Academic Promotions
Friday, 16 December 2016 3:54pm
The number of female Professors in the Faculty of Law has doubled after the latest round of academic promotions. Seventeen leading academics from across the University of Otago’s Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington campuses are being promoted to full professor, including Margaret Briggs and Shelley Griffiths from the Faculty of Law.
Property Relationships Act (PRA) Symposium
Friday, 16 December 2016 4:47pm
On 8 and 9 December, the Faculty of Law hosted a symposium, Reviewing the PRA 1976: the major issues, which was held at the University of Otago Auckland Centre.
Associate Professor Janine Hayward appointed full professor
Friday, 16 December 2016 10:24am
Early next year Associate Professor Janine Hayward, Head of the Department of Politics, will join the ranks of an exclusive group of academics with her promotion to full professor.
Student secures Ministry of Justice summer internship
Thursday, 15 December 2016 12:40pm
From a pool of over 300 applicants, BA (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) / LLB graduate John Lee secured a summer internship with the Ministry of Justice.
DRUMedin is coming
Wednesday, 14 December 2016 11:56am
A 24-hour event supported by the University of Otago is hoping to drum up more support for the Dunedin Night Shelter Trust.
Special Collections offers weekly tours of new exhibition
Friday, 9 December 2016 1:38pm
Weekly tours through the University’s latest Special Collections exhibition will offer visitors a chance to hear some of the more complex stories of the literary families on display.
Children’s Rights Expert Visits Otago
Friday, 2 December 2016 3:38pm
The Faculty of Law and Children’s Issues Centre were delighted to host a visit by Professor Michael Freeman this week.
Otago Law Graduates Shine at 2016 NZ Law Foundation Annual Awards
Friday, 2 December 2016 4:29pm
On Tuesday night the NZ Law Foundation held their 2016 Annual Awards dinner at Te Papa, where all but one of the recipients were Otago Law graduates.
Humanities Panel on US Presidential Election
Wednesday, 30 November 2016 9:29am
It has been an extraordinary year in US politics. Donald Trump’s surprise win on 8 November came against everyone’s expectations, possibly even his own. A University of Otago Panel discussion tomorrow will take a closer look at the implications.
Theatre Studies actors punch above their weight
Tuesday, 29 November 2016 9:31pm
An impressive number of nominations for the 2016 Dunedin Theatre Awards have come from the University of Otago Theatre Studies programme.
Emeritus Professor Anne Smith Collection announced
Friday, 25 November 2016 12:26pm
The close relationship between the University of Otago and late Emeritus Professor Anne Smith has been honoured with a donation of books and journals from Anne Smith’s family to the University of Otago College of Education and the Children's Issues Centre.
Humanities Aronui Medal for Professor Tony Ballantyne
Friday, 25 November 2016 11:23am
Professor Ballantyne was awarded the Humanities Aronui Medal for reshaping scholarly thought on British imperial history at the 2016 RSNZ Research Honours dinner.
Two leading Otago researchers awarded prestigious national medals
Thursday, 24 November 2016 4:28pm
The outstanding achievements of two University of Otago researchers were recognised through the bestowing of prestigious national medals at last night’s 2016 Research Honours Dinner. The pair was among 13 New Zealand researchers honoured at the Royal Society of New Zealand event in Christchurch.
The 23RD NICHIBUNKEN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, 24 November 2016 11:00am
Japanese Studies Down Under: History, Politics, Literature and Art
Horror conference begins at Otago
Wednesday, 16 November 2016 11:04am
Vampires and zombies in the ongoing battle between enduring life and living death is just one of the topics being thrashed out at a conference with a difference on the University’s Dunedin campus this week.
Hocken Richdale collection gains UNESCO honour
Wednesday, 9 November 2016 9:11pm
A collection of ground-breaking research material held by the Hocken was yesterday inscripted to UNESCO's Memory of the World New Zealand register.
