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Peg in graduation regalia speaks at the Liggins graduation tea

14 May 2025

Liggins Institute PhD graduate Peg Lockyer hated skirts, loved sport and thrived in leadership roles. Her research focused on how school-aged children can get active and be leaders too.

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  • Image of Nikita Sionetali-Tuitea

    22 May 2025

    Law and Arts graduate Nikita Sionetali-Tuitea had dreams of becoming a lawyer since her days at primary school. She crossed the stage on May 15.

  • Image of Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro with USP Council Deputy Pro-Chancellor

    21 May 2025

    NZ's Governor-General, Dame Cindy Kiro, visited the Fale Pasifika on 20 May, formally opening the 99th Council Meeting of the University of the South Pacific (USP), hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  • Image of Law and Arts graduate Siobhan Sharkey with her family on graduation day.

    19 May 2025

    Law and Arts graduate Siobhan Sharkey has followed in the footsteps of her pioneering mother Judge Tania Sharkey, awarded a conjoint degree in Law and Arts on 15 May.

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