Tuesday 29 November 2022
Renowned physiotherapist Dr Stanley Paris was on campus on Tuesday for a special awards presentation of the Stanley Paris Musculoskeletal and Manual Therapy Fund awards.
Monday 28 November 2022
Tim Horton has played the long game when it comes to carving out a role for himself as the first performance analyst employed by a New Zealand domestic cricket team.
Thursday 24 November 2022
Otago Theology alumna and Presbyterian Church minister the Reverend Hana Popea has recently been named a White Ribbon Ambassador. Reverend Popea was born in Samoa and brings a Pasefika perspective to issues of family violence in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Thursday 17 November 2022
World authority on sleep and depression research, psychiatric neurobiologist Professor Anna Wirz-Justice has been awarded the prestigious Daylight Research Award 2022.
Thursday 10 November 2022
Watching the current Women’s Rugby World Cup has reminded Otago alumna Helen Littleworth of the “complete and utter honour” she felt representing Aotearoa New Zealand as a Black Fern at the first officially recognised Women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991.
Monday 31 October 2022
A new scholarship honouring the life and work of Associate Professor of Zoology Donald Scott has been established by the Otago Fish and Game Council, the Clutha Fisheries Trust and the University of Otago, working closely with Associate Professor Scott’s family.
Friday 28 October 2022
Over the last decade Ralph and Eve Seelye Charitable Trust scholarships have helped many Otago students achieve their dreams.
Friday 21 October 2022
The inaugural alumni winners of Writer 2022, the University of Otago’s annual creative writing competition, have been named. Giles Graham won the alumni poetry category and Rebecca Styles won the alumni fiction category.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Associate Professor Rajesh Katare has been granted funding to research the development of a novel, multi-use, off-the-shelf, biodegradable ulcer patch as an advanced wound-care product.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Keeping opera relevant in today’s world is one of the main goals of an Otago music student recently named one of the best in her field.
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Most people are aware of the indie rock style of music called the Dunedin Sound, but it seems there could be another category of music the city is renowned for – classical singing.
Tuesday 27 September 2022
Peter Sese has been accepted in to the highly competitive Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry in Oral Surgery programme, but credits the support of others with his success.
Tuesday 27 September 2022
The arts have the power to inspire, heal, and even alarm, as the University of Otago’s 2023 Arts Fellows can all attest.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Pacific connections
Alumni Global Lens photography competition
Thursday 22 September 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.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Law alumna Josie Te Rata receives Ethel Benjamin Scholarship. Co-founder of robotics company Nuro Dave Ferguson wins Kea Award. Ihlara McIndoe and Calla Knudson awarded Dame Malvina Major Foundation Arts Excellence Awards. Dr Hannah Stern appointed Royal Society University Research Fellow at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Alumni receive honours from the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Keeping with the sporty theme of Your Story, we’ve unearthed some precious photos of Otago sports clubs across the decades – from the football team of 1886 and the cricket team and cycling club of 1897, through to mid-century mixed hockey and tramping, and some of our sports clubs today. Enjoy!
Thursday 22 September 2022
The University of Otago is strengthening its partnership with Central Otago and the Southern Lakes district through the launch of a strategic framework to develop opportunities and enhance relationships with the region.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Otago alumna Suzie Bates (Bachelor of Physical Education, 2012), has followed her passion for a career in sport to represent not just her home province of Otago, but her country in both cricket and basketball. Suzie took time out from her busy international schedule to talk to @Otago.
Thursday 22 September 2022
A team of busy bees has been at work introducing new native plants to help improve insect biodiversity on the Dunedin campus.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Bloomberg Trading Lab officially launched. In August we officially launched Te Taura Takata, the BNZ Bloomberg Markets Lab, with the help of special guests Deputy Prime Minister Hon Grant Robertson, CEO of BNZ Dan Huggins, Director of NZX Nigel Babbage and Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki Chair Matapura Ellison.
Thursday 22 September 2022
The rise of Matariki brings with it the launch of a new Centre of Indigenous Science at the University of Otago.
Wednesday 14 September 2022
It's not everyday you find yourself out in a paddock in the middle of nowhere, searching for a space rock...
Friday 9 September 2022
The University expresses heartfelt condolences to King Charles and the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Friday 9 September 2022
Celebrating 30 years of restoring sight, the Inaugural Fred Hollows’ Lecture was held at the University of Otago on Thursday.
Thursday 8 September 2022
The applications for New Zealand Rural Games Trust Scholarships were so impressive, the Trust decided to award two $1000 scholarships instead of one, to second-year Otago students Thomas Menlove and Holly Williams.
Thursday 8 September 2022
The University’s School of Physiotherapy has launched a new initiative to connect Pacific physiotherapy alumni with current students.
Thursday 1 September 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.
Wednesday 31 August 2022
Business leaders, philanthropists and Otago alumni Graeme Hart, Uluomatootua (Ulu) Aiono ONZM and Dr Jackie Mills were inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame at a gala event last week.
Friday 19 August 2022
After two years of cancelled events, it was great to get together to welcome this year’s alumni scholarship recipients.
Wednesday 17 August 2022
A love of food and cooking led Otago alumna Francesca Goodman-Smith on a journey to a career in food waste minimisation.
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.
