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09 Sep 2022

He Kete Kōrero – Spring 2022


Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of He Kete Kōrero with the latest news from t...

09 Sep 2022

$14.5 million funding boost for Otago research


Otago research has been given a $14.5 million boost with the announcement of two...

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09 Sep 2022

$14.5 million funding boost for Otago research


$14.5 million funding boost for Otago research

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09 Sep 2022

'Great sadness' at Queen's death


'Great sadness' at Queen's death

07 Sep 2022

Respiratory diseases lower in homes with retrofitted insulation


Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory disease...

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31 Aug 2022

Unique double honour for Pathology Professor


Unique double honour for Pathology Professor

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28 Aug 2022

2022 Online information evenings | Postgraduate Health Sciences


We invite you to join us for a series of online events which outline opportuniti...

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16 Aug 2022

Otago kaimahi and tauira recognised with Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa awards


Otago kaimahi and tauira recognised with Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa awards

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15 Aug 2022

O-PAW improving parity, increasing communication, fostering community


The Otago University Postgraduate Association of Wellington is working hard to i...

09 Aug 2022

Interprofessional healthcare education boosts early career skills


Health professional students who attended a five-week interprofessional educatio...

05 Aug 2022

Young people ask for help only once


Psychiatrists are concerned young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are missing out...

05 Aug 2022

What does poverty look like from a child’s perspective?


New research has revealed the “shameful” extent of child poverty in Aotearoa New...

04 Aug 2022

Health Delivery Research Activation Grant recipients


Three Otago researchers have received Health Delivery Research Activation Grants...

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03 Aug 2022

Master’s degree brings personal and professional rewards


Master’s degree brings personal and professional rewards

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28 Jul 2022

‘Amazing staff’ help navigate tough times


‘Amazing staff’ help navigate tough times

27 Jul 2022

New Bill marks the beginning of the end for cigarettes and tobacco in Aotearoa


Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which ca...

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26 Jul 2022

Nominations open for the 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards


Nominations open for the 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards

20 Jul 2022

Better outcomes when police, ambulance and mental health services attend 111 mental health emergencies together


Having emergency services work together to attend mental health emergencies redu...

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19 Jul 2022

Maple Goh - Scholarship winner, refugee advocate, violinist and podcast founder


Maple Goh - Scholarship winner, refugee advocate, violinist and podcast founder

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14 Jul 2022

Vice-Chancellor and Chancellor formally welcomed


Vice-Chancellor Professor David Murdoch and Chancellor Stephen Higgs were formal...

12 Jul 2022

University's 2022 creative writing competition opens


2022 creative writing competition opens

06 Jul 2022

World-first studies point way to preventing rheumatic fever in Aotearoa and internationally


University of Otago-led research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that h...

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05 Jul 2022

Health research another way to contribute for new doctor


Health research another way to contribute for new doctor

30 Jun 2022

More income support needed for young people experiencing homelessness, study finds


Life improved for young people experiencing homelessness once they were housed t...

30 Jun 2022

Positive reintegration of ex-prisoners’ focus of HRC grant project


Improving the health and wellbeing of Māori who re-enter society from prisons, a...

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30 Jun 2022

Otago researchers receive significant HRC funding


Twenty-two Otago researchers have received a share of nearly $34 million in Heal...

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22 Jun 2022

University gathers to celebrate Matariki


University gathers to celebrate Matariki

21 Jun 2022

Cycleways and walking paths boost rates of active travel


Investing in cycleways and walking paths has boosted the use of active travel in...

15 Jun 2022

Think outside the box on housing for sustainable future, researchers urge


New Zealand urgently needs to increase the diversity and quality of its housing...

10 Jun 2022

Improving stroke care: what survivors say


New Zealand stroke survivors have told researchers a range of improvements to st...

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08 Jun 2022

Alumni recognised in Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours


Alumni recognised in Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours

01 Jun 2022

A career celebration in Wellington


A Festschrift was held on the Wellington campus on 29 May 2022 to celebrate the...

