The University of Otago is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, and the oldest university in the country. It was established by ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council in 1869 and opened for teaching in 1871. Between 1874 and 1961 it was part of the University of New Zealand and conferred degrees in that name. The university is centered on its Dunedin city campus and teaches health sciences at additional campuses in Christchurch and Wellington. In 2023 it adopted the Māori identity Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka as part of a rebrand.
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The University of Otago (Māori: Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka) is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
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It was established by ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council in 1869 and opened for teaching in 1871, making it New Zealand's oldest university.
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Richard Hugh Sibson (born 1945) is a New Zealand structural geologist and emeritus professor at the University of Otago, who has received numerous honors and awards for his work in the field of earthquake research.
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