News from the School of Biomedical Sciences
11 Apr 2024
If these bones could talk
Otago’s Dr Jade De La Paz has made a career out of unravelling the mysteries hid...
04 Apr 2024
Hidden worlds of Otago’s new Royal Society Fellows
University of Otago academics awarded Fellowships from the Royal Society Te Apār...
01 Feb 2024
Archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency discovered
Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University...
23 Jan 2024
Strong links found between Long COVID and ME/CFS: Study
People suffering from Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue S...
12 Jan 2024
New Year Honour raises women’s health burden to public consciousness
A pioneering researcher on the ‘hidden burden of women’s health’ is among those...
10 Jan 2024
Bringing an end to the buzz - Should we genetically modify wasps?
Aotearoa’s summertime species is silently and secretly wreaking havoc.
09 Jan 2024
New home base for Hands-On at Otago secondary students
It will be all hands on deck when hundreds of secondary students arrive in Duned...
26 Dec 2023
Could perceived genetic vices actually be virtues?
“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini - I come not with my ow...
13 Dec 2023
Aquablack and alumna leads the field in top-level swimming and Physiology
“I loved the water from day one,” says high performance swimmer and top Physiolo...
28 Nov 2023
Otago part of national research platform
The University of Otago is a key member of a newly developed research platform d...
21 Nov 2023
Celebrating 20 years of Neuroendocrinology Centre
The Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE) will be hosting a 20th Anniversary Sympo...
08 Nov 2023
Rhodes Scholarship for excellence, leadership and commitment to community
Huge congratulations to Otago graduate Isaac Heron who has been awarded a Rhodes...
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