The world was "awash with information" but knowledge was less abundant and wisdom scarce, University of Otago professor of pharmacy Ian Tucker told university graduates at the weekend.
New Zealand increasingly appears to be a nation of "lapdogs rather than leaders" despite once having been seen as a social laboratory other nations admired, poet Brian Turner warns.
Daniel Garama has realised his dream of becoming a biochemist and his research on sea urchins could help develop a lucrative aquaculture export industry.
The Regent Theatre will host its first University of Otago graduation later this month, but the change of venue from the traditional Dunedin Town Hall ceremony has highlighted logistical concerns for organisers.
University of Otago vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg has urged Otago graduates to make the most of their talents but also warned them to "expect the unexpected".
University of Otago College of Education teaching fellow David Berg on Saturday became the first person to graduate with a recently established Otago doctor of education degree.
Facing tough challenges during their University of Otago social work studies has brought Zimbabwean couple Stan and Dzivi Chirenda closer together.
Karen Keith is no stranger to the practice of acupuncture, having inserted millions of needles over more than 20 years.
How many students can say they have already held two government cabinet portfolios before they have even graduated?
An Air New Zealand senior manager, Vanessa Stoddart, has urged University of Otago graduates to "have the courage to dream" and to take a positive approach to fulfilling their potential.
The University of Otago's latest graduation ceremony today will be very much a family affair for twins Anna and Sophie Ingram and their sister Mikaela.
The human race needs science to resolve the "massive mess our species has gotten itself and other species into", award-winning scientist Dr Andrew West says.
Former Black Ferns prop Beth Mallard is happy to help explode a few myths about the much-maligned intellect of rugby tight forwards.
Nearly 1700 graduands will graduate from the University of Otago at three ceremonies this month, the first today.
The University of Otago has scheduled more graduation ceremonies in Dunedin this year, including two on some days, because of the temporary closure of its traditional Dunedin Town Hall venue.
Queenstown Resort College last week celebrated the graduation of more than 70 students from all over the globe - many of whom returned from overseas for the event.
University of Otago graduates will need all the skills they have gained at their "world-class university" to face the challenges of the future, Royal Society of New Zealand chief executive Dr Di McCarthy says.
Damian Kearns, who graduates from the University of Otago today, has chosen an academic road less travelled, by working five days a week at the New Zealand Automobile Association during his studies.
Prepare to work alongside others and prepare for change. That was the advice paediatric specialist and senior University of Otago academic Prof Don Roberton gave biomedical and health sciences students at their graduation ceremony in the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday.
Many University of Otago graduation records are being set today and a leading University of Otago dentistry researcher, Prof Murray Thomson, will also achieve a significant personal milestone.
