Promotional posters reflect changing times
As the University of Otago celebrates 150 years, Jono Edwards revisits the sights and sounds of Orientations past.
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A club for every interest
A club for every interest
Whether you were a tramper or a pagan, clubs day had you covered.
Rummaging for a good cause
Rummaging for a good cause
Students Ivana Emer (18, left), and Hailey Kapadia (18), both of Wellington, browse through duvets at the annual Otago University Students' Association's annual Rummage Sale yesterday at the Clubs...
Lost bird hailed from Australia, became a giant here
Lost bird hailed from Australia, became a giant here
A lost native species that was the world's largest eagle actually had its roots in Australia, a University of Otago-led study has found.
OUSA introduces drug checking for O-Week
OUSA introduces drug checking for O-Week
Drug checking - allowing students to check the substance they intend to take - has been introduced at University of Otago as part of O-Week.
First-year students urged to make most of opportunity
First-year students urged to make most of opportunity
Moving to a new city is never easy, but the things that make you most nervous about leaving home are also the ones that should excite you the most - that is one of the messages Otago University...
Mice study suggests link between obesity, autism
Mice study suggests link between obesity, autism
Babies born to obese mothers may have increased risk of developing autism, a University of Otago associate professor says.
O-Week's evolution
The evolution of O-Week
As the University of Otago celebrates 150 years, Jono Edwards revisits the sights and sounds of Orientations past.
Tent City welcomes and courts students
Tent City welcomes and courts students
Orientation Week's Tent City has returned this year.
Maori students 'from the four winds' given welcome
Maori students 'from the four winds' given welcome
The University of Otago has held its largest welcome yet for first-year Maori students.
Group ready to take action on ocean acidification
Group ready to take action on ocean acidification
Forty-five scientists and marine policy officials are meeting at the University of Otago amid moves to use the Commonwealth's collective power to counter the threat of ocean acidification.
Helmets for scooters at Otago University
Helmets for scooters at Otago University
Helmets are to be made available to University of Otago students and staff using Lime scooters as the institution reopens for the 2019 academic year.
South to fight polytech merger proposal
South to fight polytech merger proposal
Southern polytechnics and civic leaders are promising a loud and long campaign against plans to merge the country's 16 vocational training institutions into one national school.
International students to pay more to do Otago MBA
International students to pay more to do Otago MBA
Future international students will pay $55,200, a 20% increase, to undertake a University of Otago master of business administration degree, reflecting its top ranking among New Zealand MBAs.
O-Week festivities under way
O-Week festivities under way
Otago University Students' Association's Orientation Week has begun.
O-Week: 'Look after your mates'
O-Week: 'Look after your mates'
Look out for your friends. That's the message from Rape Crisis and University of Otago's proctor for students this Orientation Week.
Proposals put Otago Polytechnic at 'significant risk'
Proposals put Otago Polytechnic at 'significant risk'
Otago Polytechnic chief executive Phil Ker says he would be ''extraordinarily disappointed'' if the institution was reduced to being a branch office of a national organisation under government plans.
Academic misconduct revealed
Academic misconduct revealed
Some cases of ''level two'' student academic misconduct - deemed to be intentional - were reported throughout the University of Otago's academic divisions last year.
Student succeeds in charity swim
Otago student succeeds in Foveaux Strait charity swim
Otago University student Hannah Morgan has succeeded in her bid to swim across Foveaux Strait to raise awareness about mental health.
Polytech compromise feared
Polytech compromise feared
Dunedin city's Mayor, Dave Cull, has expressed fears the independence of Otago Polytechnic is under threat from a pending shake-up of the vocational education sector.