News and events from the Otago Arts Fellows
SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
Tuesday, 17 July 2018 9:37pm
The stories of migrant and refugee women students are being highlighted by the University of Otago’s Centre for Global Migrations.
Wednesday, 11 July 2018 9:14am
A University of Otago study calling for consideration of law reform in the complex field of parental alienation has been published this week in the New Zealand Family Law Journal.
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 7:59pm
The University of Otago will mark the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage with two events next week.
Tuesday, 3 July 2018 7:06pm
The Director of this year’s University of Otago Foreign Policy School, Professor Robert Patman, says last weekend’s event was the most successful and best attended that he has been involved in.
Monday, 18 June 2018 11:28am
Pauline Smith, from the College of Education Southland Campus has been nominated as a finalist for the NZ Book Awards for children and young people.
Thursday, 14 June 2018 12:55pm
Two Otago staff members from different corners of the campus are collaborating on a book which they hope will help preserve a slice of Dunedin and Otago history – but they need help.
Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:12am
Many New Zealand consumers are unaware of the environmental impacts of their meat consumption and this may be influencing our high meat intake, according to a study by the University of Otago.
Friday, 8 June 2018 12:21pm
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Thursday, 31 May 2018 10:45am
A group of University of Otago archaeologists have uncovered the peripheries of a 14th century Māori village in Gisborne.
Tuesday, 29 May 2018 10:38am
New research from the University of Otago has uncovered the secrets to help children become better energy savers – and it is calling on parents and schools to take note.
Monday, 28 May 2018 12:28pm
An initiative that has enabled more than 100 students, many from Otago, to carry out voluntary work abroad since 2006 has been given a new lease on life, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne and Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) CEO Stephen Goodman in Wellington last week.
Friday, 25 May 2018 1:46pm
An initiative that has enabled more than 100 mostly geography students from Otago University to carry out voluntary work abroad since 2006 has been given a new lease on life, following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne in Wellington this week.
Thursday, 24 May 2018 2:26pm
With an average hourly charge-out rate of about $300, private lawyers are often out of reach for New Zealanders needing legal assistance, according to research from the University of Otago.
Thursday, 24 May 2018 1:45pm
The University of Otago is offering Chinese translation paper for the first time from the start of next semester – and is promoting it with the help of an entertaining video.
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 10:07pm
For most students, crisp mornings and falling leaves signal the time to hunker down and get their assignments done, but this April saw Law and Commerce student Cory Morrison preparing for a different kind of test, this one in the heat and humidity of the tropics: international test match rugby.
Thursday, 10 May 2018 9:49am
Enrol now for semester two papers.
Monday, 7 May 2018 9:10am
University of Otago experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy are welcoming a Government invitation to formalise a relationship to shape the future of AI and predictive analytics software use in New Zealand.
Tuesday, 1 May 2018 8:59am
PhD Candidate New University Maori Chaplain
Tuesday, 1 May 2018 3:30pm
Applications for our Initial Teacher Education programmes open now.
Friday, 13 April 2018 9:44am
Given about 5 per cent of New Zealanders suffer Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with resulting productivity losses ranging from an estimated $49 to $200 million, a University of Otago lecturer is calling for more attention on the disorder.
Friday, 6 April 2018 8:10am
Coverage in the Otago Daily Times, 27 March 2018, of Professor Hallie Buckley's seminar, jointly hosted by the Centre for Global Migrations and Department of History and Art History.
Thursday, 5 April 2018 3:07pm
Theology short courses on offer
Wednesday, 4 April 2018 11:20am
Court processes can be foreign and alienating for many; new animations developed for New Zealand by the University of Otago aim to break down these barriers to justice.
Thursday, 29 March 2018 9:05pm
A beautiful picture book based on the First World War experiences at Gallipoli and the Somme of Dunedin’s Alexander Aitken (1895-1967) and his violin was launched at the Hocken last week.
