Exploring opportunities
Exploring opportunities
Businesses and organisations chatted with students and members of the general public about career options on Thursday, at Otago Polytechnic’s annual employment expo.
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Otago, Auckland universities join forces over med schools
Otago, Auckland universities join forces over med schools
The Universities of Otago and Auckland are teaming up, and have told the government they can train up to 300 additional doctors annually, without the need for a third medical school at Waikato.
Students feel left out of parking proposal
Students feel left out of parking proposal
Students are feeling ignored over a Dunedin City Council plan to introduce time restrictions on parks in a busy flatting area.
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Students ‘on board’ in bid to have lectures subtitled, recorded
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Students ‘on board’ in bid to have lectures subtitled, recorded
University of Otago students wanting to break down communication barriers are calling for all lectures to be subtitled and recorded.
Uni staff ‘exhausted’ by restructuring process
Uni staff ‘exhausted’ by restructuring process
Staff at a "high-performing" University of Otago school feel they have been "exhausted" by a restructuring process.
Barton vacates uni council as PSO fallout continues
Barton vacates uni council as PSO fallout continues
Prominent Dunedin lawyer Frazer Barton has announced he will be taking leave from his duties on the University of Otago Council.
Uni arts fellows describe pursuits at roundtable
Uni arts fellows describe pursuits at roundtable
Whether it is giving voice to Tongan people or teaching the unco-ordinated how to dance, this year’s University of Otago arts fellows have enjoyed telling their stories.
Love of theatre met with many hurdles
Love of theatre met with many hurdles
Stuart Young was only about 9 years old when he wrote his first play — a comedy about the French Revolution with "loads of people getting guillotined".
Textbook study pays off for biology tutor
Textbook study pays off for biology tutor
Learning a 1300-page biology textbook cover-to-cover for a prestigious international exam he never managed to sit has finally paid off for a Dunedin man.
Festschrift honours life’s work
Festschrift honours life’s work
Flowers, a gold watch, a bottle of single malt and a stiff handshake — none of that would do as a leaving gift for Glenn Summerhayes.
Stay calm, get buff at new gym
Stay calm, get buff at new gym
Grunting, the clanging of weightlifting machines, loud music and personal trainers yelling supportive directions are all frowned upon now in a newly created area of the Unipol student recreation...
Events in Bangladesh spur protest
Events in Bangladesh spur protest
Members of Dunedin’s Bangladeshi community fear for their families’ safety after communications were cut off as student protests in the country turn deadly.
Otago Uni top again for academic performance
Otago Uni top again for academic performance
Based on key government indicators, the University of Otago has again been named New Zealand’s best university for student academic performance.
Risk of cuts if funding stops
Risk of cuts if funding stops
More jobs, courses or building projects may be put on the chopping block at the University of Otago if the government fails to continue a one-off funding bailout of New Zealand universities.
Returning students spoilt for choice
Returning students spoilt for choice
The University of Otago Re:Orientation week was in full swing with the market day at the Link yesterday.
40 years teaching dental technology comes to end
40 years teaching dental technology comes to end
Grimacing, fake, sarcastic, polite, affiliative, engaged — the type of smile a student gives you can say a lot about how good you are at teaching.
Police going after liquor company’s licence after incident
Police going after liquor company’s licence after incident
Police want to strip the sales licence from a liquor company which offered a Dunedin student flat more than 280 bottles of free alcoholic lemonade as part of a promotion.
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Thermal cycler win ‘a bit like Christmas’
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Thermal cycler win ‘a bit like Christmas’
To the untrained eye, it may look like nothing more than a flash toaster.
Inadequate vitamin C levels linked to obesity
Inadequate vitamin C levels linked to obesity
If you are a little on the heavy side, new research has recommended you eat more vitamin C-rich food.
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Polytech staff fear more cuts
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Polytech staff fear more cuts
Otago Polytechnic staff fear more pain from a new round of cost-cutting after going through "hell on wheels" in the past two years.
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