Vaughan Elder

The University of Otago has appointed a replacement for international pro-vice chancellor Prof Sarah Todd, who is leaving for a position in Australia after seven years in the role.

After more than four years of encouraging debate on society's ''big issues'', Prof Andrew Bradstock will leave the University of Otago at the end of this month.

University of Otago student politicians could be paid up to a third more if performance-based pay is approved.

Otago Corrections Facility hopes teaching its prisoners to use tools will make them less likely to turn to crime when they are released.

The University of Otago is searching for a world-leading earthquake researcher to fill its new chair in earthquake science.

Squabbles over money in student flats could soon be a thing of the past if an app designed by Otago Polytechnic students takes off.

Otago Polytechnic is set to spend $10 million to $12 million on a ''contemporary learning space'' for its students.

University of Otago researchers hope to find out if pregnant women in New Zealand are getting enough iodine to ensure their babies are healthy.

The University of Otago has launched a new ''school'' to support postgraduate researchers.

A revolutionary electric car prototype being developed at Otago Polytechnic was on show in Dunedin yesterday and reporter Vaughan Elder took it for a spin.

The relocation of jobs at Invermay will be a ''huge loss'' for the University of Otago, which has enjoyed a fruitful relationship with AgResearch over the years, a professor says.

Parallel parking woes could be a thing of the past if a revolutionary electric car project led by an Otago Polytechnic staff member catches on.

The University of Otago has launched a ''strategic framework'' to lift the performance of its Pacific students.

The Dunedin ''babe of the day'' Facebook page was slammed as ''sexist'' at a debate yesterday.