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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Monday, 13 September 2021 9:01am
Ten University of Otago researchers have been named winners of the 2021 Endeavour Fund.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
A seminar by Dr Michele Bannister, University of Canterbury. At the Otago Geology Department in Dunedin. Also available via Zoom