Interstellar worlds: new insights on planetary systems
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
A seminar by Dr Michele Bannister, University of Canterbury. At the Otago Geology Department in Dunedin. Also available via Zoom
Global Exchange: Similar but different
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 2:42pm
Otago Global Student Exchange is one of the many exciting opportunities students can take up during their studies. It creates an opportunity to travel, gain another perspective in a chosen industry and meet new people.
Microbe communities discovered under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf
Tuesday, 11 January 2022 8:51am
A University of Otago-led study has found evidence of a diverse community of microbes that thrive in the cold, dark, low-energy environment beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf, hundreds of kilometres from the open ocean.
Capturing stories of the past, for the future
Friday, 26 November 2021 11:30am
Ascending the well-worn steps and heaving open the wooden doors to the Geology Department provokes an immediate connection with our human and cultural history.
Excellence in teaching celebrated at Otago Staff Awards
Friday, 19 November 2021 9:56am
What would a teacher be without their students? The 2021 Otago Excellence in Teaching Award winners are all driven to teach by those there to learn.
Magnolia Day tradition strong in Department of Geology
Thursday, 23 September 2021 2:20pm
Shortly before New Zealand entered Alert Level 4 this August, the first signs of spring were starting to pop up on the Dunedin campus.
Fiordland endeavours result in significant funding
Monday, 13 September 2021 9:01am
Ten University of Otago researchers have been named winners of the 2021 Endeavour Fund.
Sea ice history sheds light on future climate change impact on Antarctic plankton
Friday, 10 September 2021 9:38am
A 170m-long record of marine sediment core from Antarctica is yielding new insights into the complex relationship between sea ice, the productivity of marine plankton, and climate change.
Otago researchers secure significant Endeavour funding
Wednesday, 8 September 2021 7:59am
Understanding the future of fjords and their ability to soak up carbon is one of nine University of Otago scientific research projects receiving more than $16 million from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).
Long-serving Geology Professor retires from teaching
Monday, 28 June 2021 9:22am
Professor Ewan Fordyce joined Otago’s Department of Geology in 1982. Just shy of 40 years later he has called time on his teaching career.
Dam strength determined by balanced rocks
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 10:49am
Balanced rocks, poised in position for 24,000 years, have been used to assess the current seismic integrity of the Clyde Dam in a University of Otago-led study.
Sisters in Science
Thursday, 3 June 2021 9:43am
Between them, Dr Cathy Cole and Dr Rosie Cole have clocked up three research expeditions to polar seas, forty ascents of Mount Tongariro, thousands of hours in a Scottish coral culture lab, and organised a ton of wax to mimic an eruption.
Geology gift provides unique hands-on fieldwork opportunities
Tuesday, 1 June 2021 11:23am
Seeing a need for today’s geology students to develop their hands-on field skills, Otago Geology alumnus Clynt Nauman and his fellow geologist and wife Jan decided to put their support behind re-establishing and enhancing two field trips run by Otago’s Department of Geology, Te Tari Tātai Arowhenua.
