Press Release – ANZCCART 21 universities, institutes of technology, non-profits, Crown Research Institutes, government organisations, umbrella bodies, research funding organisations and learned societies commit to communicate openly about animal use. New Zealand will be the …
21 universities, institutes of technology, non-profits, Crown Research Institutes, government organisations, umbrella bodies, research funding organisations and learned societies commit to communicate openly about animal use.
New Zealand will be the first country outside Europe with an animal research openness agreement, launched today in Queenstown at the Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching (ANZCCART) 2021 conference.
New Zealand has long been committed to maintaining and improving high standards of animal welfare, as well as undertaking world-leading research and teaching using animals, controlled under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. The scientific communi
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Otago tops class for national educational performance
The University of Otago has once again topped the key Government indicators that measure the educational performance of students at New Zealand’s universities.
Released today by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), the annual Educational Performance Indicators (EPIs) examine course and qualification completion rates, retention rates and progression to higher levels of study.
Qualification completion measures the percentage of students who have gone on to complete a full qualification (e.g. a degree) within a specified number of years of commencing their study. Course completion is the pass rate for the component courses/papers that make up a qualification.
Professor Helen Nicholson.
Professor Helen Nicholson will take up the role of Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago in 2021.
Professor Nicholson is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, External Engagement, and is due to take up a new permanent role as Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, in mid-January.
She has agreed to act as Vice-Chancellor when the incumbent, Professor Harlene Hayne, leaves and hold the position until a new Vice-Chancellor is appointed.
University of Otago Chancellor, Dr Royden Somerville QC, says the University is fortunate to have someone of the calibre of Professor Nicholson to step into the role.
“Professor Nicholson is very experienced, having previously held two Deputy Vice-Chancellor roles in her time with Otago.