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In a new series, Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson sits down with Otago researchers for a 30-minute chat about their amazing careers and mahi.

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11 Nov 2026

30 with the VC | Associate Professor Mei Peng on smell, super-tasters, and the complexities of what we eat

The importance of smell and the complex decision-making model that determines what we eat, when and why.

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04 Nov 2026

30 with the VC | Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie

Neuroscientist Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie talks Parkinson’s disease, healthy brains, and the importance of mātaurang...

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28 Oct 2026

30 with the VC | Dr Fairleigh Gilmour

Dr Fairleigh Gilmour on why she believes everyone should have access to education.

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21 Oct 2026

30 with the VC | Associate Professor Dennis Wesselbaum

A “recovering politician and a current economist” talk all about the economy, inflation and key issues in the upcoming g...

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14 Oct 2026

30 with the VC | Professor Peter Dearden

What is a genome? What would it make for Aotearoa New Zealand to become predator-free?

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07 Oct 2026

30 with the VC | Professor Moana Theodore

What does a day in the life of a Dunedin Study Member look like?

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30 Sep 2026

30 with the VC | Distinguished Professor Tony Ballantyne

New Zealand history, the British Empire and his new book.

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23 Sep 2026

30 with the VC | Professor Craig Rodger

What exactly is space weather and how can it impact us? The "satisfying and scary" real-world impact of research, and ho...

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