Wikipedia:GLAM/OU/Wikidata
Wikidata initiatives at the University include improving information about alumni, staff and the institution itself.
Honorary doctors
[edit]Honorary doctors of all the New Zealand universities are listed on Wikipedia, and were added to Wikidata in January 2025. A query to find all the Otago ones is here: https://w.wiki/Cot4 Recipients are 21% women.
Emeritus professors
[edit]The list of emeritus professors was added to Wikidata several years ago. It needs updating with later appointments (see list here).
Current staff
[edit]Publicly announced promotion announcements have been used to create statements about associate professors and full professors for approximately the last ten years.
Graduates
[edit]Through the New Zealand Thesis Project, graduates of all New Zealand universities are being linked to their thesis records through Wikidata. You can find visualisations, including a graph of students/advisors and a timeline of graduates, on the Wikidata project page.