Covid-19 academics may be respected, but experts who warn of dangers associated with alcohol are pooh-poohed, University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne says.
This year’s Otago university students’ capping show was postponed three times and the actors had to keep their distance during rehearsals, but not even Covid-19 can halt a 126-year tradition.
Students achieving outstanding grades are missing out on selection for Otago University’s medical school. Others get preferential entry. Is the system equitable and what's best for the future of the health workforce?
Ongoing uncertainty about how long New Zealand’s border will stay shut and a likely plunge in income are keeping the South’s providers of education for international students on edge.
The University of Otago’s vice-chancellor has agreed to meet students who are seeking answers about possible changes to selection processes for the medical school.
University of Otago senior leaders have agreed to meet with students who requested urgent discussions about the way students are selected for medical school.
Most students at the University of Otago appear set to have their semester two examinations on campus, rather than online, if the region is in Alert Level 1 next month.
A doctor and senior academic who was one of only two Maori men to get into the Otago Medical School’s 1959 intake wonders if recent action to boost admissions from minority groups has been a little...
Student drinking establishment Starters Bar will be able to stay open until 3am several nights a week, in a move characterised as a special Dunedin trial.