The six winning short stories and poems of Otago's Writer 2022 competition are now available to listen as podcasts. Recorded in their own voices with Otago Access Radio, listen to their creative takes on this year's theme 'Brave New World': oar.org.nz/writer-2022/

We're excited today to announce the five Otago scholars and leaders who have been appointed as Poutoko Taiea, Distinguished Chairs—Professors Phil Bremer, James Higham, Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Richie Poulton & Michelle Thompson-Fawcett 👏 otago.ac.nz/otagobulletin/…

Otago is among the top 50 universities globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings, and also ranked 10th in the world for Sustainable Education. Head of Sustainability Ray O'Brien says this is great recognition of the hard work across Otago's community
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A new scholarship has been established to honour the life and work of Associate Professor of Zoology Donald Scott. From 2023, the $5,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a postgraduate fourth-year or honours student studying Zoology at Otago
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Nobel prize winner Professor Martin Chalfie will be speaking on the ongoing need for useless information, arguing real discoveries are made when scientists explore without recourse to 'usefulness'
🕒4pm
🗓️Wed 2 Nov
📍Barnett Lecture Hall, Dunedin Hospital
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Congrats to Distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer (Otago Zoology) for being awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand James Cook Research Fellowship and receiving a funding package of $220,000 over two years to undertake research in evolutionary biology
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In the latest edition of The Otago Chronicles, Associate Professor James Scott of Otago Geology recounts the hunt for what would have been the 10th recorded meteorite in Aotearoa in the last 150 years – and the technology & timing that made it possible. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/4D8UXF…

Local councils have only achieved fluoride targets for drinking water 54% of the time over the last 30 years, researchers from Otago and University of Canterbury have found. otago.ac.nz/news/news/otag…

Ngā mihi nui to 27 of our tauira who received the Otago Business School’s Te Maea and Te Tai Tuarā Māori Commerce Students Association's Māori Recognition Awards across academia, leadership, community, research, sporting and outreach. Koia kei a kōrua!
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Congrats to Otago PhD candidate Yasmin Nouri who has won Matariki Network of Universities's international 3 Minute Thesis final! Based at Otago’s Wellington Campus Dept. of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Nouri's research is in developing a new blood cancer treatment called CAR T-cell therapy

The #Matariki3MT results are in... The winners are:
1st place - Yasmin Nouri (University of Otago)
Runner-up - Madison Robertson Madison Robertson (@queensu)
People's Choice - Navjit Gaurav Navjit Gaurav (@queensu)
Congrats to all our wonderful finalists!
Durham University UWA Universität Tübingen Uppsala University

Otago alumna and professional drummer Rachel Trainor returned to Dunedin to take to the stage with the touring Australian show Rebel, a tribute to David Bowie, as part of the Dunedin Arts Festival over the weekend! otago.ac.nz/otagobulletin/…

Otago Political Theory lecturer Dr David Jenkins breaks down when civil disobedience and law-breaking may be a viable tactic to effectuate necessary social change
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The University is closed today in observation of Labour Day. The libraries remain open for your studying needs! 📚 Otago Library 📚📖📝💻💽 opening hours 👉 otago.ac.nz/library/hours

AskOtago is closed on public holidays and will reopen tomorrow, 25 October.

ICYMI: An invention aimed at improving the efficiency of processes in the algal biofuels industry won Otago Innovation’s $100,000 Proof of Concept Competition for 2022. We caught up with the team to discuss the the wider implications of the invention. otago.ac.nz/otagobulletin/…

Thursday 27 October is national ShakeOut Day. Professor Mark Stirling, Chair of Earthquake Science, discusses how to prepare for a catastrophic earthquake, and the seismic risk to Ōtepoti Dunedin.
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Zoology's Nic Rawlence breaks down why deer are not an ecological substitute for moa, including detrimental effects on forest diversity and climate change due to differences in foraging traits, natural predators and reproductive cycles:
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Congrats to Associate Professor Khoon Lim receiving Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society's Young Investigator Award, recognising his achievements at Otago Christchurch's Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
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Claims a proposed new smokefree law would fuel illicit trade in tobacco in Aotearoa New Zealand have been made before, say @Otago experts. theconversation.com/smoke-and-mirr…