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Uni seeking new forecast system

The university’s character is apparently unchanged, and yet this may be no more than an illusion....

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Uni seeking new forecast system

A complex and confusing system has led the University of Otago to ask for help with its financial and enrolment forecasting so it can better respond to financial challenges.

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Uni assessed to be at ‘medium’ financial risk

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Uni assessed to be at ‘medium’ financial risk

The tertiary education industry watchdog is "confident" the University of Otago can manage its financial risks.

Space study may help eyecare

Ophthalmologist researchers study a patient’s eyes while on a parabolic flight that creates short...

Space study may help eyecare

Talk about going above and beyond for your job.

Deaths and injuries due to alcohol

Deaths and injuries due to alcohol

The harm alcohol consumption can cause to health has been laid bare in new research led by the University of Otago (Wellington).

Ski and spa vision for awards finalist

Otago Polytechnic architecture master’s student Omea Hall is one of 10 Otago Polytechnic...

Ski and spa vision for awards finalist

For some, the sight of a warm and soothing spa facility nestled neatly near the peak of a jagged and frigid mountain, might be a little out of place.

Otago Uni scientist on transtasman group

University of Otago faculty of dentistry forensic anthropologist Dr Angela Clark. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Otago Uni scientist on transtasman group

An Otago forensic scientist has been appointed to an agency which works "at the highest levels" across jurisdictions to deliver forensic science services to police and the criminal justice systems...

Apprentices get switched on at new hub

Apprentices get switched on at new hub

Second year electrical apprentice Gemma Botica, of Queenstown, checks the polarity of electrical switch board connections at and open day for the new Dunedin Skills Hub.

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Library staff shift floated as loans drop

"Since the Covid-19 pandemic, students’ needs have changed and are expected to continue to change...

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Library staff shift floated as loans drop

Book borrowings at the University of Otago libraries have nosedived by more than 67% in the past five years as staff restructuring is proposed.

Prospective students check out polytech offerings

Pacific Trust Otago social and cultural services director Mama Keni Moeroa chats with Waia Qalivutu and Teemam Tamwennang at the Vaka Moana Pasifika Careers Expo.y.

MP 'grasping at straws', says Otago Uni law expert

Darleen Tana is maintaining they were fairly elected as a list MP at the last election. Photo: RNZ

MP 'grasping at straws', says Otago Uni law expert

Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis says former Green MP Darleen Tana is "grasping at straws" arguing they are not disrupting Parliament's proportionality by staying on as an independent.

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View Te Pūkenga overhaul poses risk to Otago Polytech

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View Te Pūkenga overhaul poses risk to Otago Polytech

The government’s rollout of proposed options for overhauling the Te Pūkenga mega polytechnic framework will mean "the likely loss of roles and loss of control of the direction of Otago Polytechnic".

Ball descends into brawl at Aquinas College

Aquinas College. File photo: Peter McIntosh

Ball descends into brawl at Aquinas College

A brawl broke out among students at a University of Otago residential college ball over the weekend.

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Teddy Bear Hospital works to soften fears

University of Otago second year medical student Hayley Wong, 19, examines "Giraffey" held in the...

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Teddy Bear Hospital works to soften fears

A dinosaur, otter and giraffe are not the usual patients you would expect to see in a hospital waiting room.

University of Otago graduation

University of Otago graduates Isobel Taylor (left), of Waikato, and Caitlin Braun, of Dunedin,...

University of Otago graduation

Hundreds of former University of Otago students flooded into Dunedin at the weekend, to attend two graduation ceremonies at the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday.

Association between tomboys, trauma, study finds

University of Otago PhD graduate Dr Cassandra Joseph was surprised by the
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Association between tomboys, trauma, study finds

What appears to be a "carefree" tomboy persona can sometimes be a mask for unhealed trauma.

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Pizza place pivots to prepare physicians

Dunedin’s former Pizza Hut restaurant, near Dunedin Hospital, has been levelled and earmarked for...

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Pizza place pivots to prepare physicians

Dunedin's highly recognisable old Pizza Hut restaurant in the city centre was not so much neatly sliced apart yesterday as unceremoniously mashed and smashed to bits.

Students’ creativity impresses

University of Otago public health students Anita Pownall (left), of Wellington, and Vega McHaffi,...

Students’ creativity impresses

Creativity of all forms will be celebrated in the Otago University Students’ Association’s "art week".

Studious goal set for top-ranked athlete

University of Otago health sciences student Levi Stout is New Zealand’s top-ranked disc golfer....

Studious goal set for top-ranked athlete

Levi Stout may be the No1-ranked disc golfer in New Zealand, but he is refusing to put all his discs in one basket.

Food fears studied to better health

University of Otago human nutrition researcher Dr Edmond Fehoko with his daughter Nancy Laumanu...

Food fears studied to better health

Obesity remains a significant and persistent health challenge in New Zealand, and Pacific Island communities are disproportionately affected due to disparities in healthcare and food environments.

Relocating uses space to ‘full potential’, saves at least $27m

The Otago University Plaza Building by Forsyth Barr Stadium. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Relocating uses space to ‘full potential’, saves at least $27m

About 280 University of Otago operations group staff scattered about the campus are being centralised into a single space at the Plaza Building next to Forsyth Barr Stadium.

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