Preparations are well under way for the University of Otago's 150th anniversary. Photo: ODT filesA picnic, regatta, concerts, parades, rugby match, dinner and ball will all be part of next year's University of Otago 150th anniversary celebrations. Preparations are ramping up, with key dates being finalised and registrations opening in early December for the main anniversary celebrations at Queen's Birthday weekend. April will feature The Science Teller Festival, where bestselling author Mary Roach and science writer Michael Shermer discuss the festival's theme, "Science and the Afterlife''. The weekend will wrap up with a rugby match at the University Oval and a Student Koneseti at the Dunedin Town Hall, organised by the Pacific Islands Centre.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 24, 2018 15:56 UTC