Briefs

Russian Relationship

Posted 3:48pm Monday 16th August 2010 by Staff Reporter

University of Otago students could soon face the prospect of sharing lectures with students at St Petersburg State University in Russia, after a visit by St Petersburg Vice-Rector Professor Konstantin Khudoley last week. The possibility of sharing lectures via video-casting was discussed, as was Read more...

Mental Illness Study

Posted 3:45pm Monday 16th August 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

A University of Otago study has found that those who suffer from mental illness between the ages of 18 and 25 are less likely to have a full-time job by the time they turn 30. Led by Dr. Sheree Gib, the study involved 950 participants and compared factors such as income level, mental health Read more...

Groundbreaking Study

Posted 3:39pm Monday 16th August 2010 by Kathryn Guise

Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington have carried out the first ever study into the reasons why pregnant women are admitted to intensive care in New Zealand. These women suffer what is termed Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity (SAMM). This occurs when a pregnant or recently-delivered Read more...

School of Business Cuts Confirmed

Posted 3:37pm Monday 16th August 2010 by Gregor Whyte

The amalgamation of the University of Otago Accountancy and Business Law department and the Finance and Quantitative Analysis department will result in the loss of almost ten jobs, the Otago Daily Times reported last week. 9.8 Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE) in teaching and administration Read more...

Weatherston appeal delayed

Posted 3:36pm Monday 16th August 2010 by Calida Smylie

Clayton Weatherston's appeal against his conviction for murder has been delayed. eatherston, 34, will challenge his conviction for murdering his former girlfriend, 22-year-old Sophie Elliot, by stabbing and cutting her 216 times in her Dunedin home in January 2008. Currently serving a jail Read more...

Groundbreaking Study

Posted 11:35pm Monday 9th August 2010 by Kathryn Guise

Researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington have carried out the first ever study into the reasons why pregnant women are admitted to intensive care in New Zealand. These women suffer from what is termed Severe Acute Maternal Morbidity (SAMM). This occurs when a pregnant or Read more...

Mental Illness Study

Posted 11:33pm Monday 9th August 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

A University of Otago study has found that those who suffer from mental illness between the ages of 18 and 25 are less likely to have a full-time job by the time they turn 30. Led by Dr. Sheree Gib, the study involved 950 participants and compared factors such as income level, mental Read more...

Animal Law Week

Posted 11:31pm Monday 9th August 2010 by Calida Smylie

The University of Otago's first Animal Law Week is being held this week. The events are being run by the Student Animal Legal Defence Fund (SALDF), and aim to increase all students' awareness about society's treatment of animals. A number of interactive seminars will be presented by SALDF Read more...

Critic Steals PM’s Cup

Posted 11:31pm Monday 9th August 2010 by Staff Reporter

Critic’s Wellington correspondent pulled off a daring heist last week, gaining international media coverage after stealing Prime Minister John Key’s used coffee cup. Jackson Freeman took the cup after covering a talk Key gave to students at a Vic Uni hostel. In the talk Key said he was unhappy Read more...

Neurosurgery Cuts

Posted 4:39am Monday 2nd August 2010 by Gregor Whyte

he Dean of the University of Otago School of Medicine, Dr. John Adams, has spoken out against the potential cuts to Dunedin Hospital neurosurgery services, telling the Otago Daily Times that any such action risked becoming the "death of tertiary services by a thousand cuts.” The review of the Read more...