Helen Nicholson
Two university Vice-Chancellors calling for cooperation to end funding woes
A $128m bailout for cash-strapped universities will still not be enough to prevent major job losses at the Universities of Otago and Victoria. Yesterday the government announced the rescue package for… Audio
Otago Uni fronts media after staff cuts proposal
Otago University says a number of factors have led to a proposal to cut staff - not just falling student enrolments.
Several hundred staff could be laid off because of a 60 million dollar budget… Audio
What happens when you donate your body to science?
Every year, around 100 New Zealanders sign up to donate their bodies to Otago Medical School. An anatomy professor tells us how it works. Audio
The Use of Bodies at the Otago Medical School
Anatomy professors and a doctor turned film-maker have worked together on a film about the use of human bodies to train doctors Audio
Science Story - Alison Ballance
In this Afternoon's Science story, not for the squeamish - staff from the Otago Medical School discuss the value of medical students learning anatomy and dissection skills on dead human bodies. Audio