Students encouraged to get involved in sport
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Otago used the International Day of University Sport to encourage students to get involved in physical activity.
National award for Otago’s PASS team
21 September 2020
Otago’s Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) has been awarded the national Higher Education Heroes Award for its “exceptional quality of learning support care” during the country-wide COVID-19 lockdown.
Aquinas College teams up with City Sanctuary Project
Monday, 21 September 2020
Aquinas is the first college to join City Sanctuary with the aim of protecting birds, their food and their egg.
Students educate school children about Asian culture
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
An initiative to educate children about different cultures has Otago students creating fun in the classroom.
Success due to support, medication and sheer determination
Thursday, 3 September 2020
New graduate Renee Bond lost count of how many nights she spent in hospital in the past four years.
Otago student wins National Kaupapa Māori Moot competition
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
“Court-ready” was the consensus among the judges of this year’s National Kaupapa Māori Moot competition, before declaring Faculty of Law student Jacobi Kohu-Morris national winner.
University celebrates Sustainability Week
Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Otago students and staff were offered solutions to live a more sustainable life during Sustainability Week.
Audacious winners plan business launch
Monday, 27 July 2020
Two Otago students are becoming entrepreneurs with their cheeky business idea.
Otago allocates $1.5mil to students in financial hardship
Monday, 20 July 2020
The University of Otago student financial relief fund Pūtea Tautoko has now allocated just under $1.5 million to support students facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former OUSA president receives inaugural prize in politics
Thursday, 16 July 2020
Otago University Students’ Association president in 2019, James Heath, has received the inaugural NZ Business and Parliamentary Trust Prize in Politics.
Otago student leads team to award with at Global Enterprise Experience
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
A project led by an Otago student to save the lives of newborns suffering from jaundice in Nigerian villages that lack electricity is the winner of the Windeaters Social Entrepreneur Award in a New Zealand-led contest, the Global Enterprise Experience.
Selwyn College residents raise $3,350 for charity
Wednesday, 8 July 2020
Selwyn College residents, whānau and ex-residents have raised more than $3,000 for charity to help families suffering the impacts of COVID-19.
Meeting the new College leaders: Salmond and Studholme
Thursday, 2 July 2020
This year five of the 15 University and affiliated Residential Colleges have new leadership.
Student hoping Ethiopian cheese-making venture will help country develop
Monday, 29 June 2020
Liam Arthur readily admits heading to the highlands of Ethiopia to make high quality cheese after he graduates isn’t a typical career plan.
University of Otago Pacific Peoples' Achievement Awards announced
Sunday, 28 June 2020
Seven students are the recipients of the 2019 University of Otago Pacific Peoples’ Awards.
Online Student Support Hub launched during lockdown
Thursday, 25 June 2020
The online Student Support Hub was launched during lockdown to help support students.
The hospital-level patient-treatment building for New Zealand’s only national centre for dentistry is right here in Dunedin.
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