Department of Chemistry, University of Otago

Leaving Dunedin after graduation but want to continue your postgraduate studies at Otago? No problem!

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Interested? Email [email protected] to learn more.
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Congratulations to all our May graduates! It was great to celebrate with your families and friends over morning tea. Best wishes for your future from the Department of Chemistry.

Hajie Tamorite worked in Professor Sally Brooker’s team at the University of Otago on “Pyrene Functionalised Copper Catalysts for the Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction”, completing an MSc with distinction. He then took up a job in Melbourne at William Adams (pictured), returning briefly to Dunedin to graduate in person in December 2024. NZ’s loss is Australia’s gain. We wish you every success with your career in industry Hajie!

Congratulations to Dr Nick Green, who was awarded a Health Research Council Health Delivery Research Activation Grant funding work on RNA oligonucleotides to treat cancer. More information at

HRC funding to help tackle diabetes ‘massive inequity’ The demand for recently-funded diabetes technology is likely to skyrocket by up to 400 per cent in coming years, but the public health system is not equipped to meet this need, an Otago researcher says.

Congratulations to all our December graduates! It was great to celebrate with you, your families and friends over morning tea. Best wishes for your future from the Department of Chemistry.

Congratulations to Nick Green and Lyall Hanton who were winners at the recent Sciences Divisional Awards. Nick cleaned up, receiving two awards: the award for the Best Research Paper – Academic Staff (fundamental) and the award for Outstanding Early-Career Researcher. Lyall received the Special Award for Distinguished Service.