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Having Cat Helps Protect From Cat Allergy

Monday, 17 January 2005, 11:13 am | University of Otago

Living in a house with a cat might help stop children developing a cat allergy, but not from developing allergies in general. More >>

More Hocken Archives Records To Go Online

Friday, 7 January 2005, 10:18 am | University of Otago

Records for up to 40,000 more high use and nationally significant items from the Hocken Collections’ archives and manuscripts will be placed online by project staff over the next two years with the help of a $290,000 grant from the Lottery Grants ... More >>

Otago Business School Team Win Int. Case Comp

Monday, 6 December 2004, 4:33 pm | University of Otago

A team of four School of Business students at the University of Otago have made history winning the prestigious Program in International Management (PIM) International Case Competition in Atlanta, Georgia in the USA. More >>

New Grants For Serious Life Threatening Illness

Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 4:47 pm | University of Otago

Researchers at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago have won new funding for research into breast cancer, childhood leukaemia, and kidney failure. More >>

Conference Hosts Leading Management Minds

Wednesday, 1 December 2004, 9:49 am | University of Otago

The best management minds from around the world will be converging on the University of Otago next week for the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. More >>

Spatial Information Workshop Builds Capability

Monday, 29 November 2004, 5:46 pm | University of Otago

Construction of 3-D models in computer games, public health and information systems, and space perception were on the agenda at a Spatio-Temporal Workshop being held at the University of Otago’s School of Business today. More >>

Business Achieves Prestigious Equis Accreditation

Thursday, 25 November 2004, 9:44 am | University of Otago

The University of Otago’s School of Business has been awarded the prestigious EQUIS accreditation by the European Foundation for Management Development (efmd) joining an elite group of international business schools. More >>

Otago Establishes Chair In Irish Studies

Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 2:17 pm | University of Otago

The University of Otago is building on its Celtic roots by establishing a new Professorial Chair dedicated to the study of Irish culture and society and its strong links with New Zealand. More than 600,000 New Zealanders are of Irish descent. More >>

New Facilities For Booming Bioactivity

Monday, 22 November 2004, 5:02 pm | University of Otago

A Wellington research group investigating the effects of natural products and supplements is making a move into bigger premises to meet the growing international demand for their services. More >>

Business School Team In Case Competition Final

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:54 pm | University of Otago

A team of four School of Business students at the University of Otago have reached the finals of a prestigious international Business Case Competition and will travel to Atlanta, Georgia in the USA to compete against four international teams. More >>

Otago Defers Decision On Some Student Fees

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 9:06 am | University of Otago

The University of Otago today decided to defer a decision on 2005 student fees for undergraduate programmes in Medicine, Dentistry and Physiotherapy. More >>

Otago Fees Still Amongst Lowest In The Country

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 9:05 am | University of Otago

Tuition fees for most domestic programmes at the University of Otago will go up by around four per cent in 2005, with the majority of undergraduate students seeing an increase of about $160 for the year. More >>

Heart Research A Key To Improved Health

Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 11:00 am | University of Otago

Cardiovascular Research is playing an increasingly important role in reducing the most significant health risk in New Zealand, diseases of the heart and circulation, which still account for 40% of all deaths each year. More >>

Otago Announces 2005 Arts Fellows

Wednesday, 13 October 2004, 12:41 am | University of Otago

An internationally acclaimed novelist, an Auckland painter, and a Christchurch composer are the recipients of the University of Otago's 2005 Arts Fellowships. More >>

Research Investigates Newborn/Elderly Disease

Tuesday, 12 October 2004, 10:40 am | University of Otago

The University of Otago’s Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ 30 year expertise in free radical research will be a vital component of a new collaborative Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE), recently backed by major Government funding. More >>

UK Expert Appointed; Otago Geography Professorship

Friday, 8 October 2004, 12:38 am | University of Otago

UK Expert Appointed To Otago Geography Professorship Gives New Impetus To Third-World Development Studies More >>

US Expert On Diffusion To Join Otago

Monday, 27 September 2004, 10:21 am | University of Otago

Dr Mark M. Meerschaert, currently Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Nevada, will become the University of Otago’s next Professor of Applied Mathematics. More >>

Calendar Boost For Children’s Cancer Research

Monday, 27 September 2004, 9:44 am | University of Otago

The launch of the ‘2005 Cancer Research For Kids Calendar’ on Friday October 1st will be another significant boost for children’s cancer research at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago. More >>

Otago Marsden Funding Research Successes

Friday, 10 September 2004, 9:13 am | University of Otago

University of Otago researchers have won 10 contracts to undertake fundamental research in the Government’s latest Marsden funding round. More >>

Predictable Fees For International Students

Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 2:30 pm | University of Otago

Responding to the concerns of its international students, the University of Otago will continue to charge tuition fees set in US dollars for all its currently-enrolled international students. These fees will be increased by five per cent for 2005, and ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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