Monday 8 August 2022
We would like to invite you as a member of the University of Otago alumni community to connect with us and share your experience of the world via the medium of photography in our 2022 competition.
Monday 1 August 2022
A generous gift to the Otago Foundation Trust will fund substantial scholarships for 10 first-year Pacific students and 10 Commerce students.
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Help us celebrate the achievements of Otago’s youngest alumni by nominating graduates from your department or communities for our 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards.
Tuesday 19 July 2022
Otago medical alumna Maple Goh has received a prestigious William Georgetti Scholarship and will be travelling to the United States in the fall term to take up her studies at Harvard University.
Friday 15 July 2022
June and July 2022 saw the return to in-person alumni events in London and Dublin. After a break of nearly three years, it was fabulous to be able to introduce newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Murdoch to alumni and to once again provide an opportunity for the Otago spirit to flourish in the northern hemisphere.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
Isabella Howard (Rangitāne o Wairau) is putting her Otago arts and business degrees to good use working in the vibrant New York art scene.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
The University’s annual creative writing competition for students and staff is open – and this year for the first time also welcomes entries from alumni.
Wednesday 6 July 2022
Otago Law alumna Josie Te Rata (Ngāti Raukawa) is one of two recipients of this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin Scholarships.
Tuesday 5 July 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the door to placements overseas for students in their final year of medical school, it opened another door for Dr Aqeeda Singh, who made the most of the chance to pursue her love of research.
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Rebekah van Kerkhof’s journey to-and-through the University of Otago has not been without its challenges, but the rewards have been great.
Friday 17 June 2022
An innovative new internship opportunity for Pharmacy students has been created through the generosity of Kerikeri pharmacist Vicki Douglas.
Friday 17 June 2022
Te reo Māori will be shown first on all new Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo signage from Auckland to Invercargill in a display of the University’s commitment to language equality.
Friday 17 June 2022
Having just completed her master’s, Millie Mannering has also accumulated an impressive list of awards and experiences for her CV.
Friday 17 June 2022
A cultural design story is bubbling within the concrete and steel frame of the University’s new Te Rangihīroa residential college on the corner of Albany and Forth streets.
Friday 17 June 2022
University of Otago alumni have been recognised for ground-breaking and inspirational service and commitment to a diverse range of communities, interests and professions in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022.
Friday 17 June 2022
With the help of an international travel scholarship, Otago alumna Ihlara McIndoe is soon heading to McGill University in Montreal to pursue her master’s in music.
Friday 17 June 2022
Earlier this year Otago alumnus Michael Mika was appointed as New Zealand's first Pacific resident district court judge outside of Auckland.
Friday 17 June 2022
Be entertained and feed your mind with our Hot Picks. You can relax in the comfort of your own home, while listening to a selection of podcasts, interviews, and lectures from Otago academics, visiting lecturers, and alumni.
Friday 17 June 2022
Dr Royden Somerville QC, a Dunedin-based barrister and the former Chancellor of the University of Otago, will be recognised for his contribution to the institution with the conferring of an Honorary Doctor of Laws.
Friday 17 June 2022
University of Otago researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that could assist with early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
Friday 17 June 2022
Alumnus Ridge Ponini and student Sarah Hubbard named as Lexus Song Quest semi-finalists. Emerita Professor Alison Mercer receives top US science honour. Anthonie Tonnon wins Taite Music Prize. BBC names Auē by Burns Fellow Becky Manawatu one of best books of 2022 so far. Dr Jemma Geoghegan wins Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea PM’s MacDiarmid Emerging Scientist Prize.
Friday 17 June 2022
Being awarded an Honorary Doctor of Commerce by the University of Otago is both an honour and a surprise for business leader, innovator and storyteller Sir Ian Taylor (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera) KNZM, CNZM.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Five Otago graduates are heading to universities across the United States (US), after being named in this year’s cohort of 27 Fulbright New Zealand Award winners.
Wednesday 8 June 2022
University of Otago alumni have been recognised for ground-breaking and inspirational service and commitment to a diverse range of communities, interests and professions in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022.
Wednesday 1 June 2022
An innovative new internship opportunity for Pharmacy students has been created through the generosity of Kerikeri pharmacist Vicki Douglas.
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Fittingly, this year’s recipient of the Angela Allen Travelling Scholarship for top Bachelor of Radiation Therapy graduate, Emily Younger, is a “keen and avid” traveller.
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Having just completed her master’s, Millie Mannering has also accumulated an impressive list of awards and experiences for her CV.
Monday 23 May 2022
Learning about study options in the mid-nineties after a chat at Dunedin’s Captain Cook Tavern helped kickstart the future career of Otago alumnus – marine biologist Dr Richard (Rick) Hamilton.
Monday 23 May 2022
Congratulations to Otago alumnus Ridge Ponini and current student Sarah Hubbard for reaching the semi-finals of the Lexus Song Quest. Ridge, a proud Cook Islander, has an honour’s degree in Music and Sarah is studying for a Bachelor of Music.
Tuesday 17 May 2022
Being awarded an Honorary Doctor of Commerce by the University of Otago is both an honour and a surprise for business leader, innovator and storyteller Sir Ian Taylor (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Pāhauwera) KNZM, CNZM.
Thursday 12 May 2022
University of Otago Emerita Professor Alison Mercer ONZM is “still in a state of shock” after learning she has been elected an International Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
Thursday 12 May 2022
After a break of more than 12 months the Development and Alumni Relations Office was thrilled to be able to host in-person events once again.
Wednesday 11 May 2022
Temperance Tinker-Kays has been awarded a prestigious US$25,000 Milken Educator Award for excellence and innovation in education
Thursday 5 May 2022
Excitement is building as the University prepares to return to in-person graduations this weekend.
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Zealanders exposed to nicotine through vaping, warns the winner of the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.
Thursday 21 April 2022
A cultural design story is bubbling within the concrete and steel frame of the University’s new Te Rangihīroa residential college on the corner of Albany and Forth streets.
Tuesday 12 April 2022
Tribute from Otago Botany colleague, Sir Alan Mark KNZM; FRSNZ; HonDSc, University of Otago; Emeritus Professor Department of Botany, University of Otago.
Thursday 7 April 2022
Staff morning teas look a little different when chocolatier Fiona McDonald is involved.
Friday 1 April 2022
The internationally-renowned Dunedin Study celebrates its 50th anniversary this week, marking five decades of research impact around the world.
Monday 28 March 2022
A marketing career that began at Otago in the mid-nineties, has gone all the way for Shane Evans, who was recently awarded New Zealand Marketer of the Year.
