Creating a world-leading distillery
Wednesday 1 December 2021
Regular chats with his brother-in-law Daniel McLachlin at family gatherings led Otago alumnus Mark Neal to take a punt and set up a gin distillery with Daniel in Canterbury.
Vanda Symon – juggling human drama, health research and tea trays
Monday 29 November 2021
From community pharmacy to crime scene forensics, Dunedin author and University of Otago researcher Dr Vanda Symon’s career path contains quite a few unexpected plot twists.
Grace Davies and Vince Costa: behind the scenes of the COVID response
Wednesday 24 November 2021
Two of those working on the COVID-19 response for the Capital and Coast District Health Board (CCDHB) in Wellington are young Otago alumni.
Aquinas College extension work due to start early in the New Year
Wednesday 24 November 2021
To help meet the growing demand for residential accommodation the University is building a new wing at the Aquinas College campus in Dalmore.
Testimonials from AUOA Scholarship recipients
Friday 19 November 2021
Stories from AUOA Scholarship recipients.
New mathematics prize honours memory of Associate Professor John Clark
Monday 15 November 2021
A new mathematics prize has been created to honour the contribution and memory of Associate Professor John Clark, who taught at Otago from 1970 until his retirement in 2013.
Otago alumnus recognised for improving sailing safety
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Sailing since he was four, University of Otago alumnus Associate Professor David Austin is about to be honoured by Yachting New Zealand for many years of service to the sport he loves.
Generous gift to establish new Chair in Freshwater Sciences
Monday 8 November 2021
A new Professorial Chair in Freshwater Sciences at the University of Otago is being established with the support of a substantial gift from Emerita Professor Dame Carolyn Burns CBE.
Otago School of Performing Arts students shine in FAME awards
Thursday 4 November 2021
The high calibre of entries from the University of Otago has led to two School of Performing Arts students being awarded $10,000 FAME Emerging Practitioner Awards.
Otago alumnae helping Aotearoa/New Zealand towards a sustainable future
Wednesday 3 November 2021
Three Otago alumnae were part of a team that worked to make last month’s Wao Summit in Wanaka a success.
Grant Bowie – building better systems and giving back
Monday 1 November 2021
Connectivity has been a key concept throughout Grant Bowie’s successful 40-year career managing large multinational corporations. And it all started at Otago in the late 1970s.
University of Otago 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards announced
Tuesday 26 October 2021
An inspirational group of 20 young Otago alumni have been recognised in this year’s 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards.
Celebrating a life of music, service and family
Friday 22 October 2021
A life of music, service, hard work and family will be honoured at a special concert being held at Marama Hall on 1 December.
Keeping an eye on the University’s energy use
Thursday 7 October 2021
Property Services are using innovative technology solutions to improve energy use in some of the University’s key buildings. The need to make the most of our current building stock, while reducing our energy use, gave Otago alumna Kelly Li a chance to join the staff of her former university.
Theology and Linguistics pave way for prestigious Cambridge scholarship
Monday 27 September 2021
Recent Otago Theology and Linguistics graduate Nicholas (Nick) List has been awarded a Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholarship to undertake his PhD in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge.
Making a Difference - Generous gift from distinguished Classics alumna
Thursday 23 September 2021
Distinguished scholar and lifetime adventurer, Classics alumna Elizabeth Carvalho has left a generous Bequest to the Classics programme, to encourage and inspire students in their studies.
Supporting Otago
Thursday 23 September 2021
Iconic music group SIX60 have bought their old flat in Castle Street and partnered with the University, signing an agreement at the end of July at Te Korokoro o te Tūī, Otago's new Performing Arts centre, under which both SIX60 and the University will provide two $10,000-a-year scholarships each, for a total of four aspiring Performing Arts students to live at the flat.
Keeping KiwiRail’s energy efficiency goals on track
Thursday 23 September 2021
Helping KiwiRail work towards its sustainability goals is the key focus of recent Otago Energy Management graduate Malia Vehikite.
Alumni in the news
Thursday 23 September 2021
Alumni in the news: Anna Campbell wins Young Enterprise Contributor of the Year award; Mary Devine takes over as CEO of Foodstuffs; Retiring GP Dr John Almond talks about 40 years in general practice in Te Puke; and Katrina Darry has been the All Blacks’ nutritionist since 2008.
Why We Heart Otago
Thursday 23 September 2021
The University of Otago’s staff and students continue to serve on the front lines of New Zealand’s COVID-19 response.
Alumni awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarships
Thursday 23 September 2021
University of Otago PhD candidate and two Otago alumni have been awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarships, including two annual Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga awards.
