Thursday 6 April 2023
From the Caribbean to the High Arctic, since leaving Otago Millie has travelled the globe as an Our World Underwater scholar, exploring scientific research, communication and conservation pathways.
Friday 4 November 2022
An Australasian research collaboration has shed new light on marine heatwaves in New Zealand’s coastal waters.
Monday 29 August 2022
Online voting is now open for one of Otago's three Three Minute Thesis competitors – master's candidate Katie Fenton is up against universities from around Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tuesday 24 May 2022
Having just completed her master’s, Millie Mannering has also accumulated an impressive list of awards and experiences for her CV.
Monday 23 May 2022
Learning about study options in the mid-nineties after a chat at Dunedin’s Captain Cook Tavern helped kickstart the future career of Otago alumnus – marine biologist Dr Richard (Rick) Hamilton.
Thursday 31 March 2022
One marine science student was put to the test competing in the 710-kilometre-long GODZone adventure race from the West Coast to Dunedin.
Tuesday 24 August 2021
The Pacific Ocean was part Willie Naitoko’s daily life as he grew up within a stone’s throw of the sea in Tonga’s capital city Nuku’alofa.
Thursday 20 May 2021
Engaging Pasifika school students in conversations about climate change and supporting them to tell their own stories is the kaupapa of an Otago research grant pilot-project led by Dr Gianna Savoie.
Tuesday 17 November 2020
New Otago-led Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) Coastal People: Southern Skies (CPSS) recently received $32 million in funding.
Thursday 12 November 2020
An inter-disciplinary group of Otago researchers is embarking on a collaborative study into the use of biodegradable, edible food coatings to combat plastic pollution.
Friday 9 October 2020
The University of Otago is proud to announce success in two applications for Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) funding in the latest Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) funding round.
Tuesday 9 June 2020
Otago Marine Science Master’s student Millie Mannering has been selected as the 2020 Our World Underwater Scholarship Society Australasian Rolex Scholar.
Wednesday 13 May 2020
Department of Marine Science’s Associate Professor Ceridwen Fraser has been invited to represent New Zealand in a new and significant Australian Antarctic programme, adding to the Department’s growing recognition for contribution to Antarctic research.
Wednesday 6 May 2020
For more than 20 years, Otago's New Zealand Marine Studies Centre (NZMSC) has played a key role connecting communities with their local marine environment through a wide range of outreach and education programmes and resources. Now it is doing the same thing - online.
Thursday 20 February 2020
Otago scientists studying sperm whales off the coast of Kaikōura have discovered earthquakes affect their ability to find food for at least a year.
Sunday, 18 June 2023
During a tour of the NZ Marine Studies Centre at Portobello, connect to your coast, meet local marine species at our touch tanks and discover what makes them special.
Sunday, 20 August 2023
During a tour of the NZ Marine Studies Centre at Portobello, connect to your coast, meet local marine species at our touch tanks and discover what makes them special.
Sunday, 8 October 2023
During a tour of the NZ Marine Studies Centre at Portobello, connect to your coast, meet local marine species at our touch tanks and discover what makes them special.
Sunday, 12 November 2023
During a tour of the NZ Marine Studies Centre at Portobello, connect to your coast, meet local marine species at our touch tanks and discover what makes them special.
Sunday, 10 December 2023
During a tour of the NZ Marine Studies Centre at Portobello, connect to your coast, meet local marine species at our touch tanks and discover what makes them special.