Celebrating 50 years of Otago's Frances Hodgkins Fellowship
Monday, 7 November 2016 9:56pm
Some of the finest artworks ever produced in New Zealand are on show in Dunedin from this week as the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and the Hocken Library host an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the University of Otago’s Frances Hodgkins Fellowship.
Celebrating the impact of 50 years of University of Otago Frances Hodgkins Fellowships
Tuesday, 1 November 2016 2:29pm
Some of the finest artworks ever produced in New Zealand are on show in Dunedin from this week.
Nato Down Under: Clouds over Asia-Pacific
Friday, 28 October 2016 10:52am
What possible interest might the Northern Hemisphere’s military alliance have in this part of the world? Plenty, it seems.
Manila's Pyrrhic Victory: ASEAN in disarray over the South China Sea
Thursday, 27 October 2016 11:08am
Once celebrated as a model multilateral organization and an agent of positive regional change, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in disarray.
Nietzschean Killers Meet Feminist Cop: Murder by Numbers and the Storying of Leopold and Loeb
Thursday, 20 October 2016 10:30am
This seminar examines the group of films based on the story of Nathan F. Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, whose joint kidnap and murder of 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago on May 21, 1924 was famously dubbed the ‘crime of the century’.
English internship’s fabulous start
Monday, 17 October 2016 11:37am
Otago’s first student of English to take the Division of Humanities new internship paper, Aleisha Pienaar, is discovering Dunedin’s literary riches, working on a significant project for the Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature.
Student initiative tackling human rights abuses
Monday, 17 October 2016 12:13pm
After witnessing first-hand the human rights abuses suffered by people with disabilities in countries of conflict, PhD candidate of the National Peace and Conflict Centre Robbie Francis established a social enterprise coffee business in Mexico specifically inclusive of people with disabilities.
UOCE mourns the passing of Helen Kelly
Friday, 14 October 2016 3:17pm
Helen Kelly remembered for her contribution to teaching and to people's rights at work.
Politics student elected to Community Board
Friday, 14 October 2016 9:10am
In the recent local body elections, Ryan Jones, currently studying towards a BA in Politics with a minor in Māori Studies, was elected to the West Harbour Community Board. An impressive achievement for a 19 year old.
University selects next College of Education Dean
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 3:58pm
The University of Otago has selected a top educational leadership researcher, Associate Professor Ross Notman, as the next Dean of its College of Education.
Politics and International Studies students take on Antarctica
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 9:02am
Later this year, BA (Politics) student Tom Lord, and MIntSt student Nita Sullivan will be heading to Antarctica as part of a 14-week multi-disciplinary programme.
Eggleton wins prestigious PM’s writing award
Tuesday, 11 October 2016 4:49pm
Writer and former University of Otago Burns Fellow David Eggleton is one of three winners of the 2016 Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement in poetry.
Otago introduces Bachelor of Arts and Science degree
Monday, 10 October 2016 10:56am
Wondering what to study at University?
Enjoy both Arts and Science?
You can do both!
New book a valuable resource for future-focused literacy practice
Thursday, 6 October 2016 4:49pm
University of Otago College of Education lecturers Dr Jane Tilson and Dr Susan Sandretto have launched a new book Integrating critical multiliteracies using the Four Resources Model: A New Zealand Guide.
Film celebrates Te Whāriki turning twenty
Wednesday, 5 October 2016 4:59pm
NZEI celebrates Te Whāriki turning twenty with a film featuring University of Otago College of Education Professor Helen May
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Legal Opinion Competition
Wednesday, 5 October 2016 12:30pm
On Friday 24 September, Kensington Swan representatives Ish Fraser, David Ireland, and Emma Gibbins headed down to Otago University for the annual Kensington Swan Legal Opinion Competition.
Politics staff join Fulbright Forum on the 2016 US Presidential Election
Friday, 30 September 2016 11:47am
Professor Robert Patman and Dr Carla Lam are panel members for the upcoming Fulbright Forum: 2016 US Presidential Election – a transformative event?