Thursday, 29 March 2018 9:35pm
University of Otago staff and students are joining many across Dunedin in “painting the town Ed” this Easter, as British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran comes to the city to perform three concerts.
Tuesday, 27 March 2018 9:55am
The Department of Theology and Religion, University of Otago, and some Dunedin Churches now offer short courses which are held during each semester. These courses are supported by the Continuing Education Office of the University of Otago.
Thursday, 22 March 2018 4:55pm
Monday, 19 March 2018 9:55am
A delegation from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa is hoping a paddle it gifted to the University of Otago’s Office of Maori Development is the start of a long and fruitful journey.
Monday, 19 March 2018 3:09pm
Faith Thinking courses 2018
Friday, 9 March 2018 1:23pm
Ihlara McIndoe's passion for music and law are sending her to the UN's New York Headquarters as leader of a delegation to the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Thursday, 8 March 2018 9:49am
Otago’s 2018 Arts Fellows were officially welcomed to the University yesterday, at a function at the Hocken Collections.
Thursday, 8 March 2018 10:24am
For the second year running, Otago has been ranked among the top universities in the world for sports-related subjects.
Monday, 5 March 2018 12:12pm
Receiving a Commendation from New Zealand’s Japanese Ambassador fulfils a long held dream for Otago Languages and Cultures Teaching Fellow Haruko Stuart – who aims to bridge the gap between Japan and English-speaking countries.
Thursday, 1 March 2018 2:51pm
The three Otago departments which this week won awards for fostering postgraduate research culture share a common approach: they make their postgraduate students a priority.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018 2:43pm
Robbie Francis has dedicated her studies and spare time to championing respect, tolerance and diversity, so attending a prestigious international leadership school promoting exactly those same values, was a "reaffirming" experience for her.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018 10:31am
The Department of Theology and Religion is pleased to present the Thomas Burns Memorial Lectures 2018
The series will be presented by Professor Jeremy Begbie (Thomas A Langford Research Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School, North Carolina)
Friday, 16 February 2018 1:10pm
Known for his artistic diversity, Campbell Patterson’s latest exhibition, at the Hocken Collections, Uare Taoka o Hākena, is a brilliant showcase of his talent.
Monday, 12 February 2018 8:18am
The Centre for Global Migrations features in the University of Otago magazine (October 2017).
Monday, 12 February 2018 8:35am
Our Centre member Dr Dennis Wesselbaum's opinion piece on Dunedin's opportunity to benefit from climate change migrants.
Friday, 9 February 2018 12:42pm
Otago Summer School students pool their brains to solve access to justice problems for everyday New Zealanders.
Wednesday, 7 February 2018 3:09pm
First-year Arts and/or Law students must attend one of the presentations to be held on Wednesday 21 February and Thursday 22 February.
Wednesday, 7 February 2018 4:24pm
A significant new book edited by four Otago professors, examines New Zealand's family finance laws, amidst concerns that the current property sharing regime is falling behind modern times.
Monday, 29 January 2018 3:12pm
A University of Otago academic has received a prestigious award for his work on 18th century writer James Boswell.
Wednesday, 17 January 2018 3:39pm
Why are dozens of Otago students in quiet and peaceful Dunedin spending their summer days learning about international responses to terrorism?
Tuesday, 16 January 2018 11:30am
From crime scenes on the street to procedure in the court room, 10 school students are getting a behind the scenes look at the the law during their Hands-on programme at the University of Otago's Faculty of Law.
Friday, 20 July 2018
Vitaly Chernetsky (U of Kansas) speaks on the parallels between Conrad's "Amy Foster" and Vasyl' Stefanyk's "A Stone Cross"
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Matthew Marshall and Heleen du Plessis play a range of works that show off a variety of guitar and cello techniques, sounds and moods.
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Thursday, 26 July 2018
The two schools will perform excerpts from Henry VI and The Merry Wives of Windsor.
