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Call for uni to cut ties with Israel-linked tech firm

A group of University of Otago academics are calling for the institution to reconsider its ties to Palo Alto Networks (PANW) in the wake of the company’s connections to the war in Gaza.

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Composer to retire from university role

Prominent composer and University of Otago music Emeritus Professor Anthony Ritchie will retire...

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Composer to retire from university role

Anthony Ritchie may be retiring from the University of Otago, but that does not mean the prominent composer will be repurposing his copious quantities of empty manuscript.

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Weapons not part of any future NZDF contracts: Uni

University of Otago deputy vice-chancellor Greg Cook

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Weapons not part of any future NZDF contracts: Uni

The University of Otago is not planning to build weapons as part of any partnership with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), it says.

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Uni’s Defence Force ambitions ‘shameful’

"The idea that the knowledge and talent of one of our most renowned universities could lead New...

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Otago University's Defence Force ambitions ‘shameful’

The University of Otago has been accused of being "desperate" and "shameful" in chasing a contract with the New Zealand Defence Force, which includes helping to develop weapons.

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Cheating, collusion hits over 100 cases

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Cheating, collusion hits over 100 cases

Academic misconduct breaches at the University of Otago topped 100 during the past year.

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Poly head ready for settled year

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Poly head ready for settled year

Otago Polytechnic’s new boss says there are no planned major restructures for this year, as the institution looks to get back on track after a turbulent period.

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Otago prof to co-lead brain health partnership

University of Otago brain researcher Prof Louise Parr-Brownlie will co-lead a new international...

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Otago prof to co-lead brain health partnership

Neurological and mental health disorders have now surpassed cardiovascular diseases as the leading causes of disability and mortality, affecting more than 3 billion people globally.

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Art, composition fellowships returning

University of Otago 2026 Caroline Plummer Fellow in Community Dance Jeremy Beck and Robert Burns...

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Art, composition fellowships returning

After a 12-month hiatus in the Frances Hodgkins visual art and Mozart composition fellowships, the University of Otago has announced they will be resuming next year.

Rural health push can do more: study

"More medical students need opportunities to be exposed to rural medicine, as we’ve found those...

Rural health push can do more: study

Rural health professional programmes are successfully getting more doctors into rural medical practices, but research has found the programmes need to be expanded.

Caught sleeping on porch

Police are urging Dunedin’s student population to lock their flats and report suspicious activity after a middle-aged man returned to a flat where he was previously caught sleeping outside.

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Finding ways to reduce food waste

University of Otago PhD student Elena Piere has launched a toolkit aimed at reducing the amount...

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Finding ways to reduce food waste

Eyes widened to the size of dinner plates when Elena Piere managed to save 13.1 tonnes of food waste from going to landfill last year.

Porch sleeper prompts plea from police

Flats on Forth St and Harbour Tce. Photo: ODT files

Porch sleeper prompts plea from police

Police are urging Dunedin’s student population to lock their flats and report suspicious activity after a middle-aged man returned to a flat where he was previously caught sleeping outside.

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Father decries law change: 'We just don't want other people to die'

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Father decries law change: 'We just don't want other people to die'

The father of a University of Otago student crushed to death at a Dunedin flat party says a law change would stand in the way of his efforts to make the city a safer place.

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Police pleased with St Paddy’s Day antics

Students packed into the Bunker flat in Queen St yesterday to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Photos:...

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Police pleased with St Paddy’s Day antics

This year’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations have left police happy as the day finished with no fires and no serious injuries.

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Mapping system of avalanche risk being developed

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Mapping system of avalanche risk being developed

Heading off into the mountainous back country of the South Island is becoming increasingly dangerous as climate change increases uncertainty about snow and avalanche conditions.

Paddy's Day revellers behaving but 'hours' of drinking left

Police are reporting St Patrick’s celebrations in Dunedin’s student quarter are "so far, so good".

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Police out from 5am on St Patrick’s Day

Students got the party started early at their Stuart St flat this morning, reminding commuters...

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Police out from 5am on St Patrick’s Day

After four couches were set alight before dawn on St Patrick’s Day last year, police will be on patrol from as early as 5am today to counter this year’s expected madness.

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