Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Yolanda van Heezik
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
- Castle 1 Lecture Theatre, 75 Albany Street, Dunedin North
Professor Yolanda Van Heezik of the Department of Zoology delivers her Inaugural Professorial Lecture discussing urban ecological research in New Zealand.
Prestigious honour for ground-breaking honey bee researcher
Thursday, 12 May 2022 3:55pm
University of Otago Emerita Professor Alison Mercer ONZM is “still in a state of shock” after learning she has been elected an International Member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS).
DNA provides unique look at moa and climate change
Wednesday, 11 May 2022 9:30am
Ancient moa DNA has provided insights into how species react to climate change, a University of Otago study has found.
Three Otago master's students excited to win annual DOC scholarships
Wednesday, 6 April 2022 8:33am
Three of the 10 annual Department of Conservation scholarship recipients are Otago master's students - Katie Fenton, Cailie Ward and Johanna Kann.
New non‑destructive DNA method opens opportunities
Tuesday, 5 April 2022 9:17am
A new method of obtaining ancient genomic data without damaging source material has been developed by University of Otago researchers, creating new opportunities for museum and archaeological collections worldwide.
Summer in Kaikoura a valuable experience for wildlife management student
Wednesday, 30 March 2022 1:02pm
An Otago Master's student spent her summer gaining valuable hands on experience working with banded dotterels in Kaikoura.
Blue-eyed shags survive Ice Age in New Zealand
Monday, 28 March 2022 9:18am
The genetic whakapapa of New Zealand’s blue-eyed shags stretches back millions of years – outliving their close relatives throughout the Ice Age – University of Otago research has found.
Big duck discovery
Thursday, 10 March 2022 10:36am
One of the richest fossil sites in New Zealand has revealed a new species of large, extinct, duck.
The Otago Postgraduate Association (OPA) here to help postgrads
Thursday, 10 March 2022 3:37pm
OPA hopes to increase its visibility among postgrad students this year.
2022’s OUSA Postgraduate Representative keen to address finance, communication issues
Thursday, 10 March 2022 3:27pm
Postgrad Rep keen to address finance, communication issues.
What is it like starting your PhD from overseas?
Wednesday, 9 March 2022 1:48pm
Three remote start students share what it's like beginning their PhD far from Otago University's campus.
More than 100 Otago University PhDs begun overseas
Wednesday, 9 March 2022 1:51pm
Since 2020 there have been 129 remote start students who have begun their PhD course from overseas.
What happened to Māori people’s way of life when the moa went extinct?
Tuesday, 8 March 2022 11:42am
An excavation site at Doctors Point is helping to shed light on a little-known part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s history.
Irreplaceable Professor Phil ‘Frogman’ Bishop posthumously wins at annual awards
Friday, 4 March 2022 3:43pm
Professor Phil Bishop posthumously received the Dean’s Medal for Contribution to Supervision in recognition of his outstanding efforts in supporting Zoology and Ecology postgraduate students.