Summer Research Scholarships
Sunday, 25 September 2016 9:37pm
Applications are invited for four Summer Research Scholarships in the Faculty of Law.
Open Lecture by Ex Languages student
Friday, 23 September 2016 4:00pm
Jade Gray: Becoming an entrepreneur in China
Humanities myths busted
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 12:33pm
There are some humanities myths that need busting, writes University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne in this morning's Otago Daily Times.
Languages and Cultures Annual Culture Quiz - 2016
Tuesday, 20 September 2016 4:04pm
This year saw our biggest and best quiz to date, with over seven High Schools joining us.
International Language Week
Monday, 19 September 2016 4:08pm
Every year in the third week of August, we celebrate International Languages Week. During that week, we join with our university and secondary schools' multlingual and multicultural communities to celebrate languages and cultural diversities.
Summer School 2017
Monday, 19 September 2016 4:16pm
The Faculty of Law is proud to announce the summer school programme for 2017.
The Otago Women Lawyers’ Society 30th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Monday, 19 September 2016 5:03pm
OWLS invites all past and present members, members of the judiciary, the profession, the faculty, and their partners and supporters to an evening of celebration.
Celebrating Our Students' Success: Highlights
Sunday, 18 September 2016 10:40am
Chinese and Japanese language students awarded the Prime Minister's Scholarship for Asia.
Books launched in honour of Emeritus Professor Peter Skegg and Emeritus Professor John Smillie
Friday, 16 September 2016 4:27pm
On Thursday 8 September, the Otago Law Faculty celebrated the launch of two Law Foundation funded books written in honour of academic staff: Emeritus Professor Peter Skegg and Emeritus Professor John Smillie.
University of Otago announces Arts Fellows for 2017
Wednesday, 14 September 2016 12:40pm
The University of Otago’s prestigious Arts fellowships for 2017 have been announced.
University of Otago announces Arts Fellows for 2017
Wednesday, 14 September 2016 8:32am
The University of Otago’s prestigious Arts fellowships for 2017 have been announced.
Law of Obligations Symposium
Wednesday, 7 September 2016 4:03pm
In early August, the Faculty of Law hosted a Law of Obligations: Issues in Restitution Symposium.
Scenes from Macbeth, Julius Caesar and The Comedy of Errors
Friday, 2 September 2016 10:42am
Performed by the young actors of the SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production 2016 on 30 September and 1 October at 7.30pm.
Otago Daily Times misrepresents Humanities Division meeting
Monday, 29 August 2016 9:44am
University management and a staff union say a story in the Otago Daily Times on Friday misrepresented a meeting about the Humanities Division review.
Screenwriting Research Network Conference
Sunday, 28 August 2016 10:36am
In 2017 the annual international conference on screenwriting research will be hosted and organised by the Department of Media, Film, and Communication at the University of Otago in Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Otago host NZ Law Foundation 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow
Friday, 26 August 2016 4:35pm
The Faculty of Law was delighted to host the New Zealand Law Foundation 2016 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Professor Graham Virgo.
World’s Greatest Legal Philosopher Visits Faculty
Tuesday, 23 August 2016 2:45pm
The Faculty was delighted to host a recent visit by one of our own Otago graduates, Professor Jeremy Waldron. Jeremy is currently Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where he teaches legal and political philosophy.
Beach work benefits community
Monday, 22 August 2016 12:57pm
Experimental work to improve the resilience of vulnerable sand dunes at South Dunedin’s St Kilda Beach fulfils Otago Geography Master’s student Tom Simons-Smith’s desire for his research to directly benefit people.
Otago students lend support to those helping others
Friday, 19 August 2016 12:29pm
When the call went out last year for student volunteers to help out with an auction in support of Te Whare Pounamu Dunedin Women’s Refuge Appeals Month, Otago Law student Maddi Ingham didn’t hesitate to sign herself up. This year, she took on an even bigger Appeals Month role.
