Afghan Student's Association a necessity
Monday 29 November 2021
The Afghan Student’s Association (ASA) was founded at the end of 2020 with the intention of creating a community for the local Afghan students.
Medical student Cassian Duthie serves as the primary author on prostate cancer papers
Tuesday 23 November 2021
It’s not usual for medical students to do research on the side, and even less usual for them to be primary author on a research paper.
The potential to be the next generation of leaders
Tuesday 23 November 2021
Every year the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) brings together students from across the country who have potential to be the next generation of leaders for the Voices of the Future (VOTF) conference.
Students shine in FAME awards
Wednesday 10 November 2021
The high calibre of entries from the University of Otago has led to two School of Performing Arts students being awarded $10,000 FAME Emerging Practitioner Awards.
Helping each other PASS
Friday 29 October 2021
Peer Learning Programmes such as Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) and Peer Assisted Numeracy (PAN) are weekly interactive study sessions aimed at supporting student success, facilitated by second or third-year students. The programmes are offered through the Student Learning Development, part of the University’s Higher Education Development Centre.
Ones to Watch: Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe
Friday 29 October 2021
“Sleep doesn’t happen often” laughs third-year student Taikawa Tamati-Elliffe as he reflects on what has been a busy year so far with many achievements.
Students shave for a cause
Friday 29 October 2021
This year, ten students took on the Shave for a Cure campaign, saying goodbye to their locks and raising more than $18,000.
Māori leadership is crucial in Kiwi business
Friday 29 October 2021
Māori leadership is a crucial aspect for the future of any kiwi business. For the Otago School of Business, this is the reason a new programme which aims to develop leadership skills in promising Māori students has been developed.
Charities and lockdown
Friday 29 October 2021
Charities and small organisations can face challenges at the best of times but during a pandemic further obstacles can present in a multitude of ways.
Recognising sporting, cultural and community achievements
Wednesday 27 October 2021
The Blues and Golds Awards are an annual event of significance in recognising sporting, cultural and community achievements. This years ceremony looked a little different under Alert Level 2 guidelines, but they definitely weren’t any less exciting.
NZ Scholarships students celebrate completion
Friday 22 October 2021
The Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship students celebrated completing their studies at Otago last week.
Student-led te reo Māori classes popular with peers
Friday 17 September 2021
An eight-week te reo Māori class for medical students, set up by fellow students, was so popular it will be repeated in future years. The organisers explain how Te Reo Kia Ora sessions at the Hunter Centre began, the philosophy behind the classes and their hopes for the future.
Book prize highlights Pacific student achievement
Wednesday 15 September 2021
Since 2017, the family of Dr Claire Matthewson have presented the prize to the highest-achieving Pacific woman studying 200-level Division of Humanities papers.
Ones to Watch: Indira Fernando
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Just by being here as a sick, queer, woman of colour I make it easier for other people. This is what I would say to other students from minority backgrounds who want to pursue studies here.”
Wellingtonians experience Humanities at Otago
Tuesday 10 August 2021
Ten students from lower North Island schools have gained an early insight into University life during a recent trip to the Dunedin campus.
The hospital-level patient-treatment building for New Zealand’s only national centre for dentistry is right here in Dunedin.
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