Briefs

Christchurch Campus Largely Operational

Posted 2:15am Monday 11th October 2010 by Calida Smylie

Students at the University of Otago's Christchurch campus returned to class fairly quickly, just over a week after the devastating earthquake on September 4th. The University's Christchurch School of Medicine building, built in 1973 and adjoined to Christchurch Hospital, sustained relatively Read more...

Art Attack

Posted 2:10am Monday 11th October 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

The University of Otago College of Education was subject to an "art attack" by group ArTarts last Monday. ArTarts were protesting against new funding allocations within the College of Education, which they claim will reduce art tuition to teachers by 25%. The "art attack" was carried out after Read more...

Lonely Planet Loves Us

Posted 10:03pm Sunday 26th September 2010 by Staff Reporter

The newest edition of heavyweight travel guide Lonely Planet’s New Zealand edition has heaped praise on most of the country, and Dunedin didn’t miss out. The guide practically gushed when it reached our University town, writing that Dunedin has been "Long credited as New Zealand's indie-music Read more...

Next Top Cock-up

Posted 10:02pm Sunday 26th September 2010 by Gregor Whyte

The judging of the OUSA Next Top Flat competition had to be postponed from Friday of last week to this Monday, after OUSA President Harriet Geoghegan inexplicably forgot to invite the judges to attend. The cock-up, which inconvenienced Critic for one, comes after Geoghegan won re-election to the Read more...

Psychology Building Opened

Posted 10:01pm Sunday 26th September 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

The new University of Otago Psychology Department building was officially opened last Tuesday. Named after influential American psychologist William James, the $25-million, six-level complex features a new Clinical Psychology centre, and an innovative roof garden where rainwater is recycled. Read more...

Otago Graduates Win Major Film Award

Posted 9:57pm Sunday 26th September 2010 by Calida Smylie

University of Otago graduates Guy Ryan and Nick Holmes have won the Platinum Best Film Award at the 2010 Colorado International Film Festival. The pair produced the winning documentary Carving the Future in 2009, during the final year of their Masters in Science Communication degrees. Read more...

University Announces Award Recipients

Posted 5:24am Monday 13th September 2010 by Julia Hollingsworth

Three University of Otago researchers have been named the recipients of the University’s Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research. The awards, worth $5000 each, recognise academics with outstanding research achievements early in their careers.    The three recipients were Read more...

Otago Tops New Rankings

Posted 4:58am Monday 13th September 2010 by Staff Reporter

The University of Otago has topped a new ranking table of teaching and learning performance in the New Zealand tertiary sector, with the Otago Polytechnic also performing well. The rankings, released by the Tertiary Education Commission, aim to provide a national snapshot of institution and Read more...

Otago to run Science Academy

Posted 4:56am Monday 13th September 2010 by Teuila Fuatai

The Government is providing almost $600 000 towards the establishment of a University of Otago Science Academy. Initially a two-year pilot scheme is to be implemented, involving students and teachers from secondary schools without major science laboratory facilities. Deputy Vice-Chancellor Read more...

Teaching Awards

Posted 4:55am Monday 13th September 2010 by Gregor Whyte

Nominations for the annual OUSA Teaching Awards open today. The awards have been running for nine years, and honour the best teaching staff at the University of Otago as nominated by students. This year, in addition to the teaching excellence Top Ten awards, there will be two specific awards. Read more...