01 Jun 2022

Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded


Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded

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31 May 2022

Huge interest in Long COVID symposium


Huge interest in Long COVID symposium

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25 May 2022

Three Otago University medical researchers allocated portion of $100,000 in funding


Funding will got towards research on endometrial cancer and heart attacks, as we...

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25 May 2022

Personal stories motivate Radiation Therapy scholarship winner


Personal stories motivate Radiation Therapy scholarship winner

17 May 2022

Long COVID could cast a decades-long shadow, symposium organiser says


The shadow of lasting illness could be with us for decades once the acute phase...

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12 May 2022

$900,000 funding for Otago health researchers


$900,000 funding for Otago health researchers

10 May 2022

Otago boosts economy by $1.79 billion


The University of Otago contributed $1.79 billion in total value added to the Ne...

03 May 2022

Critic and Conscience of Society Award winner highlights vaping threat to health of young New Zealanders


Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Ze...

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03 May 2022

Janet Hoek wins Critic and Conscience award


Janet Hoek wins Critic and Conscience award

22 Apr 2022

He Kete Kōrero – Autumn 2022


Welcome to the Autumn 2022 edition of He Kete Kōrero, with all the latest news f...

22 Apr 2022

Summer of research


It was a summer filled with research for 51 students from across the University...

13 Apr 2022

Changing spaces for Otago’s Wellington campus


Changing spaces for Otago’s Wellington campus

07 Apr 2022

Students shivering inside cold, damp homes, study finds


Tertiary students are more than twice as likely as the general population to be...

04 Apr 2022

Dying alone: heartbreaking stories of death during COVID‑19 lockdowns


Families have shared heartbreaking and poignant stories with researchers about t...

30 Mar 2022

The price of keeping kids warm at night


The cost of heating a child’s bedroom through the night in a Wellington winter w...

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18 Mar 2022

BBC shines spotlight on housing research


The work of housing and health researchers at the University of Otago, Wellingto...

18 Mar 2022

Otago student wins $160,000 at Māori Career Development in Cancer Research Awards


Otago PhD candidate one of three to win $160,000 at Māori Early Career Developme...

04 Mar 2022

Nitrate levels in drinking water and bowel cancer


The formation of cancer-causing chemicals in the gut could be at the heart of un...

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25 Feb 2022

Vaccination programme failing those with mental health and addiction issues


New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is failing to reach those with mental he...

03 Feb 2022

Lack of support for women who have early miscarriages, study finds


Women are not being offered the mental health support they need after experienci...

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28 Jan 2022

Emma Wyeth new Associate Dean Māori for Health Sciences


Associate Professor Emma Wyeth has been appointed to the role of Manupiki Māori...

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27 Jan 2022

Reimagining school uniforms


School uniforms need a radical redesign to better meet the needs of students, pa...

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21 Jan 2022

Addressing inequities in cancer care


Three Otago researchers have secured significant grants for research aimed at ad...

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21 Jan 2022

Exceptional service recognised in New Year Honours


Exceptional service recognised in New Year Honours

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20 Jan 2022

Artificial intelligence equal to diagnosing prostate cancer, study finds


Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are able to diagnose prostate cancer biopsi...

19 Jan 2022

Otago study finds children exposed to a brand a minute


Attaching cameras to children has revealed they are exposed to 554 brands a day...

13 Jan 2022

Call to report bottled water quality results on labels


Bottled water is often perceived as clean and free of contaminants compared to t...

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21 Dec 2021

Discrimination placing LGBTIQ+ people at risk of homelessness


Discrimination in the housing market, as well as structural issues such as pover...

20 Dec 2021

‘Breakthrough’ Otago research confirms skin infections as a cause of rheumatic fever


University of Otago researchers have made a major breakthrough in further unders...

17 Dec 2021

He Kete Kōrero – Summer 2021


In this issue we provide an update on our building situation and discuss our pre...

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14 Dec 2021

Award for science communication for Baker


New Zealand’s go-to science communicator on COVID-19, Professor Michael Baker MN...

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...

02 Dec 2021

Wellington campus celebrates student success


Wellington campus staff and students gathered together on 19 November for an end...

