He's not a hypocrite
Meet your OUSA Postgraduate Representative for 2026 - Fergus Parks.
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27 Aug 2026
Patient PhD grad overcomes challenging delays
After a delayed start brought about a challenging beginning to her PhD journey, this Otago graduate couldn’t be more ela...
26 Aug 2026
Celebrating Māori academic success
Māori academic success takes many forms, from emerging postgraduate researchers to established professors.
26 Aug 2026
Ship Captain completes Master’s voyage
“It’s a funny story,” begins Surveying graduate Edwin Brooks, as she explains how a sea voyage from Canada led to a Mast...
25 Aug 2026
Taking steps towards antibiotic equity
Austria and New Zealand might seem worlds apart, but an international student’s research into antibiotic equity proves t...
25 Aug 2026
From Ōtaki to Otago and back
When Heniti Buick began at the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka at 17, she did not have a “grand career plan”.
24 Aug 2026
To break, or not to break?
Dr Patrick Mazzocco would have a lot of questions for someone considering a career break, starting with ‘what’s prompted...
23 Aug 2026
Pacific trailblazer celebrates ‘surreal’ graduation
For Dr Amanaki Misa, graduating with a Doctor of Business Administration was never going to be a milestone he achieved a...
20 Aug 2026
Putting others first to find your path
Proud to be graduating with a PhD in a life-saving research area, this University of Otago graduand believes helping oth...
20 Aug 2026
PhD graduand develops tool that could protect Aotearoa's biosecurity
It might take a village to raise a child, but it can also take a community to help a PhD candidate graduate, as Benjamín...
19 Aug 2026
Breaking the curse of endometriosis pain
Department of Psychology PhD graduand Ashlee Berryman is on a mission to stop endometriosis pain, and a Neurological Fou...
19 Aug 2026
From golfing scholarship to exploring the gut lining
Mikayla King (Tūhoe) was devastated when the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown meant she had to leave the college she was studying...
18 Aug 2026
Past learning creates a hopeful future
More than seven years after first enrolling, Paul Kane will graduate this weekend with a PhD and a deep sense of pride,...