Vaughan Elder

Frances Hodgkins Retirement Village will lose its tag as the ''pink palace'' once a six-month renovation project is finished.

Students will vote for a new Otago University Students' Association president next week and the result could lead to a stronger push for a student-run bar.

A University of Otago graduate has told her story about how she went from Dunedin to working for a United States company that sends satellites into orbit around Earth.

University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne recently marked two years in the role and Otago Daily Times tertiary education reporter Vaughan Elder caught up with her to see how she is finding the job of heading what is Dunedin's largest business.

A criminal's genetic make-up could in the future determine how long they are sentenced to spend in jail and affect when or if they might be released.

An Otago Polytechnic student who turned to his students' association when he was in financial strife is not surprised student demand for foodbanks is increasing.

The University of Otago is helping staff and students kick their smoking habits in anticipation of its Dunedin campus becoming smoke-free next year.

Dreams can unlock ways of curing both phantom pain and tinnitus, the head of Dunedin's neurosurgery research unit says.

A new $1.2 million piece of equipment has cemented the University of Otago's position at the forefront of New Zealand genomics research.

Almost 800 over-40-year-olds receiving the student allowance - including 40 from Otago institutions - will be ineligible under new rules the Government announced this year.

The Otago University Students' Association has brought some artistic flair on to campus as part of its 25th annual Art Week.

The America's Cup is not a ''nation against nation'' event and it is questionable whether Team New Zealand actually represents New Zealand, a University of Otago academic says.

The Otago University Debating Society's (OUDS) string of recent successes has continued, with one of its members chosen as the best speaker in a national debating competition.

The Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) is pushing for new ''ground rules'' in its funding arrangement with the university.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has accused AgResearch of a ''disingenuous cover-up'', saying a letter it sent in April gave the impression it planned to invest in Invermay, rather than cut jobs.

A University of Otago recommendation to remove a more than 120-year-old right allowing graduates to vote for members of its ruling body has been called an attack on democracy.

A phone call from AgResearch's chairman has given Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull hope political pressure is being applied to keep jobs at Invermay.