Would-be trainee doctor attended lectures, talked to patients and could access dissection labs - for two years.

Not every Tom, Dick or Harry's views deserve to be treated as expert and aired in public discourse, writes Patrick Stokes.

After chasing government money for the past decade, Otago University now accepts it'll have to fund any expansion to its dental school by itself.

The University of Auckland has gained ground in a table ranking universities from around the world.

Current and former students have thrown their support in behind a Northland Catholic school teacher who was fired after he supported a gay rights protest.

Varsity is quite a different kettle of kai moana these days, at least if you are studying the social sciences. It's like a cult.