News from the School of Biomedical Sciences
09 May 2024
Child of A’ua’u, returning home
In a collaborative partnership between the University of Otago and the Mangaian...
06 May 2024
Modelling the microcosm
Dr Alice Eruera (Ngāpuhi) unlocks the mysteries of our world through the lens of...
01 May 2024
Otago awarded prestigious PM's science prize
The University of Otago’s HDGC Research Group has received the Te Pūiaki Putaiao...
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...
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