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21 Dec 2023

Funding paves way for spiritual care in health study


An upcoming bicultural study aims to create a national action plan for spiritual...

Dr Erin Penno

20 Dec 2023

Relationships vital to success of Aotearoa’s health system


As Aotearoa New Zealand shifts to a more centralised health system, University o...

Skulls of 29 million year old primates used in this study. Aegyptopithecus on left, Parapithecus on right. Photo credit – Matt Borths.

18 Dec 2023

Study provides insights into diets of early primates


Turns out our love of sweet food goes back – way back – to our early primate anc...

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15 Dec 2023

Doctors most trusted for COVID-19 advice


When it comes to advice about COVID-19, New Zealanders trust their doctors and h...

Dr Catriona Murray

15 Dec 2023

COVID-19 contact tracing lessons could be applied to STIs, researcher says


A centralised contact tracing system for sexually transmitted infections, suitab...

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14 Dec 2023

Dentists’ perspectives on dental tourism


New Zealanders are being urged to do their homework before travelling overseas f...

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12 Dec 2023

Extremely rare bird captured on film


A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a...

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12 Dec 2023

Otago announces 29 new professors


Twenty-nine University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of...

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08 Dec 2023

Otago to host World Leisure Congress


Leading international leisure and tourism researchers will visit Dunedin next we...

Siautu Alefaio

07 Dec 2023

Otago appoints first Pacific Professor of Psychology


The University of Otago has appointed Dr Siautu Alefaio as the first Pacific Pro...

A takahē with coloured identification bands around its legs, looking directly at the camera

04 Dec 2023

Evolution of takahē mapped for benefit of species


Seventy-five years after they were rediscovered in Aotearoa, University of Otago...

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04 Dec 2023

Whole grains for health study – recruiting people with type 2 diabetes


We all know whole grains are healthier than refined, but what happens if those g...

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