10 Dec 2021
A marathon year for Wellington PhD Public Health grad
While most people might feel like they deserved a break after completing their P...
09 Dec 2021
New Smokefree Action Plan will transform tobacco policy, Otago researchers say
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which ca...
22 Nov 2021
Otago announces Professorial promotions for 2022
Twenty-eight University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of...
18 Nov 2021
Housing researchers win the Rutherford Medal, NZ’s top research honour
Distinguished Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO FRSNZ and researchers a...
08 Nov 2021
Nitrate in drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer in NZ
Nitrate contamination of drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel can...
04 Nov 2021
Excellence in teaching, research and service
Excellence in teaching, research and service have been celebrated with the annou...
22 Oct 2021
Clearing the air: make more outdoor pedestrian spaces smokefree, researchers urge
Creating large smokefree outdoor pedestrian spaces would aid the health sector’s...
18 Oct 2021
Vaping with nicotine more common than smoking among NZ teens
More than a third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, with 10...
06 Oct 2021
Professor Sue Crengle appointed to new Māori Health Authority
Otago Medical School Professor Sue Crengle will play a central role in what she...
30 Sep 2021
Urgent need to tackle smoking rates in Pacific adults and youth
New Zealand needs to take urgent action to reduce smoking in Pacific adults and...
22 Sep 2021
Accuracy of DHB figures questioned by University of Otago study
The accuracy of District Health Board (DHB) data on the use of consultants and c...
17 Sep 2021
A road map to ending diesel vehicle pollution
Researchers have developed a road map to accelerate the removal of light diesel...