01 May 2016
New director for Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit
New director for Cancer Society Social and Behavioural Research Unit
31 Mar 2016
Sun protection poor for NZ secondary school students: Otago research
Sun-protective practices lacking at the sports days of 10 Dunedin secondary scho...
06 Aug 2015
Young social smokers more likely to become adult daily smokers
Young people who have a cigarette occasionally—even just at weekends— have almos...
06 Jul 2015
Study of tobacco company RRPs reveals tax increases applied unequally
New Zealand’s largest tobacco company is not keeping the recommended retail pric...
24 Mar 2015
Edible gardens in New Zealand schools providing food for thought
Edible gardens are taking off in New Zealand primary and secondary schools, pres...
17 Feb 2015
Smokefree tertiary institutions point the way
The progress public tertiary education institutions (TEIs) have made towards bec...
02 Sep 2014
Tobacco display bans protect youth and quitters: Otago research
Ending the display and promotion of cigarettes and tobacco in retail shops helps...
02 Jul 2014
Study analyses NZ newspapers’ coverage of tobacco control issues
University of Otago researchers’ analysis of 12 months of coverage of tobacco-co...
23 Apr 2013
NZ outdoor workers poorly protected from the sun: Otago research
New Zealand outdoor workers are generally poorly protected from solar UV radiati...
18 Sep 2012
More govt responsibility needed in making schools ‘sun-smarter’
Central government needs to take more responsibility for ensuring that New Zeala...
10 Feb 2012
Many NZ primary schools need to be ‘sun smarter’: Otago research
New Zealand schools still lag behind those of Australia in the ‘sun smart’ stake...
12 May 2010
Otago researchers find “dark shift” bias in self-reported skin colour
Otago researchers find “dark shift” bias in self-reported skin colour