29 Nov 2021

Otago experts offer insight on pandemic in two-week Masterclass Series


As the COVID-19 pandemic races towards a two-year milestone, Otago researchers a...

22 Nov 2021

Otago announces 28 new professors


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...

16 Nov 2021

Psychiatric wards ignoring hospitals’ non-smoking policies, study finds


Staff on many psychiatric wards are ignoring hospital smoke-free policies, belie...

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15 Nov 2021

$2.9m HRC funding for Otago


Two Otago researchers have been awarded prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Fellowshi...

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...

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08 Nov 2021

Unique award for Wellington pathology professor


Professor Brett Delahunt has been presented with a unique Gold Medal from the Ne...

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...

20 Oct 2021

Dr Erik Wibowo, Dr George Wiggins and Dr Tim Chambers: recipients of Accelerator Grants


In August this year, 15 early and mid-career researchers received an Accelerator...

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...

13 Oct 2021

Dr Simone Bayer, Dr Matthew Jenkins and Dr Mike Pankhurst: recipients of Accelerator Grants


In August this year, 15 early and mid-career researchers received an Accelerator...

08 Oct 2021

Māori dished out pills to mask chronic pain, study finds


Māori adults who experience chronic pain are being prescribed painkillers at the...

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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...

21 Sep 2021

Wellington Activity Passport


The pocket-sized Pōneke Puka Mahi passport offers students the chance to tick of...

17 Sep 2021

A road map to ending diesel vehicle pollution


Researchers have developed a road map to accelerate the removal of light diesel...

09 Sep 2021

More innovative measures needed to achieve smokefree goal - study


New Zealand needs more innovative stop-smoking measures if it is to achieve its...

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08 Sep 2021

He Kete Kōrero – Spring 2021


Welcome to the Spring 2021 edition of He Kete Kōrero with the latest news from t...

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06 Sep 2021

Staff and students help in fight against COVID-19


The University of Otago’s staff and students continue to serve on the front line...

03 Sep 2021

Cataract surgery top target for reducing emissions in health care


When it comes to reducing the country’s carbon emissions, most of us will be loo...

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20 Aug 2021

PhD research comes with a personal toll


For Brodie Fraser the hardest part of completing their PhD was how personal thei...

10 Aug 2021

Global eradication of COVID-19 should not be dismissed – new analysis


Eradicating COVID-19 across the globe is theoretically more feasible than for po...

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09 Aug 2021

Inaugural Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded


Fifteen early and mid-career researchers (EMCR) have received a boost from the D...

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02 Aug 2021

COVID-19 border closures did not deter Brazilian PhD candidate


He might have “lost” a year of living abroad but for PhD candidate Renan Lyra st...

27 Jul 2021

Otago researchers receive more than $13m in Health Research Council funding


Investigating the impact of diabetes on access to cancer services, improving the...

23 Jul 2021

Screening for Traumatic Brain Injuries: can blood biomarkers predict TBI severity?


For more than a year Dr Alice Rogan has been conducting a pilot study for her Ph...

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23 Jul 2021

Health Delivery Research Activation Grants for eight Otago projects


Eight University of Otago researchers are sharing more than $230,000 from the fi...

21 Jul 2021

Kaupapa Māori at the heart of new cancer screening research


A University of Otago researcher is using a kaupapa Māori approach to break down...

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12 Jul 2021

Have doctor’s bag, will travel 


Dr Jenny Visser has led the postgraduate interdisciplinary travel medicine progr...

09 Jul 2021

Otago tops class for national educational performance


The University of Otago has once again topped the key Government indicators that...

01 Jul 2021

New Vice-Chancellor appointed at University of Otago


The University of Otago announced this morning that Professor David Murdoch will...

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17 Jun 2021

A career that cares for others


If you ask a young person what their dream career is, it’s not often that you’ll...

16 Jun 2021

Shining a light on the shocking state of NZ’s acute mental health units


A series published by news and current affairs website Newsroom highlights the f...

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11 Jun 2021

$1.74 million for Otago feasibility studies


The University of Otago received a total of $1.74 million for projects ranging f...

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