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Encyclopedia: University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 20,000 students enrolled during 2006. It is the South Island's largest employer and claims to have the world's 2nd longest continuously running annual student revue (the Capping Show) and New Zealand's oldest ballet company (the Selwyn Ballet).

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How to say "University of Otago" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	奥塔哥大学
	(German)	Universität von Otago

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List of universities in New Zealand

Auckland University of Technology (Auckland) Lincoln University (Lincoln, Canterbury) Massey University (Palmerston North) University of Auckland (Auckland) University of Canterbury (Christchurch) University of Otago (Dunedin) University of Waikato (Hamilton) Victoria University of Wellington...

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Portobello, New Zealand

, which is part of the University of Otago... Portobello is a township beside the Otago Harbour halfway along the Otago Peninsula in Dunedin City. Like scores of Dunedin features, it was named after a locality in Edinburgh. In a fairly...

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Sapere aude

Sapere aude is a phrase meaning "Dare to know." or "Dare to be wise". The phrase is found in Kant's essay "What Is Enlightenment?". Sapere aude is the school motto of the University of Otago. Sapere aude is the school motto of Manchester Grammar School...

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James R. Flynn

James R. Flynn , Emeritus Professor of Political Studies at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, is notable for his discovery of the Flynn effect, the continued year-on-year rise of IQ test scores in all parts of the world. He is an active participant in the academic debate on race and...

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Silvia Cartwright

-General, and as the Queen's representative, lives in Government House in the capital city of Wellington. She is a graduate of the University of Otago, where she gained her LL B in 1967. Public Life In... Silvia Rose Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand Her Excellency Dame Silvia Rose...

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Speight's

Speight's Gold Medal Ale is the traditional beer of students at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Speight's is an ale style of beer, with a more distinctive taste than most commercial beers. Traditionally a very regional brew, the wild popularity of the "Southern Man" series of...

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Fergus Hume

Ferguson Wright Hume (1859-1932) was born in England. At the age of three his father emigrated with his family to New Zealand. He attended high school in Dunedin and studied law at the University of Otago. Shortly after graduation he left for Melbourne where he obtained a post as a barrister's...

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Dunedin

. Dunedin is the home of The University of Otago. History Dunedin was founded in 1848 as a Scottish... , the Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the Scottish capital. The University of Otago, the oldest... Pegasus Mail was written by David Harris while he was employed by the University of Otago. Illustrator...

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Fleur Adcock

worked as an assistant lecturer librarian at the University of Otago in Dunedin until 1961. Life in... Fleur Adcock (born February 10, 1934) is a New Zealand born poet and editor of Irish ancestry who has lived much of her life in England. She has published thirteen books of poetry. Early Life Adcock...

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Jack Lovelock

. He studied medicine at the University of Otago, while competing for the university team in the New... John Edward "Jack" Lovelock Date of Birth: January 5, 1910 Place of Birth: Crushington, New Zealand Date of Death: December 28, 1949 Place of Death: New York Occupation: Physician...

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