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29 Jul 2026
Antarctica storms becoming more frequent and intense
Winters in Antarctica’s Ross Sea have become stormier in recent decades, impacting sea-ice conditions and field operatio...
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28 Jul 2026
System changes needed to lift pēpi immunisation rates
Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system is contributing to inequitable enrolment and immunisation of pēpi, a University of...
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27 Jul 2026
Otago welcomes new Council member
Experienced director and general practitioner, Dr Doug Hill, has been appointed to the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whak...
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23 Jul 2026
Mothers’ devotion to newborns begins in the brain
New research has found a hormone is responsible for making mothers’ interactions with newborns feel rewarding rather tha...
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17 Jul 2026
Pacific women call for better cancer education and culturally responsive care
A major University of Otago - Ōtākau Whakaihu Waka study has found significant gaps in Pacific women’s knowledge of gyna...
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15 Jul 2026
Study debunks misleading women’s exercise advice
Women should ignore most of the exercise advice they see on social media, University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka res...
Undergraduate news (Te Aka Tauira)
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27 Jul 2026
Representing the voices of rangatahi
Dedication and service are second nature to Otago tauira Zara Campbell.
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23 Jul 2026
The role of biotechnology in selling the science
Why should we care about science and does all research need to have immediate benefits?
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21 Jul 2026
Wicked problems make better people
The University of Otago is a place of many New Zealand firsts – the first medical school, the site of the first radio br...
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13 Jul 2026
Hunting dinosaurs in the Badlands of Canada
From the quarries of Otago to the hoodoos of Alberta, Oliver Mitchell’s hot on the trail of stone-cold fossils.
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08 Jul 2026
Rau programme opens doors to research
A two-week research placement is giving tauira Māori the chance to investigate scientific questions of interest to them...
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02 Jul 2026
Future tauira recognised for te reo Māori
A shared passion for te reo Māori has earned two Otago secondary students special recognition as they prepare for univer...
Postgraduate news (Te Pānui Tāura)
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21 Jul 2026
Wicked problems make better people
The University of Otago is a place of many New Zealand firsts – the first medical school, the site of the first radio br...
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16 Jul 2026
Event celebrating te reo Māori ‘incredibly inspiring’
Competition was “fierce “ at the first Ōtakau Whakaihu Waka Māori 3/5 Miniti Kōrero competition.
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13 Jul 2026
Writer 2026 looking for overlooked details and ordinary moments
The University’s annual creative writing competition opens for entries today, with the prompt: Small things – overlooked...
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25 Jun 2026
Funding drive launched to support student-led freshwater science
WAI Wānaka, in partnership with the University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka and Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln Univ...
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22 Jun 2026
Ancient mud predicts the future
“What goes on in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica – it has global implications,” Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid s...
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17 Jun 2026
Queenstown Lakes District a ‘living lab’ for Otago postgraduates
When a region that’s undergoing rapid growth and unique economic and environmental pressures offers itself up to a unive...
Staff news
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28 Jul 2026
System changes needed to lift pēpi immunisation rates
Aotearoa New Zealand’s health system is contributing to inequitable enrolment and immunisation of pēpi, a University of...
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28 Jul 2026
150 years of teacher education
Opportunity. Resilience. Adaptability. Belonging. For retiring University of Otago College of Education Professor, Hugh...
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27 Jul 2026
Otago welcomes new Council member
Experienced director and general practitioner, Dr Doug Hill, has been appointed to the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whak...
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27 Jul 2026
Humanities internships opening doors for tauira
If the word internship conjures up images of coffee runs and photocopying, you may be surprised to hear what the busy ta...
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24 Jul 2026
Let’s dance Dunedin
During a year of stunning professional highs, this year’s Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance with the University...
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24 Jul 2026
Homecoming moment for alumna leading Enterprise Digital Support
Returning to Otago was never simply a career move for alumna Lemalu Christina Mualia. It was a homecoming.
Alumni news
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28 Jul 2026
150 years of teacher education
Opportunity. Resilience. Adaptability. Belonging. For retiring University of Otago College of Education Professor, Hugh...
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24 Jul 2026
Ode to ‘everyday resilience’ scores award for Otago composer
Seeing their piece performed live at the “Olympics of contemporary music” has confirmed something for Otago alum Lucky P...
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21 Jul 2026
Inaugural music award winner aiming high
Keep doing something until it no longer makes you cry may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but for up-and-coming o...
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20 Jul 2026
CApSc Building renamed in honour of generous benefactor
The signs are up and it’s official.
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20 Jul 2026
Celebrating change, and finding your niche, at Otago
The question “are you still practising medicine?”, engenders a wry smile and comment from Otago alumnus and semi-retired...
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17 Jul 2026
Protests, politics and prizes – recollections from an OUSA President
Digital artist Helen Jamieson shares some of the good, the bad and the funny moments from her time as the 1991 Otago Uni...