Discover what's happening with Marketing at Otago
Read stories on Marketing staff, students or research, or find information on upcoming seminars, events and lectures. During the year, the Department also hosts many public lectures and events from our researchers and subject experts. For Marketing staff, we have an upcoming departmental seminars calendar, ensuring that everyone is kept up-to-date.
Media Features
News stories and features from national and international media featuring the Department of Marketing, plus Marketing features from He Kitenga (Otago's high-quality research publication) and the University of Otago Magazine.
Upcoming Departmental Seminars
A calendar of seminars for the Department of Marketing.
Events Calendar
An up-to-date list of Marketing events open to the public.
News
16 May 2026
The passionate plastics purger
Pham Van Hau knows that when his name is called out during today’s graduation ceremony, some audience members may find t...
19 Apr 2026
Caring for the carers
In dementia studies, the spotlight often falls on the person living with the condition. But one University of Otago acad...
02 Apr 2026
Research questions legitimacy of promoting harmful products
Marketers need to pay more attention to how marketing practises normalise the consumption of products that are known to...
02 Mar 2026
Alumni who are kind of a big deal...
It’s been an eventful four years for Kind of a Big Deal, an online comedy duo starring Otago alumni Ryan Forlong and Bry...
07 Nov 2025
Supervisor with ‘super positive vibe’ takes top award
Dr Bridie Allan has won the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) Overall Supervisor of the Year Award for 2025.
30 Oct 2025
Years of rehabilitation pay off for athlete
After overcoming severe injuries that left her wondering if she would ever compete again, a sport aerobics athlete has f...
30 Sep 2025
Ode to a not-so-straight academic path
Communications and Marketing student Jemma Wallace is living proof that overseas internships aren’t solely the preserve...
10 Sep 2025
The power of easy choices wins 3MT® final
“What do breast milk and testicles have in common?”
26 Aug 2025
Maverick’s journey of family, culture and scholarship
Maverick Ryan’s achievement in graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing with a minor in Pacific Studies from...
21 Aug 2025
Urgent need to restrict unhealthy marketing: Study
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers are calling for restrictions on unhealthy food, alcohol, and gamb...
12 Aug 2025
Forget materialism, a simple life is happier: research
In an age where billionaires and conspicuous consumption are increasingly on display, new Otago-led research shows a sim...
22 Jul 2025
Student’s stellar voluntary mahi brings rich rewards
The tendency to beat an unwavering path from scarfie flat to lecture theatre and back again, with a spot of socialising...