The Dunedin economy is likely to benefit significantly from a rise of about 5% in the University of Otago's overall student roll and an 8.5% rise in full-fee-paying international students.
Proposed legislation to introduce voluntary membership of tertiary students' associations could damage Dunedin's tertiary education industry, Otago University Students' Association president Harriet Geoghegan said yesterday.
Several of the welfare changes announced by Government this week simply amounted to "bullying" and a return to outdated and discredited policies from the past, University of Otago Associate Prof Pat Shannon said yesterday.
Some of the delights and dilemmas of food production, preparation and safety will be highlighted during the next New Zealand International Science Festival, to be staged in Dunedin this winter.
Despite the huge power of computer search engines, internet-based learning does not threaten the future of science centres and museums, Dr Goery Delacote, one of the world's leading science centre directors, says.
In March last year, Claire Nodder attended a Dunedin ceremony to welcome her former Whangarei Museum head, Linda Wigley, to her new job as Otago Settlers Museum director.
Science came not only in talks to delegates but also in some unusual sounds played by Wellington musician Nic McGowan yesterday at the start of an Asia Pacific science centre network conference, at the Otago Museum.
The Government will open up more protected land to potential mining beyond the first three areas announced yesterday, adding further fuel to criticism the plans put New Zealand's environment and green credentials at risk.
Several thousand people flocked to the Otago Museum Reserve yesterday for a "very festive" and successful family fun day, linked to Otago Anniversary weekend, organisers said.
Port Chalmers residents will hold a "transition town" workshop this weekend, to develop practical projects aimed at improving sustainability and building a more resilient community.
Much of the recent debate about climate change involves an "invented controversy" promoted through "disinfor- mation", award-winning US physicist Prof Lawrence Krauss warns.
Central Otago winemaker Rudi Bauer missed out on a German "wine Oscar" at the weekend but was named New Zealand Winemaker of the Year at the Royal Easter Show in Auckland instead.
The long-term effect on children's developing brains arising from binge drinking during pregnancy is a matter of "serious concern", University of Otago researcher Dr Ruth Napper says.
Research by University of Otago bachelor of medical science honours student John Zhang is likely to shed new light on medical misadventure cases, involving anatomical-based errors.
The Otago Museum is moving on to the "world stage" by hosting the annual conference of an Asia Pacific science centre network, for the first time in New Zealand, organisers say.
Maori elders from Whangarei are making something of a habit of ceremonially handing over directors of the Whangarei Museum to the Otago Settlers Museum.
Some staff at the University of Otago College of Education are feeling "shell-shocked" by a review of college operations which aims to cut costs by $1.3 million and is likely to mean job losses.
The University of Otago has launched a scholarship fundraising appeal in honour of Prof Alan Musgrave, an internationally respected philosopher of science.
The installation of a state-of-the-art music console at the University of Otago's Albany St studio is a "fantastic" move which will help Dunedin strengthen its place as a force in music production, the university says.
Archivists say they are waiting "in the dark" and are increasingly worried about a lack of information and consultation over moves to restructure Archives New Zealand.