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He's not a hypocrite


Meet your OUSA Postgraduate Representative for 2026 - Fergus Parks.

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11 Jun 2026

Said yes, saw results


From an “awkward” start to having a jampacked schedule – saying yes has resulted in Manaaki Scholar Latu Mafi making the...

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08 Jun 2026

New Trust a testament to physiotherapy’s past and future


The School of Physiotherapy has established the Billie McLeod Trust to support student vaccinations and rural clinical p...

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29 May 2026

Micronesian trailblazer inspires Pacific students at Otago


It isn’t every day you get the chance to hear from someone who’s been to the bottom of the ocean.

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27 May 2026

Bullseye! Archery club’s efforts score new wall


Otago’s Archery Club is used to aiming at targets, and this year they’ve hit the big one – a new, purpose-built indoor a...

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17 May 2026

Dream professor spurs move from Delhi downunder


As the first person in her family to undertake a PhD, Navdeep Kaur’s ideas about what her supervisor should be like came...

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17 May 2026

New grad ready to embark on next chapter


Graduate James Heimuli's road to Otago reads like an adventure story.

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16 May 2026

Surreal but awesome


Completing a master’s degree in ecology is just one of many achievements for Elliot Weir, who graduates from the Univers...

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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...

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15 May 2026

Graduate from Thailand now a 'Kiwi at heart'


The lack of academic work connecting Thailand and New Zealand – beyond topics like trade, dairy, or business – was a key...

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15 May 2026

Double celebrations for twin graduates


From helping the fight against tuberculosis to representing New Zealand in sport and creating lifelong connections along...

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14 May 2026

Once a nurse, always a scholar


When Nina Batucan became a nurse she joined her mother, two aunties, two uncles and a brother in the profession. But it...

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14 May 2026

Friends who dig archaeology and PhD study


Everything is better when shared with a friend, and that includes doctoral study.

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