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Two women standing on a sunny field wearing sports clothing

22 Jun 2026

There’s scrum-thing special about Lara

When she’s not studying hard at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Lara Clough can be found racing around the rugb...

A woman from the waist up holding a badminton racket about to hit a shuttlecock

18 Jun 2026

Competition fierce but Otago sportswomen resolute

Plenty of determination was on display when the three School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology students representing Otago to...

The front of the physiotherapy building early in the morning

08 Jun 2026

New Trust a testament to physiotherapy’s past and future

The School of Physiotherapy has established the Billie McLeod Trust to support student vaccinations and rural clinical p...

A woman posing in a garden, seated on a low wall

10 May 2026

Eighteen points to the finish line

For most people, a degree is a straight line – enrol, study, graduate. For Olivia Moreton, it was a long, looping road t...

A woman wearing scrubs working in a lab

06 May 2026

Working mum first graduate of scientist diploma

The first student of the Postgraduate Diploma of Medical Laboratory Science's bridging pathway will graduate this Saturd...

person doing exercise with band

09 Apr 2026

Physiotherapist turnover intention threatening patient care

Nearly 40 per cent of public-sector physiotherapists want to leave their current job, posing a substantial threat to wor...

Participants of the ROOTS programme enjoy interacting.

24 Mar 2026

Health Sciences planting ROOTS

A pilot programme to support students from rural backgrounds in their first year of Health Sciences at Otago was launche...

A group of staff, students and family members pose for a photo at Te Tumu.

18 Mar 2026

Otago team charts course for Rapa Nui

Eight Otago tauira have been selected to join a delegation of staff and students travelling to Rapa Nui/Easter Island th...

a large group of people, some sitting, some standing, all facing the camera in front of a projector screen

12 Feb 2026

Pharmacy School future-focused

He Rau Kawakawa School of Pharmacy staff gathered to discuss how they can work together to build a better future for the...

Two rows of people standing underneath a sign over a doorway that says department of physiotherapy, some of the people are wearing white coats

09 Feb 2026

Physiotherapy alumna gives back to her homeland

Completing a community placement in Nepal was not only a rewarding way for alumna Ava Pun to conclude her Bachelor of Ph...

Man standing with his children - two sons and a daughter.

09 Feb 2026

Serving people and communities a focus for new Pharmacy Associate Dean Pacific

As Ellery Fruean steps into the Associate Dean Pacific role within the University of Otago’s School of Pharmacy, he brin...

Rutendo-Shadaya

13 Jan 2026

Time magazine ‘girl of the year’ exploring life at Otago

Just like the main character in her books, Rutendo Shadaya has been navigating her way through two very different worlds...

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