Major prize for pianist Sara Lee – ‘performing makes me feel alive'
Thursday 23 September 2021
We catch up with talented young pianist Sara Lee who has just won a major international music competition. Sara, who was born in Korea, studied in Moscow and graduated from Otago last year with a Bachelor of Music endorsed in Performance.
Your Story - Legacy of Dr Edward Grant supports a generation of young doctors
Thursday 23 September 2021
@Otago 28 - The legacy of Otago alumnus Dr Edward Grant, who worked tirelessly for the communities of the North Island’s East Coast, lives on in a generation of young doctors in training.
Otago Images - Magnificent magnolia!
Thursday 23 September 2021
Otago Images - From bud to bloom – photos of our much-loved magnolia tree in the Quad, as it emerges from winter greenery into promising buds, and finally full-blown flowers!
Networks and Events galleries
Thursday 23 September 2021
Galleries from recent alumni events including an event at the Grand Hall in Parliament with Hon Grant Robertson, an event in Greymouth with Robert Burns Fellow, Becky Manawatu, and events in Christchurch and Auckland.
Future entrepreneurs showcase their skills
Friday 17 September 2021
The latest Master of Entrepreneurship (MEntr) class recently handed in their final project to complete their programme studies. MEntr Course Director Associate Professor Conor O’Kane says he’s thrilled with the highly innovative projects that the students have completed.
Recent PhD graduate discusses how diabetes drug could aid lung cancer sufferers
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Dr Abigail Bland can be found in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, looking at how the diabetes drug metformin can be repurposed for a subtype of lung cancer.
Keeping KiwiRail’s energy efficiency goals on track
Tuesday 14 September 2021
Helping KiwiRail work towards its sustainability goals is the key focus of recent Otago graduate Malia Vehikite. Born in Christchurch to Tongan parents, Malia looked to follow her father’s footsteps into a career in engineering. However, after a year at the University of Canterbury she decided that her interests lay elsewhere.
An enterprising mind
Wednesday 8 September 2021
Advice at a high school international business competition helped Young Enterprise Contributor of the Year winner Anna Campbell towards a career in business. The award recognises the significant contribution Anna has given to business leadership over the last decade.
Staff and students help in fight against COVID-19
Monday 6 September 2021
The University of Otago’s staff and students continue to serve on the front lines of New Zealand’s COVID-19 response.
Alumni Global Lens photography competition
Monday 30 August 2021
We would like to invite you as a member of the University of Otago alumni community to connect with us an share your experience of the world via the medium of photography in our inaugural photography competition.
Auckland alumni event July 2021
Friday 27 August 2021
Otago's newest graduates and youngest alumni relived some of their University memories at the recent young alumni event in Auckland on July 13th.
Q and A: Olympic sailor Eroni Leilua
Tuesday 17 August 2021
Otago alumnus Eroni Leilua has just returned from the Olympic Games where he became the first Samoan to represent his country at Olympic level in the Laser sailing event.
Greymouth alumni event July 2021
Monday 16 August 2021
Alumni and friends of the University of Otago gathered in Greymouth on 29 July to reminisce of times at Otago, connect with other alumni, and to hear from current Burns Fellow and award-winning author of "Auē" Becky Manawatu
Christchurch alumni event July 2021
Thursday 12 August 2021
The University of Otago's Christchurch 2021 alumni event was held at the University's Christchurch campus on Wednesday 28 July and was the first event of the 2021 Winter Symposium Series.
Interview with Shelagh Murray
Tuesday 10 August 2021
An interview with Shelagh Murray, Director, Development and Alumni Relations Office at the University of Otago about her role at the university and the goals and visions for future development.
Wellington alumni event July 2021
Tuesday 3 August 2021
Speaker and host, Deputy Prime Minister and alumnus the Hon. Grant Robertson entertained guests with memories of his time as a student and thoughts about how the University had progressed.
Devastating portrait of pandemic's toll on health workers
Monday 2 August 2021
COVID-19 documentary 'Behind the Mask', made by Otago alumni Dr Paul Trotman and Clive Copeman, tells the story of the pandemic through first-hand accounts of frontline medical workers around the world. The result is a devastating portrait of the physical and emotional toll of the outbreak.
SIX60 returns to its roots
Thursday 29 July 2021
Iconic music group SIX60 have bought their old flat and teamed up with the University, signing an agreement today at Te Korokoro o te Tūī, Otago's new Performing Arts centre.
No two days the same working on the COVID-19 response
Thursday 22 July 2021
Working at the coalface of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 response, every day brings new challenges for Otago alumna Tara Swadi.