University of Otago teacher wins Prime Minister’s prize
Thursday, 18 August 2016 9:15am
For the fifth year running, the Prime Minister’s Supreme Award for tertiary teaching excellence has gone to a University of Otago academic.
Pacific Island Student Summer Scholarship
Friday, 12 August 2016 8:39am
Te Tumu and the Department of Politics are offering two summer scholarships for Pacific Island undergraduate students to undertake Pacific related research and other academic activities over the 2016/2017 summer period.
Enrol to vote by 12 August!
Thursday, 4 August 2016 8:56am
Are you enrolled to vote in local elections? If you’re not (or you’re not sure), check it out today and enrol by 12 August.
Otago hosts NZ's first model ASEAN meeting
Wednesday, 3 August 2016 12:27pm
On the 23rd of July, over 30 student gathered to take part in the very first Model ASEAN Meeting in New Zealand, organised by UN Youth Otago.
Politics students attend Youth Parliament
Tuesday, 2 August 2016 8:15am
Stephanie-Anne Ross (LLB/BA) and Callum Findlater (BA) were selected to attend Youth Parliament, held every three years at Parliament.
New Approaches to the Delivery of Legal Services
Tuesday, 2 August 2016 1:38pm
The Faculty of Law was pleased to recently host a public lecture by Chew Seng Kok, Managing Director of ZICO Holdings Inc on the topic: New approaches to the delivery of legal services.
Otago represented at International Political Science Association Conference in Poznan, Poland
Monday, 1 August 2016 8:22am
The 24th IPSA World Congress took place in Poznan, Poland from 23 -28 July 2016.
Giving back ethically
Tuesday, 26 July 2016 1:41pm
The latest in the Bulletin’s Otago volunteers series focuses on Sociology Associate Professor Martin Tolich, founder and convenor of the New Zealand Ethics Committee.
Author Barbara Else stays in the south
Monday, 25 July 2016 10:35am
Author Barbara Else has enjoyed her arts fellowship in Dunedin so much she and husband Chris have bought a home in the city and are staying.
Solicitor-General visits Faculty
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 1:43pm
In mid-July, Una Jagose QC, Solicitor-General and Otago LLB graduate visited the Faculty of Law to talk with current students about The Role of the Solicitor-General
New challenge to old orthodoxy: Fighting graft in developing countries is not necessarily a good thing
Wednesday, 20 July 2016 9:14am
PhD candidate Luca J. Uberti challenges the orthodox belief that combatting corruption in developing countries is a noble and beneficial practice. He shows that corruption is not always bad for economic growth and that combatting it may under certain circumstances do more harm than good.
Want to know more? Contact luca.jacopo.uberti@gmail.com
Breaking Silence: GI Babies and their Pasifika Mothers
Friday, 1 July 2016 3:44pm
Like a human tsunami, World War II brought two million American servicemen to the South Pacific where they left a human legacy of some thousands of children. These children and their indigenous mothers have largely been absent from written histories of the war. Mothers’ Darlings breaks that silence: this is the first book to give an account of the lives of some of these children and their mothers.
Gargantuan book launched
Thursday, 30 June 2016 9:18am
Faculty of Law Senior Lecturer Barry Allan has launched a gargantuan book of almost 2000 pages which the publisher says is one of the largest pieces of academic writing a single author has ever produced for a first edition in New Zealand.
Otago alumnus receives prestigious MEA award
Tuesday, 28 June 2016 1:42pm
Dr David Paterno, who gained his PhD at Otago in 2015, has received a prestigious Media Ecology Association (MEA) award for his PhD thesis.
University to review some Humanities programmes
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 9:33am
A University of Otago review of undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes across its Humanities Division is aimed at better meeting the changing demands and needs of students.
How does one retire after four decades of university study?
