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01 Feb 2024

Archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency discovered


Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University...

Emeritus Professor Warren Tate.

23 Jan 2024

Strong links found between Long COVID and ME/CFS: Study


People suffering from Long COVID or Myalgic Encephalomyelitis /Chronic Fatigue S...

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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...

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10 Jan 2024

Bringing an end to the buzz - Should we genetically modify wasps?


Aotearoa’s summertime species is silently and secretly wreaking havoc.

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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...

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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...

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28 Nov 2023

Otago part of national research platform


The University of Otago is a key member of a newly developed research platform d...

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21 Nov 2023

Celebrating 20 years of Neuroendocrinology Centre


The Centre for Neuroendocrinology (CNE) will be hosting a 20th Anniversary Sympo...

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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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06 Nov 2023

Discarded teeth offer insight into Victorian-era New Zealand


Four years ago, hundreds of teeth from a past era were uncovered on an Invercarg...

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30 Oct 2023

Otago academic elected to TEU Committee


Professor Siân Halcrow, from the Department of Anatomy, has been elected as Te T...

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