Staff in the University of Otago's School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences are ''devastated'' after a proposal to slash 13 full-time equivalent positions.
Former Cabinet minister Steve Maharey has been brought in to evaluate a shake-up of general staff at the University of Otago amid fears of significant job cuts.
A $24million cash injection will allow University of Otago researchers to search for solutions to some of the big health challenges facing New Zealand.