Fox Meyer came to the University of Otago from Washington DC, originally for one semester, but one semester proved not long enough, and he extended his stay for a year.  We caught up with Fox, as he is a bit of an international student super-star, and asked him why he came to Otago?  What he […]

If you are a new student to the University of Otago you will no doubt have a lot of questions……..and sometimes asking questions is challenging…..so, we are going to try to explain a few things here on our blog, like how do you learn at Otago?  It might seem like a silly question, but trust […]

When it comes to marketing the University of Otago both internationally and domestically, there are a group of individuals that make our job really easy – the academic staff.  We have an exceptionally talented and hard working body of academics that are passionate about their research, education and encouraging students to ask questions, think for […]

In today’s world, more than ever before we require people who are trained in an interdisciplinary nature so that they can ask the hard questions like the title of this blog; “just because we can, does it mean we should?”  This kind of dilemma is one that people will increasingly face as science and technology […]