A successful claim for ACC payments for mental injury could result from a case in which an Otago woman had a mastectomy by mistake earlier this year, Dunedin ACC lawyer Peter Sara says.
For the first time in history, the human race has the technology and resources to end "the worst of global poverty" but the political will is lacking, University of Otago professor Andrew Bradstock has warned.
University of Otago music graduand Maddy Parkins-Craig has not only been drumming up a storm with her music studies, but also seems headed for a bright future as an alternative rock musician.
People who are frightened of making mistakes can learn a thing or two from the way their own bodies deal with errors, University of Otago professor Helen Nicholson says.
How many New Zealand heritage policy planners also have a PhD in aspects of Russian foreign policy?
Otago Museum is offering a new $5000 fellowship to boost research involving biological classification, and also plans to establish two scholarships for University of Otago postgraduate students later this year.
The historic Roslyn-Maori Hill tram, New Zealand's first electric tram, made another stop on its long journey early yesterday, returning to the Otago Settlers Museum.
Lawyers should "put out fires" not start them, leading New Zealand constitutional lawyer Mai Chen emphasised yesterday.
Making eventual changes involving the Earthquake Commission should be considered as a result of the major Christchurch earthquakes, Prof Robert Merkin, an international authority in insurance law, says.
Documents released under the Official Information Act have raised doubts about government estimates it would cost about $400 million to "Mondayise" two public holidays, Dunedin North Labour MP Dr David Clark says.
New Zealand should follow Singapore's example and use increased investment in science and technology to generate stronger economic growth, Prof Keith Hunter, the University of Otago pro-chancellor sciences, says.
Otago Museum organisers are urging more people to register for tomorrow's big quiz at the museum cafe.
During a successful Fudan University Day at the University of Otago yesterday, student musicians from China and Dunedin took part in an unscripted cross-cultural exchange.
A new era in which hundreds of tiny robots could search ruined buildings for survivors after a major disaster has moved a step closer, thanks to research by University of Otago graduand Toktam Ebadi.
It is vital that democracies like Norway continue to respond rationally to terrorist acts such as the massacre of 77 people by Anders Breivik, a visiting Norwegian, Birgit Brock-Utne, says.
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University of Otago sciences pro-chancellor Prof Keith Hunter has welcomed Government plans to boost funding for tertiary science teaching, but says other steps should also be taken to gain more benefits from science and technology.
It is full steam ahead for the Otago Excursion Train Trust, which won the top prize at the 2012 TrustPower Dunedin Community Awards last night.
Lovers of slightly curly questions will find plenty to enjoy and, occasionally, scratch their heads over, in a big team quiz planned for the Otago Museum on May 17.
Prof David Paterson, the associate head of the Oxford University Medical Sciences Division, has urged University of Otago graduates to be passionate about what they do, and strive to make a difference.