Tuesday, 21 June 2016 12:02pm
Two University of Otago retired Geographers Blair Fitzharris and Peter Holland discuss life after retirement.
Community performance timely for Caroline Plummer Fellow
Thursday, 16 June 2016 11:53am
When val smith started planning a community dance project based on the experiences that queer and transgender people have of public spaces, 50 people had not been killed in a gay nightclub in the United States.
Symposium 2017 "Environmental Adjudication in the 21st Century"
Tuesday, 14 June 2016 2:04pm
The Forum brings together members of the judiciary, practitioners and academics specialising in environmental adjudication, in order to facilitate, develop and disseminate cutting-edge research, and thus enable more effective and normatively legitimate environmental adjudication both within New Zealand and other jurisdictions.
New taught Masters offered from second semester
Wednesday, 8 June 2016 4:30pm
The Faculty of Law is offering the Master of Emerging Technologies Law (METL), with papers offered from second semester (July).
Student Ambassador Programme 2016
Friday, 3 June 2016 3:34pm
Student Ambassador Programme
The Law of Secured Credit Launches
Thursday, 26 May 2016 4:04pm
The Law of Secured Credit, by University of Otago academic Barry Allan was launched recently at a function hosted by the University and attended by friends, members of the profession, colleagues and students.
In memory of Professor Anne B. Smith
Tuesday, 24 May 2016 2:48pm
The College of Education mourns the passing of Professor Anne Smith on 22 May 2016.
Interdisciplinary work will improve the civil justice system
Thursday, 19 May 2016 3:47pm
The new director of New Zealand’s only civil Legal Issues Centre believes the key to improving the civil justice system for thousands of New Zealanders will involve looking outside the legal system.
Annual Spanish end of semester function
Sunday, 15 May 2016 4:30pm
The annual end of semester Spanish function was held on Thursday 15th May in the Humanities Division Tearoom. There was an array of Spanish food, drink, and music. The food was lovingly made by our Senior Lecturer Dr. Adelso Yanez.
Law and Medicine Symposium
Saturday, 14 May 2016 9:54am
Last month the Faculty of Law hosted a Law and Medicine Symposium, with the overall goal of facilitating discussion between participants in, and commentators on, health law in New Zealand.
Māori Leaders in Law – Secondary Schools Workshop
Thursday, 12 May 2016 10:03am
The Secondary Schools Workshop day is aimed at Māori students, currently in Year 12 or Year 13 at school. It will give them the opportunity to participate in a series of workshops, allowing them to gain firsthand experience with the process of working through a variety of legal problems or cases.
New Master of Politics launched in 2016
Thursday, 12 May 2016 10:15am
For students of Politics and cognate disciplines, our new taught Master of Politics (MPOLS) provides an exciting opportunity to develop valuable communication and analytical skills whilst obtaining a highly sought-after postgraduate qualification that combines coursework with a research dissertation.
Dunedin Tertiary Open Day 2016
Monday, 9 May 2016 10:13am
On Monday 9 May is the Dunedin Tertiary Open Day. This is a great chance for you to observe first-hand what the tertiary environment is like.
The Roslyn Scholarship presented to inaugural recipient
Thursday, 5 May 2016 4:31pm
First-year University of Otago law student Bridget Newman was recently named the inaugural recipient of The Roslyn Scholarship, a new Faculty of Law scholarship.
Congratulations Daniel: winner of the Bridget Gilchrist Language Perfect Scholarship
Wednesday, 4 May 2016 4:38pm
Language Perfect offered one lucky student a scholarship (Bridget Gilchrist Language Perfect Scholarship) of NZD$5000.00 towards their course fees when they enrolled in either a Bachelor of Arts (Languages) or Diploma in Languages at the University of Otago for the 2014 academic year.
Geologist teaches on TV
Wednesday, 30 March 2016 9:57am
Appearing in a television documentary series sparked a flood of texts to Dr Virginia Toy, including one saying she had shown that scientists are normal people who care deeply about their work - and are neither mad nor "boffins".
