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College cuddle fix delights

Members of the college were able to kick back and relax on Sunday night (10 June 2018) with five tiny visitors from Cat Rescue Dunedin.

Cellists play in NZ Music Month

The College's two cellists took part in a special lunchtime concert marking NZ Music Month in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery on Tuesday, 29 May.

Expert Breakfast Report for 23 May 2018: Prof Ruth Fitzgerald, Dept of Anthropology and Archaeology

Prof Fitzgerald, Medical Anthropologist, gave a most interesting talk mainly on anthropology in health

Kayima 1 X 9 Challenge gets off to an excellent start

In just 10 days since launching the College's international outreach project, $1,290 has already been donated for the benefit of the desperately poor medical clinic situated in the small village of Kayima in the far north-east of Sierre Leone (West Africa).

Expert Breakfast Report for 16 May 2018: Prof Mark Henaghan, Dean of Law Faculty

Prof. Henaghan lists his interests on the University web page as: “Family Law, Law Relating to Children (custody/access, child abuse, medico-legal issues) Human Genome Law, Relationship Property, The Judiciary and judge-made Law.” It was very clear from his talk that his interests range a great deal wider than those ‘official’ ones!

Expert Breakfast Report for 9 May 2018: Dr Steve Tripp, Dept of Physiology

An unusual and fascinating presentation, this. Dr. Tripp is a Medical Teaching Fellow in the Physiology Department, a post he has held for over 4 years. He spent 7 years working in Cambodia, where an outstanding feature of his work was to look for the heart of the problems faced by ordinary people, and attempt to address some of those fundamental causes. And runs ultra-marathons on the side.

Mystery Bus Trip a huge success

On Saturday 21 April, the College’s Student Executive organised a Mystery Bus Trip for the first-year Members of the College.

At the top of the table!

The College’s performance in last evening’s Inter-college Maori/Pasifika Concert has taken St Margaret’s to the top of the table in the University’s Inter-college Cultural Competition.

The College reaches out to an African village

On Sunday, 13 May the College launched a special project to raise funds for the desperately poor Kayima Clinic in Sierra Leone. This outreach is part of the College’s international community service work for 2018.

College Choir sings at University Graduation Thanksgiving Service

The College's talented choir, ably conducted by Ellen Walters, provided a wonderful rendition of Michael Jackson's "Heal the world, make it a better place" at a special Graduation Service of Thanksgiving on Saturday, 12 May.

Enjoyable Fellows' Dinner

"Thank you for your warm and generous hospitality last night. The resounding success of the May 2018 Fellows Dinner was clearly underpinned by thoughtful organisation which allowed the impressive residents to shine through. We believe you are shaping many future leaders."

Mastering the chess

The College's two-member chess team mastered the Inter-college Chess Competition on Sunday, 6 May 2018 and brought the trophy back home!

International exchange opportunities galore

The University of Otago offers students many opportunities to study abroad for a semester or two as part of their degrees.

Expert Breakfast Report for 2 May 2018: Dr Jim Faed, Dept of Pathology and NZ Blood Service

Dr Faed is a Senior Lecturer with research interests in blood transfusion (blood donor health and donor selection) and stem cells for treatment of chronic health problems including spinal cord injury repair.

Expert Breakfast Report for 18 April 2018: Prof Lyall Hanton, Dept of Chemistry - with a Challenge!

With a preponderance of women studying medicine at Otago, why are there so few in senior positions? This is the challenge Prof Hanton presented.

Yummy Superhero cupcakes

Chef Beth Henderson produces the most wonderful desserts for College Members and last Saturday (21 April 2018) was no exception when a variety of brightly coloured homemade cupcakes appeared to complement the "Superheroes and their Alter Egos" themed dinner.

Superheroes and their Alter Egos

The College's Student Executive organised a successful theme dinner last Saturday night (21 April 2018) which was enjoyed by all.

Inter-college Sports Competition in full swing

The University's Inter-college Sports Competition got underway just after Easter and, like last year, St Margaret's Members are taking part in the first semester's netball, soccer and volleyball competitions.

Congratulations to our new first-year reps!

Elections for the two first-year reps on the Executive Committee occurred over the weekend with Tetsushiro (Tetsu) Konishi and Laurie Duncan being voted in by Members.

Expert Breakfast Report for 21 March 2018: Prof Paul Hansen, Dept of Economics

Prof Hansen is co-inventor of “1,000 Minds” decision-making software, and he works mainly in priority-setting and resource allocation, especially in the health sector