Tamara Osborne-Naikatini
Tamara Osborne-Naikatini is a Fijian academic who has taught biology at the University of the South Pacific (USP) for over twelve years. In 2024 she was elected as the president of the Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff (AUSPS), the academic staff union at the university.
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Standards and working conditions 24 February 2025 Fired for speaking up against a dictatorial Vice Chancellor
Tamara Osborne-Naikatini
Working as a Biology lecturer at the University of the South Pacific (USP) has always been a labour of love for me. Spread over thousands of kilometers of oceanic expanse and hundreds of lush tropical islands, spanning twelve countries in the (generally) South Pacific region, the university’s domain is truly...
Fired for speaking up against a dictatorial Vice Chancellor