Sensitive uni data stolen
Police are investigating the theft of a briefcase containing private information on almost 500 research staff from tertiary institutions, including more than 140 staff from the University of Otago....
View ArticleEating plan criticised
It does not matter a "hoot" that a new healthy eating programme is behind schedule, because it is a "very inappropriate programme", University of Otago nutrition and diabetes expert Prof Jim Mann...
View ArticleStudents may give up: survey
A survey of New Zealand postgraduate students has found that 40% are thinking of giving up studying because their eligibility for the student allowance is being stripped away next year. read more
View ArticleChoice between work and family not necessary: Hayne
University of Otago vice-chancellor Harlene Hayne yesterday urged future women tertiary academic leaders to use their creativity to manage the "work-life blur". read more
View ArticleEcologist wins national award
A Dunedin scientist has received a national award for research which increased understanding of the risks faced by some of New Zealand's threatened species. read more
View ArticleJuggling exams and netball pays
Over the years Silver Ferns netball squad member Shannon Francois has got used to sitting her University of Otago pharmacy examinations in some fairly unusual places. read more
View ArticleUniversity of Otago graduands - 1 December
About 310 University of Otago graduands will graduate in person in education, teaching and pharmacy in a ceremony at the Regent Theatre, Dunedin at 3pm today. read more
View ArticlePacific students strategy
The University of Otago has developed a strategy to increase the academic success of Pacific people at the university. read more
View ArticleAll the comforts of home at bus stop
Which of these is the odd one out - couch, coffee table, pot plant, curtains, Mona Lisa print, teddy bear, mat, bus shelter? read more
View ArticleHow to ensure those digital images survive
Many people are being lulled into a false sense of security over their precious family photographs, stored on computers, but such digital images can easily be lost, researcher Dawn Coburn warns. read...
View Article13.3% of professors female
Just 20.8% of senior academic staff at the University of Otago are female, putting the institution behind all but one of the other seven universities in New Zealand, a recent report says. read more
View ArticleShow gratitude: former Burns Fellow
During difficult times for tertiary institutions, the values "at the heart of the best universities" needed to be preserved and commended, writer Owen Marshall said at the weekend. read more
View ArticleOtago fashion graduand scoops Australian award
Otago Polytechnic fashion design graduand Emily Scott beat her Australian counterparts at their own game when she won the top prize at the inaugural Australian Graduates Fashion Week in Sydney. read more
View ArticleNear $300,000 boost for Otago neurological researchers
World-class research involving neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, and two other University of Otago brain research topics has been boosted by nearly $300,000 in nationally awarded grants....
View ArticleOtago Polytechnic Graduation: December 7, 2012
About 500 graduands in a wide range of disciplines, including applied management, visual arts, and design, will graduate in person from the Otago Polytechnic in a ceremony at the Regent Theatre at 3pm...
View ArticleDesigner grateful for opportunities
Icelandic fashion designer Rakel Blomsterberg (26) never dreamed she would have so many design opportunities when she began her Otago Polytechnic studies three years ago. read more
View ArticlePolytechnic graduation biggest yet
A record 500 Otago Polytechnic students will graduate in person in today's ceremony at the Regent Theatre. read more
View ArticleUni's quake payout could depend on court case
The amount of insurance the University of Otago can recover from the rebuilding of its Christchurch campus could depend on a court case due to start next week, the university's director of financial...
View Article'Too many' students feel financial pinch
A spike in the number of University of Otago students seeking food parcels and looking for work shows ''too many'' are struggling financially, Otago University Students' Association (OUSA)...
View ArticleStudy explodes diet myths around fat
Eating less fatty foods can lead to weight loss of 1.6kg without dieting, according to a major review of studies which refutes the idea that low-fat diets lead to weight gain. read more
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