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Otago Polytechnic product design students have been working with long-established Dunedin firm Otago Furniture to develop furniture for a diverse range of purposes.
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Students' fashion show for the ages
Students' fashion show for the ages
A year of hard work for Otago Polytechnic fashion students culminated in a runway show last night.
Live: Polytech School of Design showcase
Live: Polytech School of Design showcase
We're live now! Streaming tonight's show featuring work by graduating students as they send their latest fashion collections down the catwalk in an exciting display of talent and creativity.
Uni's handling of med students rort 'denies natural justice'
Uni's handling of med students rort 'denies natural justice'
University of Otago's process for handling a medical school rort has been "seriously deficient", the Resident Doctors Association says, and raises concerns about the impacts on hospital wards.
Bioethics meeting hears of whistle-blowers
Bioethics meeting hears of whistle-blowers
Dunedin is playing host to a bioethics bonanza - a combined New Zealand Bioethics and Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law conference, covering topics from whistle-blowing to robots...
University silent over documentation check process
University silent over documentation check process
The University of Otago is remaining tight-lipped about what the process was when it came to checking the documentation of the 53 students found to have breached expectations regarding their...
A year's worth of hard work in spotlight
A year's worth of hard work in spotlight
Graduating Otago Polytechnic students showcased the culmination of their year of work in an exhibition last night.
Arts complex, controversial lab take shape
Arts complex, controversial lab take shape
The University of Otago's $26m music, theatre and performing arts complex and its new research support facility will continue to take shape over the summer holidays.
Medical school 'derelict in its duties': family
Medical school 'derelict in its duties': family
Hard-working future doctors have been ''scapegoated'' by the Otago Medical School in the overseas placement scandal, the family of an affected student says.
Graduation block 'appalling', says student's mum
Graduation block 'appalling', says student's mum
A medical professional who is the mother of a University of Otago medical student has spoken out over the overseas work placements issue, saying stopping students from graduating is "appalling".
Med students' placements 'like an OE'
Med students' placements 'like an OE'
Medical students' expectations of overseas placements have always been that they will be half-holiday, half-work, a senior resident doctor who trained at Otago says.
Rort leaves student doctors in limbo
Rort leaves student doctors in limbo
University of Otago staff had no idea how far the absenteeism of final-year medical students extended, Dunedin School of Medicine dean Barry Taylor says.
Med student travel rort 'much wider' than first thought
Med student travel rort 'much wider' than first thought
More than 50 University of Otago medical students have had their qualifications withheld after the tertiary institution found an overseas placement rort was "much wider" than first thought.
'Very sick' Otago Uni risks becoming chronic
Opinion: Toxic atmosphere at Otago Uni risks becoming 'chronic'
The atmosphere at the University of Otago has been described by some as toxic. Kevin Clements and Peter Matheson believe radical reform is needed to reverse the effects of change management.
Practice nurse advises vaccination for students
Practice nurse advises vaccination for students
As families across New Zealand mark the end of the school year and begin preparations for sending their young adults to university, health experts are urging them to consider an extra health...
Grant a boost for university's fungi research
Grant a boost for university's fungi research
Botanists in the field of fungi are celebrating their ability to further grow their research after receiving a Marsden Grant of nearly $1 million.
Guilty students 'very stressed' over futures as doctors
Guilty students 'very stressed' over futures as doctors
Fifteen medical students guilty of academic misconduct, and another 60 concerned they also broke the rules on placement, should know whether their futures are affected this weekend.
Otago Uni sustainability leader
Otago Uni sustainability leader
Moves by the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic to promote sustainability provide a good example for some Australian tertiary institutions to follow, Rhiannon Boyd said yesterday.
Graduation fears for students
Graduation fears for students
More than 60 University of Otago medical students have come forward after an overseas placement rort was uncovered.
More Otago Uni students speak up on placement scam
More Otago Uni students speak up on placement scam
More than 60 University of Otago medical students have come forward after an overseas placement rort was uncovered.