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Big issues, lite issues – Critic Co-Editors have it covered

2026 has been a rollercoaster for the team at Critic Te Ārohi – and it’s only May.

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23 Jul 2026

The role of biotechnology in selling the science

Why should we care about science and does all research need to have immediate benefits?

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...

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13 Jul 2026

Hunting dinosaurs in the Badlands of Canada

From the quarries of Otago to the hoodoos of Alberta, Oliver Mitchell’s hot on the trail of stone-cold fossils.

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08 Jul 2026

Rau programme opens doors to research

A two-week research placement is giving tauira Māori the chance to investigate scientific questions of interest to them...

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02 Jul 2026

Future tauira recognised for te reo Māori

A shared passion for te reo Māori has earned two Otago secondary students special recognition as they prepare for univer...

A group of women pose for a photo in the Business School.

02 Jul 2026

Marketing students chase eyeballs for local organisations

Digital marketing students learn much from their lecturers about how to navigate the perennial battle for eyeballs.

Akaina Tuiono and a team mate are pictured at the latest Trans-Tasman Tournament in Australia.

01 Jul 2026

Community at the centre of Pharmacy student’s sporting success

New Zealand pétanque player and second-year Pharmacy student Akaina Tuiono credits her upbringing as both the reason beh...

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22 Jun 2026

There’s scrum-thing special about Lara

When she’s not studying hard at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Lara Clough can be found racing around the rugb...

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18 Jun 2026

Competition fierce but Otago sportswomen resolute

Plenty of determination was on display when the three School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology students representing Otago to...

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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...

Student Grace Cinque is pictured in front of the Ōwheo river

05 Jun 2026

Plotting a future that hits the mark

Grace Cinque’s spending her fourth year at Otago operating remote-controlled boats.

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