Alumni news and events
25 Aug 2026
Turning to crime pays off for Otago author
A criminally good book has just hit the streets of Dunedin. The perpetrator? Otago kaimahi Molly Crighton.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
05 Aug 2026
Time at Otago treasured
Q&A with Nicole Thomson, 2025 20Twenties Young Alumni Award recipient - What started as a filler subject has become a fa...
05 Aug 2026
Supporting Māori aspirations a key focus
Q&A with Maioha Watson (Waikato, Tūhoe, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Manawa), 2025 20Twenties Young Alumni Award recipient - As ...
05 Aug 2026
Discovering the stories hiding in ancient bones
Q&A with Lachie Scarsbrook 2025 20Twenties Young Alumni Award winner - Recently making global headlines for his discover...
31 Jul 2026
Unique partnership anchors life-saving research
The power of human connection lies at the heart of the partnership between US-based non-profit No Stomach For Cancer and...
29 Jul 2026
DSO celebrates Otago’s 100 years of music with Beethoven’s Triple Concerto
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will present a thoughtful gift to mark 100 years of Music at Otago – a performance ...