Allison Rudd

The legal arguments over the University of Otago's code of student conduct document refuse to go away.

Students at the University of Otago who fail papers compulsory for their courses will soon find their options more limited.

There will be no limitations on first-year enrolments at the University of Otago next year, the university council has decided.

Dunedin ecologist Dr Murray Efford spent 20 years devising a computer modelling system to accurately count one of New Zealand's most ecologically damaging animals, the possum.

University of Otago librarian Dr Donald Kerr will be following the trail of one of New Zealand's best-known collectors when he spends a month in the United Kingdom next year.

Almost 50 University of Otago students were disciplined for plagiarism in 2007 and last year, figures supplied by the university show.

Many people like the idea of building a low-energy house to keep their heating costs and power bills down; Golden Bay couple Lawrence and Antje McIntyre have gone the whole way and actually built one.

Bad winter weather and design amendments mean the University of Otago's psychology building will not be completed by its original construction deadline of January 25.

The University of Otago is saying little yet about changes it might make to its planned building next to Forsyth Barr Stadium in Parry St.

Plagiarism detection software is about to be introduced at the University of Otago.

The Government needs to consider adding "a little bit of interest" to student loans to ensure it has enough money to better fund universities, University of Otago vice-chancellor Sir David Skegg says.

Two interactive displays, already proving popular with the public, have earned their student designers top marks.

Confirmation the Otago University Students Association (OUSA) toga parade will not be held next year has been welcomed by police, retailers and Dunedin's mayor.

On a cold day, the Otago Polytechnic's sustainable house is the place to be.

The University of Otago is re-evaluating the design of its building at the Forsyth Barr Stadium site after a preliminary concept report said the building would need to be larger and more expensive than first anticipated.

A substantial pay rise has pushed University of Otago head Prof Sir David Skegg's annual salary past half a million dollars for the first time.

The University of Otago is taking no action over an online auction organised by staff which has two alcohol companies as sponsors, even though the university has banned alcohol advertising and sponsorship from its campuses and events.