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He's not a hypocrite

Meet your OUSA Postgraduate Representative for 2026 - Fergus Parks.

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Professor Sarah Wakes (Mathematics), Senior Lecturer Edmond Fehoko (Human Nutrition), and Professor Katherine Black (Human Nutrition), stand infront of artwork on the University of Otago campus.

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...

Eight people standing next to each other in front of whiteboards with '3/5 Minit Kōrero' on them

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...

WAI Wanaka researchers on boat thumbnail

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...

Two women standing behind a bench wearing gloves, with samples of mud on the table

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...

James Mulcahy (left) and Peter Harris, pictured near their Queenstown Lakes District Council offices.

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...

Four men pose for a photo outside the Zoology Department's Marples Building.

15 Jun 2026

Simulation outbreak traced to Zoology Department

Forget 'Dungeons and Dragons', it’s 'Basements and Aliens' in the steampunk surrounds of Zoology's historic Marples Buil...

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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...

The front of the physiotherapy building early in the morning

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...

Two women hold a large piece of seaweed between them at a rocky shore.

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.

Two women and a man pose with archery equipment in front of an archery wall.

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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