jun 2025

Thesis on tech’s empowerment / enslavement paradox wins acclaim

The power of the work laptop and smartphone to intrude on home life has proved both personally pesky and research-rich f...

two head and shoulders, one of a woman one of a man

12 Jun 2025

'A roller coaster, in the best way'

Manaaki Scholars Grace Asaua and Muffet Taro spoke with communicatons adivser Koren Allpress about their time at Ōtakou...

Two men standing in front of a desk in an office

09 Jun 2025

Director to film chaplain, the magical Kevin Denholm

One of New Zealand’s most successful commercial film and ad directors is now an Anglican chaplain undertaking theologica...

Currently studying at the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus Kristina Hockey is three months away from completing her PhD and is one of only two practising voice physiotherapists in New Zealand.

05 Jun 2025

Helping patients find their voice

As one of only two practising voice physiotherapists in New Zealand, PhD candidate Kristina Hockey is on a mission to ha...

PhD candidate Rebecca Blyth, pictured with one of her research participants, hopes her research will serve as a stepping stone to help make football safer for female athletes.

04 Jun 2025

Football fan proves passionate physio

Rebecca Blyth’s journey to PhD candidate at the School of Physiotherapy began with her love for football.

Participants of UniQ's Sweat with Pride team take part in a Jump Jam.

30 May 2025

It’s time to Sweat with Pride

Break out your Lycra, dust off your sneakers – Sweat with Pride has arrived.

Two women each holding a copy of the compendium

22 May 2025

KUMA internship provides lasting legacy

Sabian Clarke has had the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy of stories, achievements, and taonga during her internsh...

A woman partially submerged in water

20 May 2025

‘Surreal’ funding boost for marine biodiversity project

A new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka project which aims to help restore marine biodiversity in the Ngāi Tahu...

Representing Otago at the Jessup international moot court in Washington DC are researcher Annabel Rhodes and oralists Samuel Blackwood and Oliver Thorns.

20 May 2025

Making their case at international moot comp

The Union of Ambrosia and the Republic of Rovinia have beef, and the world’s finest young legal minds have been called o...

OUSA Residential Representative Callum Hadlow, left, and President Liam White are joining other agencies in a door-knocking campaign in North Dunedin this week to talk to tenants about Healthy Homes compliance.

20 May 2025

Knock knock…Is your home healthy?

If you hear a knock on your flat door this week, it might just be a member of the OUSA exec keen to have a chat about yo...

Andrus Nomm in Pärnu, the Estonian city where he began his studies in tourism.

17 May 2025

Decarbonised footprints and displaced ears

The first thing to know about tourism PhD graduate Andrus Nomm is that he isn’t the man from Kim Dotcom’s inner circle w...

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