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20 Aug 2026
Relationships key to long health career
A pioneering physiotherapist who has had a major impact on Pacific health in Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand will be cele...
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20 Aug 2026
Otago researchers uncover genetic clues to eating disorders
A landmark international study involving University of Otago research and hundreds of New Zealand participants has ident...
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19 Aug 2026
Stair climbing enhances brain health – research
We all know taking the stairs is good for our physical health, but it turns out it can benefit our brain, too.
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18 Aug 2026
Rural procedural sedation course set to improve patient outcomes
Organisers of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first course on procedural sedation and analgesia for rural medical professionals h...
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18 Aug 2026
Young people in public housing less likely to be involved in crime
Young people who have lived in public housing for at least 10 years are significantly less likely to commit crimes or to...
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14 Aug 2026
Generous donation to aid respiratory research
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading climbers has donated $1.37 million to fund respiratory medicine research at the Un...
Undergraduate news (Te Aka Tauira)
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14 Aug 2026
Med Revue celebrates 50 years of stage antics
Much may have changed for Dunedin medical students over the past 50 years, but some traditions are here to stay.
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11 Aug 2026
Commerce graduate gains life lessons in Tanzania
There’s a large and irretrievable portion of Maddie Newman’s heart sitting in a village in Tanzania, East Africa.
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07 Aug 2026
In da clubs, we all fam
Join the club isn’t just a saying for Otago tauira Hannah Webb – it’s a note to self.
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31 Jul 2026
A gold-medal mindset
Powerlifter Fletcher Soligo is not only good at lifting weights – he’s also lifted a gold medal, national powerlifting r...
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27 Jul 2026
Representing the voices of rangatahi
Dedication and service are second nature to Otago tauira Zara Campbell.
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27 Jul 2026
Humanities internships opening doors for tauira
If the word internship conjures up images of coffee runs and photocopying, you may be surprised to hear what the busy ta...
Postgraduate news (Te Pānui Tāura)
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24 Aug 2026
To break, or not to break?
Dr Patrick Mazzocco would have a lot of questions for someone considering a career break, starting with ‘what’s prompted...
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23 Aug 2026
Pacific trailblazer celebrates ‘surreal’ graduation
For Dr Amanaki Misa, graduating with a Doctor of Business Administration was never going to be a milestone he achieved a...
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20 Aug 2026
Putting others first to find your path
Proud to be graduating with a PhD in a life-saving research area, this University of Otago graduand believes helping oth...
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20 Aug 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...
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19 Aug 2026
Breaking the curse of endometriosis pain
Department of Psychology PhD graduand Ashlee Berryman is on a mission to stop endometriosis pain, and a Neurological Fou...
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19 Aug 2026
From golfing scholarship to exploring the gut lining
Mikayla King (Tūhoe) was devastated when the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown meant she had to leave the college she was studying...
Staff news
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20 Aug 2026
Take a bow, teaching and support staff
Talented, hard-working Te Kaupeka Whaiora – Ōtepoti, Faculty of Medicine – Dunedin teaching and support staff were recog...
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20 Aug 2026
Otago research improving life for Crohn’s disease sufferers
Research at the University of Otago I Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka looking at why some Crohn's disease sufferers don’t respond t...
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20 Aug 2026
Otago academic wins national environmental economics award
There’s a jeopardy-rich field at the intersection between economics and the environment that keeps Associate Professor V...
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20 Aug 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...
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18 Aug 2026
Past learning creates a hopeful future
More than seven years after first enrolling, Paul Kane will graduate this weekend with a PhD and a deep sense of pride,...
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18 Aug 2026
Celebrating Our Home in dance video
An Otago tauira is hoping a video she has made, featuring some of the most beautiful parts of Ōtepoti, will help people...
Alumni news
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20 Aug 2026
Relationships key to long health career
A pioneering physiotherapist who has had a major impact on Pacific health in Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand will be cele...
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16 Aug 2026
UK dream made possible thanks to Georgetti scholarship
Being neighbours with the Tower of London is just one of the many things Otago alumna Hannah Stone is looking forward to...
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14 Aug 2026
Generous donation to aid respiratory research
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading climbers has donated $1.37 million to fund respiratory medicine research at the Un...
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12 Aug 2026
Growing skills in public health to support Māori
Q&A with Laura Gemmell-Sinnott 2025 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner. Laura (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Rauk...
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11 Aug 2026
Dunedin Sights & Sounds
Otago is celebrating 100 years of music education in September, so to mark the occasion, we have found a selection of Or...
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11 Aug 2026
Commerce graduate gains life lessons in Tanzania
There’s a large and irretrievable portion of Maddie Newman’s heart sitting in a village in Tanzania, East Africa.