John Gibb

Understanding more clearly what causes loss of muscle mass in old age could help some older people live happier, more productive lives.

Many University of Otago students attended an annual teaching expo yesterday, to learn more about job prospects in teaching, after they graduate.

The Dunedin City Council will soon advertise for a new director of the Toitu Otago Settlers Museum, and closer links with the Otago Museum also seem likely after recent talks.

Priorities in Maori health policy have shifted from an initial ''crisis response'' to individual patients facing serious health challenges to a more strategic approach, Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell said yesterday.

The University of Otago English and history departments have been ranked in the top 30 university departments in their respective disciplines in the world, in recent QS World University Rankings.

University of Otago student Ben Ayto has been awarded a national scholarship, amounting to $280,000 over four years, to undertake further study in the United States.

The tragic shooting deaths of two Dunedin children highlight the ''totally unfair'' situation sometimes facing judges having to decide on protection order breaches without full access to Australian criminal records.

Two University of Otago physics students have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by helping develop laser-operated ''optical tweezers'' that precisely split clouds of ultracold atoms and smash them together.

The University of Otago is likely to gain ''significant resources'' for research after being named in an alliance to tackle the first of the Government's multimillion-dollar science challenges.

Five academics have been awarded University of Otago Teaching Excellence Awards for their ''outstanding teaching skills''.

Heritage campaigner Ann Barsby says she is encouraged by the response to her appeal for help over the costs of shifting a 19th-century cottage from near the Dunedin Gasworks Museum South Dunedin.

Despite improvements in the New Zealand legal system, there is ''no room for complacency'' about the possibility of miscarriages of justice, Supreme Court Justice Sir William Young says.

A powerful new genomics analysis tool at the University of Otago is expected to make a significant contribution to cancer research.

The western bank of the Water of Leith, opposite the University of Otago clocktower building, is being reshaped as the latest phase of flood protection work continues.

The University of Otago's Hayward College, named in honour of the late Jock and Vera Hayward, now also has a Hayward as chairwoman of its advisory council.