Tuesday, 20 August 2019
A golden chandelier, strings of sparkly fairy lights and plumes of gorgeous feathers greeted ball-goers when they ran in from the rain on Saturday 10 August for the 150th Anniversary Gold Ball at the Dunedin Town Hall.
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Escaping the Houston heat just in time for an Otago cold snap, distinguished Otago alumna Professor Helen Heslop recently spent a few days in Dunedin as the John Borrie Professorial Fellow.
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Over 200 Canterbury-based alumni and friends of the University of Otago attended a celebration of the University's 150th on 1 August at the stunning Great Hall in the Arts Centre of Christchurch.
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
A lively contingent of alumni and friends gathered at Wither Hills Winery at the end of July to connect with each other and reconnect with the University, and celebrate mutual achievements.
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
The University of Otago was honoured to be able to host two alumni events in China; one in Shanghai on 18 July held at New Zealand Central and the other on 19 July in Beijing held at the New Zealand Embassy
Thursday, 25 July 2019
The University's 150th anniversary has rekindled memories for Otago alumni from around the world. Recollections sent to the alumni office include a first-hand account from mining graduates from Burma (now Myanmar) who were students at the School of Mines in the 1950s.
Monday, 22 July 2019
The University of Otago's Edinburgh alumni function, held in the beautiful Lady Provost's Room at the City Chambers was a return to Scotland after many years.
Monday, 22 July 2019
The University of Otago was privileged to be able to hold an alumni event at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge on Thursday 27th June.
Monday, 22 July 2019
The University of Otago was delighted to be able to hold an alumni event at Merton College on Tuesday 2nd July, one of the University of Oxford's oldest colleges dating back to the 1200's.
Friday, 19 July 2019
The University of Otago's Invercargill alumni function was held in the vibrant library at the University's Southland campus, and was an occasion to celebrate the link between the University and its alumni.
Monday, 15 July 2019
Carrie Falling was a recipient of the Macgibbon PhD Travel Fellowship (Division of Health Sciences), which is funded by the Alumni of Otago in America Inc.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Just in time for our 150th birthday, a new Pioneer Podcasts page has been launched on our 150th website. The podcasts feature pioneering alumni talking about their time at University, their careers and the early days of Dunedin.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
The musical talent of the Wallace family has featured at three of Otago's significant anniversaries. Family members joined together in Dunedin at Queen's Birthday weekend to enjoy the family's latest contribution to the University's milestone celebrations.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
June has been a month of honours and awards for Otago staff and graduates. Altogether 14 University of Otago alumni and two staff were included in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
View galleries from a selection of Alumni events that have taken place during 2019. We love keeping in touch with all our alumni, so keep an eye out for future alumni events near you.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Sir Eion Edgar and Professor Sir Murray Brennan spent the 150th Queen's Birthday anniversary weekend reconnecting with friends and reliving university days, and took time to share some of their thoughts about Otago and their time on the OUSA executive.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
OUSA Exec Reunion 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Fri 25 – Mon 28 October 2019 in Dunedin. We'll celebrate our OUSA's achievements, and those of the University
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
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Wednesday, 3 July 2019
The hidden gems amongst the 150th celebrations at Queen's Birthday weekend were the speeches given at the Convocation Ceremony, the church service and by the honorary doctorate recipients at the Anniversary Dinner.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
This year sees the launch of three books celebrating the history of Otago. A special 150th University of Otago edition of the Dunedin "Fonebook", "Otago, 150 years of New Zealand's First University", and "Scarfie Flats of Dunedin".
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Every semester Otago academics, and visiting lecturers, share a wealth of information through their public lectures – we warmly invite you to access these online.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
Two of the University of Otago's Annual Appeal projects, the marine research vessel and EXPINKT rehabilitation programme, received major funding boosts at Queen's Birthday weekend.
Wednesday, 3 July 2019
One of the "highest tech" dental facilities in the world was officially opened earlier this month – the hospital-level patient-treatment building for New Zealand's only national centre for dentistry, at Otago.
Friday, 21 June 2019
The work of Professor Parry Guilford and his team at the University of Otago has received a major funding boost with a $50,000 donation from the Hugo Charitable Trust to support their work on circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) and cancer research.
Monday, 17 June 2019
Blue and yellow table flowers and the glittering lights of Melbourne greeted guests to the Woodward Conference Centre for the Melbourne Alumni dinner on May 9.
Tuesday, 11 June 2019
The photos tell the story – The 150th celebrations at Queen's Birthday weekend were a colourful, joyful tribute to the past 150 years and a window to the hope and promise of Otago's future
Wednesday, 5 June 2019
Owning a home in the south of France sounds an unlikely dream, but Otago alumna Jennifer Andrewes and her family have made that dream a reality.
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Her Excellency the Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy, GNZM, QSO, is to attend the celebrations at Queen's Birthday, delivering the 150th Anniversary address at the Convocation Ceremony on Saturday 1 June.
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Speaker, alumnus David Kirk entertained guests at the 2019 Sydney alumni event with the thought that our university years are the free-est time of our lives while highlighting the experiences that helped him find and define his 'authentic self'.
Friday, 17 May 2019
The spectacular and stately Grand Foyer of the Auckland War Memorial Museum was the setting for the Auckland Gala event held to celebrate the University's 150th anniversary.
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
Four University of Otago Alumni will be recognised for their life’s work and their contribution to the University, New Zealand and the world during a special graduation ceremony on 1 June.
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
An Otago alumna has led a study into spinal surgery for children with cerebral palsy in the UK, which has proven it helps them walk and reduces pain, triggering the UK Government to fund the procedure.
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
You've probably seen stop-motion animation or claymation in TV shows such as Shaun the Sheep, Pingu or Wes Anderson's film Fantastic Mr Fox, and now Science Communications alumna Rachel Anson has used it to help connect with the complex audience of teenage women.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
Around 30 alumni from Brisbane and the surrounding area joined for a casual get together with Shelagh Murray, Director of the Development and Alumni Relations Office at the Hilton Brisbane on 11 April 2019.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
140 alumni, friends and distinguished guests gathered at Apia's Aggie Greys for a dinner to celebrate the University's 150th anniversary.
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
To celebrate the University's 150th anniversary alumni and friends gathered at the New Zealand High Commission Residence in early April. This was the Vice-Chancellor's Professor Harlene Hayne's first visit to Fiji and she was welcomed to the event with a cultural performance by Kabu ni Vanua.
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
With her brave new book Smart Mothering, Otago alumna Dr Natalie Flynn has directly taken up the challenge set down by the University's own motto – Dare to be Wise.
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Squeezing 150 years of history into one volume was Dr Alison Clarke’s biggest challenge in writing the recently launched Otago: 150 Years of New Zealand’s First University.
Monday, 8 April 2019
The University’s 150th anniversary artwork competition was the perfect excuse for winner Ian McGee to spend the summer taking photos and creating images on his iPad Pro.
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Despite a sharp reminder that winter is just around the corner, a good crowd of around 300 braved wintry showers and turned out to watch Kansai Universities play Otago University A in the first match of Kansai’s rugby tour to Dunedin.
