Elena McPhee

Otago Polytechnic's Auckland campus would disappear if a proposal in a draft Cabinet paper obtained by the National Party went ahead, the polytechnic's chief executive says.

The University of Otago has issued more than 100 trespass notices in the past three years and has noted and moved 27 people on, while police have dealt with about 15 breaches.

Patients at risk of bowel cancer are being unfairly - and potentially illegally - kept in the dark by the current way of releasing test results, a group including University of Otago academics says.

Otago University Students' Association has described a situation where the law faculty set an exam question describing a scenario similar to the Christchurch terror attacks as "insensitive and...

A small but special University of Otago 150th celebration cocktail evening will be held in Dunedin's sister city Edinburgh - followed by visits to universities in Scotland and England.

The first national award for student volunteer group Silverline is a great motivator to keep going, one of the group's leaders says.

A University of Otago study into the intelligence of pigeons is very welcome to Dunedin woman Shelley Davies - who describes the birds as the perfect pets.

Pigeons are by no means birdbrained and could be as smart as primates - and a new $50,000 grant will progress a research project into their faculties.

Changes to post-study work rights are to blame for a drop in international student numbers at Otago Polytechnic's Auckland campus, the polytechnic says.

Otago Polytechnic is gearing up to host secondary schoolgirls from Dunedin and South Otago, as an annual ShadowTech day returns this week.

The University of Otago is expected to spend about $750,000 on its 150th celebrations.

Emergency services have been called to the North Taieri area after a car was set ablaze on Silverstream Valley Rd, near the Waiora Scout Camp, tonight.

The Christchurch mosque shootings earlier this year do not appear to have had any effect on the number of international students choosing to come to Dunedin, Enterprise Dunedin says.

From free curtains to clothing repairs, an inaugural event in July should help university students deal with biting winter weather, organisers say.

George St retailers are passionate, but divided, when it comes to plans to make part of the city's main drag one-way.

A researcher from Victoria University of Wellington says creating an environment where people's experiences are believed is vital to encourage reports of sexual violence.

New automotive courses offered by Otago Polytechnic should help address a nationwide dearth of both drivers and repair technicians, the polytechnic and industry representatives say.