Hundreds take to the street before graduations
More than 620 graduands and their families took to Dunedin's main street to march in the parade before two University of Otago graduation ceremonies today.
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Otago students advised to get immunised over break
Otago students advised to get immunised over break
University of Otago students are being urged to get immunised against meningococcal disease over the summer break as the number of cases of the disease continues to rise.
Local lingo keeps Uruguay pair on toes
Local lingo keeps Uruguay pair on toes
Central Otago farmers have their own way of speaking, which makes it interesting for Uruguayan students Lorena Andiarena (21) and Ana Goncalvez (24).
OUSA purchases Starters bar
OUSA purchases Starters bar
The Otago University Students' Association has bought one of the last remaining bars near the Dunedin campus.
Visitors left impressed by graduation parade
Sydney visitors left impressed by city graduation parade
The stars aligned for both Dunedin and visitors when the peak day of the cruise ship season coincided with the start of the city’s record December graduation ceremonies.
Graduates urged to ‘link with all humanity’
Graduates urged to ‘link with all humanity’
Univiersity of Otago graduates should celebrate and maintain the "bonds of love" and their "links with all humanity and all life"on the planet, Prof Peter Crampton says.
Licence to swill led to severe alcohol problem
Licence to swill led to severe alcohol problem
James Bond, the secret agent with a licence to swill, drank his way to a severe alcohol use disorder, according to University of Otago researchers.
Happy to be wearing a mortar board again
Happy to be wearing a mortar board again
After fitting thousands of University of Otago graduates with their pre-graduation mortar boards, Rebecca Harding will wear one herself today when she graduates from the university.
Graduating dental surgeon proud of Maori heritage
Graduating dental surgeon proud of Maori heritage
Many people might feel out of their depth if they encountered someone with facial injuries, but University of Otago graduate Rob Mane loves helping to make a life-changing difference for such patients.
Record 2850 graduates boost for city
Record 2850 graduates boost for city
A record-setting surge of about 2850 Dunedin tertiary students will graduate this month, generating "fantastic" benefits by sparking higher demand for hotel beds and restaurants, and boosting the economy.
Hart gives $10m towards facility
Hart gives $10m towards facility
A $10 million donation to the University of Otago by New Zealand’s richest man will help the institution open a new $28.2 million dental teaching facility in South Auckland.
Heavy drinking at Otago Uni falls
Heavy drinking at Otago Uni falls
Scarfies are getting drunk less often, but they are still drinking to intoxication more than students at other universities, a new study suggests.
Updated oath to be used today
Updated oath to be used today
The latest graduating University of Otago medical students will this morning recite for the first time an updated oath which includes an undertaking they will attend to their own health as well as that of their patients.
NZ's richest man gifts Otago Uni $10m
NZ's richest man gifts Otago Uni $10m
A $10 million donation to the University of Otago by New Zealand's richest man will help the institution open a new $28.2 million dental teaching facility.
Scarfies getting boozed less often - study
Scarfies getting boozed less often - study
A study into the drinking habits of scarfies has found they are getting drunk less often and has pinpointed Otago University's crackdown on poor behaviour as a possible cause.
Sea level rise threatens major infrastructure: report
Sea level rise threatens major infrastructure: report
The burden of sea-level rise will weigh on the most vulnerable unless a new approach is developed and legislated, a new report says.
Critic slammed as 'trash and filth' in internal emails
Critic slammed as 'trash and filth' in internal emails
A controversial issue of student magazine Critic was described as "trash and filth" in internal emails and the proctor expressed his concern about young people reading the magazine.
Geologist strikes research gold
Geologist strikes research gold
The University of Otago's highest research honour has gone to a geologist and gold expert, described as a ''research powerhouse''.
Nudity banned at law camps
Nudity banned at law camps
Forbidding nudity and making sure camp leaders are sober are among the changes that will be implemented at the next second-year law camp, the student group behind the camps says.
History reflected in photos
History reflected in photos
University of Otago PhD researcher Parisa Saadat finds family photograph albums a rich source of information about historical changes in leisure behaviour.