The University of Otago undertakes outreach programmes in the wider community, offering opportunities to its students and sharing research results and findings with the public.
- Continuing Education allows the University to share the results of its research with the wider community through lectures, short courses, interest-only papers, and more.
- The Emerging Leaders Programme is a leadership programme for University of Otago students.
- The Global Impact Scholar Programme is open to enrolled students, encouraging contribution to the local community and growing leadership skills.
- UniCrew offers students the opportunity to volunteer with various organisations helping people in the local community.