Otago staff involved in penguin protection study

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014

Researchers from the University of Otago are co-authoring a study related to the endangerment of penguin species around the world. The study suggests that due to the degradation of their habitat, caused by humans, the fate of the birds is at severe risk. Philip Seddon and Lloyd Davis are Read more...

Geography students fundraise for Sierra Leone

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014

A group of University of Otago Geography students, currently studying GEOG102, will spend the rest of their 2014 study year fundraising for a school in Sierra Leone. The project is set in Kayima, a community in the far northeast of Sierra Leone. The overall aim of the fundraiser is to add a new Read more...

The law proves an obstacle for liquor bans

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 10th August 2014

A revision of the 2002 Local Government Amendment Act will make it harder to introduce liquor bans in New Zealand cities. According to The Department of Internal Affairs website, the update, which was first announced in March 2012, aims to create “a more productive, competitive economy, and better Read more...

Cars for the taking for everyone for anywhere


Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014

Shyft, a new carshare initiative, will soon be making its way to Dunedin. Kate Beecroft of Shyft told Critic, “We’re looking to have the Wellington operation up and running in September. We’ll concentrate on proving the concept here and then we’ll be looking for interested parties to help us expand Read more...

$45,000 prize for innovative business idea


Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014

The ANZ Flying Start Business Plan Competition is looking for an original business idea, and the supreme winner will be set up with $45,000 worth of prizes to get the winner’s idea off the ground. Existing small businesses are eligible to enter so long as the idea is innovative and able to sustain Read more...

OUSA opens new role – Projects Officer

Posted 9:43pm Sunday 3rd August 2014

After a month of planning, OUSA have advertised for the new role of Projects Officer. The role is available to students, as well as the general public. OUSA President Ruby Sycamore-Smith said, “It is a role for someone who wants to be a key logistics coordinator in the OUSA election drive.” Read more...

Bank of England slams economics textbooks

Posted 10:15pm Sunday 27th July 2014

A recent Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin claims that the information written in widely used economics textbooks is incorrect. The false information in question teaches the Credit Creation Model, which explains how money is created. This method is taught at the University of Otago in BSNS104, The Read more...

OUSA Art Week to happen

Posted 10:15pm Sunday 27th July 2014

OUSA’s annual Art Week is set to commence on 28 July, running through until 1 August. Rachel Enright, OUSA’s Senior Events Coordinator, told Critic, “All events are open to the public, [and] we especially encourage the public to come along to the Exhibition and Sale as well as getting involved with Read more...

Applied Sciences locks out students

Posted 10:15pm Sunday 27th July 2014

The University of Otago’s Department of Applied Sciences has received backlash from undergraduate design students because of a new rule denying student access to facilities after 5pm. The rule applies to use of the Applied Sciences stone building, which is currently shared with the Department of Read more...

Contraception: The Intra Uterine Device

Posted 5:12pm Sunday 20th July 2014

Women have a lot of options when it comes to contraception. Although condoms should be used for STI prevention, women have several other options in terms of extra contraception to avoid pregnancies. The options include the pill, the injection, the implant and the Intra Uterine Device. Critic Read more...