History, Art History & Visual Culture Students' Association
Thursday, 24 March 2016 8:49am
History, Art History & Visual Culture Students' Association Careers Options followed by drinks and nibbles
Three universities unite for Pacific research
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 8:33am
Research into the challenges and opportunities facing the Pacific Islands and their communities will flourish thanks to the uniting of resources and expertise of three New Zealand universities.
Master of Planning internship broadens thinking
Monday, 21 March 2016 11:54am
Otago's Nathan Harris is the first student from the Master of Planning course to be an intern with the University's Property Services.
Putin targets Merkel on sanctions
Friday, 18 March 2016 10:03am
Otago Professor of International Relations Robert G. Patman says it is clear that Vladimir Putin’s regime is targeting Angela Merkel’s CDU-CSU coalition government in a bid to break the international sanctions imposed on Russia for its intervention in the Ukraine in 2014.
A History of New Zealand Women
Thursday, 17 March 2016 1:54pm
An interview of Professor Barbara Brookes has appeared in the April issue of North and South in relation to her latest book, A History of New Zealand Women.
Atmospheric scientist to do glacier-focused research at German university
Thursday, 17 March 2016 1:27pm
Geography’s Dr Nicolas Cullen has been awarded two grants to do a research project in Germany aimed at teasing out the key atmospheric processes controlling both glacier advance and retreat in the Southern Alps.
Focus on Ireland's Easter Rising
Wednesday, 16 March 2016 11:57am
The complicated legacy of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, and its impact in New Zealand, will be the focus of a conference in Dunedin next week, which was organised by the University of Otago’s Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies.
Families of NZ conscientious objectors sought to share and preserve stories
Thursday, 10 March 2016 12:49pm
A University of Otago academic researching the experiences of the families of New Zealand’s conscientious objectors is gauging interest in a “truth and reconciliation” gathering in mid-October 2017.
Time passed at the “speed of a shark” for Frances Hodgkins Fellow
Tuesday, 8 March 2016 1:24pm
Relief. Elation. Post-show blue. Mildly anxious.
Think-tank will offer new insights on waterfront
Monday, 7 March 2016 9:46am
Visiting academic Senior Lecturer Dr Jan Lorenz Wilhelm hopes think-tank will provide clarity on issues around the future use of Dunedin’s waterfront.
Students ‘on target’ in Forensic Law
Friday, 4 March 2016 9:49am
In early February, the Wellington Pistol Club hosted students from the University of Otago, as part of their Summer School course on Forensic Law.
“Back doorstep” project unearthed for Archaeology staff
Wednesday, 17 February 2016 6:50am
Artefacts painting a picture of some of Dunedin’s early residents have been unearthed by staff of Otago’s Department of Anthropology and Archaeology as the University’s Dental School redevelopment gets underway.
Law Career Events 2016
Tuesday, 16 February 2016 5:28pm
Meet the Dean and hear about studying law at Otago.
Law students brief Dunedin officials on Climate Change
Thursday, 11 February 2016 3:32pm
Students from the Faculty of Law at the University of Otago recently concluded their summer school course on Climate Change and Law with a presentation to Dunedin officials.
University of Otago College of Education 2015 Academic Achievement Awards
Tuesday, 9 February 2016 1:26pm
Prof Lisa Smith congratulates Academic Achievement Award recipients
1916 Easter Rising Centenary conference
Tuesday, 2 February 2016 10:39am
The Centre of Irish and Scottish Studies and Toitū Otago Settlers Museum are proud to be able to invite you to a two-day conference open to the public that brings together local and international experts to begin telling the story of New Zealand's response to Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising.
Course Advising 2016
Monday, 1 February 2016 3:00pm
Below is some important information for all law students regarding course approval over the period Wednesday 24 February - Friday 26 February.
