Poetic plaudit for university
Poetic plaudit for university
Award-winning poet Cilla McQueen has urged University of Otago graduates to help look after our "beautiful golden goose of a world".
John Gibb
Otago link with lab continues
Otago link with lab continues
Dr Richard Webby (right) works with his mentor, fellow University of Otago graduate and world authority on bird flu Prof Robert Webster, at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2003.Photo: Supplied.
One highly-respected University of Otago microbiology graduate has been replaced by another as director of a World Health Organisation (WHO) laboratory co-ordinating international efforts to counter bird and animal flu viruses.
Risk seen in early setting of fees
Risk seen in early setting of fees
Setting domestic tuition fees earlier in the year could result in higher fees, University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof David Skegg says.
Skegg questions commitment to research
Skegg questions commitment to research
The University of Otago is "disappointed and perplexed" over the Tertiary Education Commission's failure to select Otago as the host for any of its Centres of Research Excellence
Mad about fungus
Mad about fungus
Fungal fever is hitting the greater Dunedin area this week with 45 fungus enthusiasts converging there to undertake the 22nd annual "New Zealand Fungal Foray".
Secret life of sea lions revealed
Secret life of sea lions revealed
Scientists are using satellite-linked monitoring equipment to gain insights into the mysterious offshore foraging behaviour of New Zealand sea lions which breed on the Otago Peninsula.
Pair kicked unconscious
Pair kicked unconscious
Police are investigating an assault at the Otago Museum Reserve, Dunedin, on Thursday night which resulted in two men requiring hospital treatment for their injuries, including multiple fractures and concussion.
The two men were walking through the reserve about 10.15pm when they were approached by three males who were unknown to them, police said.
Sophie's brother to accept her degree in rare honour
Sophie's brother to accept her degree in rare honour
"A little ray of light" will shine amid the Elliott family's sadness on Saturday.
Dunedin team creating smart car
Dunedin team creating smart car
Dunedin designers are developing a new generation of smart electric micro-vehicles to beat the traffic congestion which is clogging many of the world's cities.
Meeting food for thought
Meeting food for thought
Major benefits can be gained by University of Otago researchers and the Otago food industry working more closely together, university food scientist Pat Silcock says.
$6m grant for polytech campus
$6m grant for polytech campus
A tertiary Education Commission grant of nearly $6 million will enable the Otago Polytechnic finally to achieve its vision of a single, united campus in Dunedin.
Pedestrian crossing proposed
Pedestrian crossing proposed
The Dunedin City Council will assess the need for a pedestrian crossing in George St near Albany St where a woman was fatally injured last year.
Decision-making plea to graduates
Decision-making plea to graduates
Making dispassionate decisions based on the evidence is a habit which is ''increasingly under threat'', the British High Commissioner to New Zealand, George Fergusson, says.
Better relationship queried
Better relationship queried
Otago Museum managers are not holding their breath despite public assurances from Te Papa chief executive Dr Seddon Bennington that he wants to improve relationships with the Otago institution.
Polytech's approach applauded
Polytech's approach applauded
Otago Polytechnic's decision to weave ‘‘education for sustainability'' into all its courses has won high praise from Green MP Metiria Turei and Dr Morgan Williams, the former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Safety of heaters examined in court
Safety of heaters examined in court
SAFETY issues involving portable lpg heaters were scrutinised during a Dunedin Coroner's Court hearing into a fire in which an 80-year-old Dunedin woman died last year.
Plan for science welcomed
Plan for science welcomed
A leading young University of Otago researcher, Dr Peter Dearden, is applauding a just-released manifesto from a Royal Society panel, which urges adoption of a "radical'' new plan to strengthen New Zealand science.
Museum to restage Otago show
Museum to restage Otago show
A popular Otago Museum show, devoted to many of the most distinctively appealing features of life in the region, is to make a comeback in late June.
Royal Society being restructured
Royal Society being restructured
The Royal Society of New Zealand is restructuring its governance, as part of reforms aimed at boosting its effectiveness and strengthening science in this country.
Citizen role debate focus
Citizen role debate focus
The links between people power and key foreign policy issues such as waging war and signing trade agreements will be closely scrutinised during the University of Otago's next foreign policy school.