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The Nats' verdict on a third medical school at the University of Waikato will be announced this week.

Treasury agrees the numbers don't stack up while Akl & Otago Unis argue they can already train more doctors more efficiently.

But... Waikato's Neil Quigley declared as a massive Nat fan straight after the election, & the Uni paid Stephen Joyce $1m in consulting fees.

Of course the Nats are going to give it a green light. That's how nepotism works.

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/campus/proposed-med-school-%E2%80%98unaffordable%E2%80%99

#OtagoUniversity

Proposed med school ‘unaffordable’

Plans for a third medical school at the University of Waikato have been rubbished by Treasury as "unaffordable" and "rushed". Documents from...

Otago Daily Times Online News

Awww. Grant Robertson is donating $49,000 for seven new scholarships. Our new Otago Uni vice-chancellor truly is one of the good guys.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360480235/grant-grant-otago-vice-chancellor-donates-49k-scholarship-students

#Otepoti #OtagoUniversity #GrantRobertson

Stuff

Dunedin has welcomed Grant Robertson in his role as the new Vice Chancellor of Otago Uni. He's a sensible man with a good heart.

But what's this? Grant is hawking a proposal for the Uni to set up a Queenstown campus, *including* accommodation. No costs have been mentioned.

Otago Uni has recently laid off a lot of staff and closed some departments. Is this the right time to be looking at expensive expansions?

https://crux.org.nz/crux-news/grant-robertson-university-move-to-queenstown-partnership-to-add-value/

#NZ #OtagoUniversity #Queenstown

Grant Robertson: University move to Queenstown 'partnership to add value'

University of Otago Vice Chancellor Grant Robertson has told Crux today that a proposed expansion to Queenstown will not be "like an old school university relationship" and the plan includes…

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Bacteriophages suppress CRISPR–Cas immunity using RNA-based anti-CRISPRs, from #OtagoUniversity. I love it when my previous domain intersects with my current domain. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06612-5
My belated hashtagged introduction: I am Princpal #Curator , of #NMS - National #Museum #Scotland fabulous #mineral #rock #meteorite collection. Originally from #NewZealand , ex #OtagoUniversity ex #tectonic #geomorphology. Current projects include in #geoscience #datainfrastructure , #calcite habits and on #historicalCollections
• Focussing on #welfare, Treasury told government to #Slash #Benefits
• Using #OtagoUniversity researchers' home budgeting plans around food requirements, Treasury hid their intentions

If I heard correctly, Professor Kurt Krause of Otago University just told RNZ's Jesse Mulligan that tuberculosis killed more people than COVID last year:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons

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Afternoons

Jesse Mulligan presents an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling, ranging from the stories of the day to the great questions of our time.

RNZ