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23 Jun 2026
Surprising effect of common drug found
A drug commonly used to treat type-2 diabetes has the added bonus of reducing the risk of prostate cancer, new research...
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23 Jun 2026
Relationship property law needs urgent reform - researchers
What happens when you enter a second marriage with significant assets or an existing family home? Should your new partne...
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18 Jun 2026
Otago retains top 200 ranking
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka remains in the top 200 universities worldwide, according to the latest QS...
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18 Jun 2026
Otago Foreign Policy School celebrates 60 years
New Zealand has a vital stake in examining its position in the midst of a faltering international rules-based order, a l...
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17 Jun 2026
Learning new skills using lights and rewards – Otago study
A new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has put its own spin on the Pavlov’s Dog experiment, shining...
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11 Jun 2026
Heart research gets a boost with HRC funding
Otago heart researchers are on their way to developing potentially life-saving patient interventions, thanks to vital He...
Undergraduate news (Te Aka Tauira)
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22 Jun 2026
There’s scrum-thing special about Lara
When she’s not studying hard at the School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Lara Clough can be found racing around the rugb...
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18 Jun 2026
Competition fierce but Otago sportswomen resolute
Plenty of determination was on display when the three School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology students representing Otago to...
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11 Jun 2026
Said yes, saw results
From an “awkward” start to having a jampacked schedule – saying yes has resulted in Manaaki Scholar Latu Mafi making the...
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08 Jun 2026
New Trust a testament to physiotherapy’s past and future
The School of Physiotherapy has established the Billie McLeod Trust to support student vaccinations and rural clinical p...
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05 Jun 2026
Plotting a future that hits the mark
Grace Cinque’s spending her fourth year at Otago operating remote-controlled boats.
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29 May 2026
Micronesian trailblazer inspires Pacific students at Otago
It isn’t every day you get the chance to hear from someone who’s been to the bottom of the ocean.
Postgraduate news (Te Pānui Tāura)
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22 Jun 2026
Ancient mud predicts the future
“What goes on in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica – it has global implications,” Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid s...
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17 Jun 2026
Queenstown Lakes District a ‘living lab’ for Otago postgraduates
When a region that’s undergoing rapid growth and unique economic and environmental pressures offers itself up to a unive...
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15 Jun 2026
Simulation outbreak traced to Zoology Department
Forget 'Dungeons and Dragons', it’s 'Basements and Aliens' in the steampunk surrounds of Zoology's historic Marples Buil...
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11 Jun 2026
Said yes, saw results
From an “awkward” start to having a jampacked schedule – saying yes has resulted in Manaaki Scholar Latu Mafi making the...
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08 Jun 2026
New Trust a testament to physiotherapy’s past and future
The School of Physiotherapy has established the Billie McLeod Trust to support student vaccinations and rural clinical p...
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29 May 2026
Micronesian trailblazer inspires Pacific students at Otago
It isn’t every day you get the chance to hear from someone who’s been to the bottom of the ocean.
Staff news
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24 Jun 2026
Chatham Islands placement a privilege
For medical students keen to experience life as a rural doctor in Aotearoa, it doesn’t get much more remote than the Cha...
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24 Jun 2026
From steam to STEM: 2026 Harraways Visiting Professor named
International food researcher Dr André Brodkorb is truly committed to science. Not only does he use simulated models and...
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23 Jun 2026
Award for research that resonates with students
An Otago academic has received an award which recognises outstanding research that resonates with the interests and conc...
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22 Jun 2026
Ancient mud predicts the future
“What goes on in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica – it has global implications,” Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid s...
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22 Jun 2026
New role supports te reo Māori across subjects
Writing an assignment in te reo Māori should not mean extra work, extra barriers, or extra pressure.At the University of...
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18 Jun 2026
Otago retains top 200 ranking
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka remains in the top 200 universities worldwide, according to the latest QS...
Alumni news
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18 Jun 2026
Otago retains top 200 ranking
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka remains in the top 200 universities worldwide, according to the latest QS...
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12 Jun 2026
Former ‘Hovel’ inhabitant recognised by King
Otago alumnus Rodney Wong (黃 华 鈴) says his favourite quote comes from philosopher Sun Tzu: “Opportunities multiply as th...
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02 Jun 2026
Breadth of Otago’s impact highlighted in King’s Birthday Honours
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is proudly celebrating more than 20 alumni and staff recognised in this y...
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21 May 2026
Antarctic whale flies to Smithsonian
It’s not every day you get to fulfil your mentor’s final wish – particularly when it involves transporting an enormous w...
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19 May 2026
Taking te ao Māori to Devon
Before Will Katene (Ngāti Toarangatira te iwi) became an Olympic torchbearer, a finalist for UK New Zealander of the Yea...
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14 May 2026
Madcap show provides insight into life as a doctor
A one-woman performance by general practitioner and Otago alumna Dr Lucy O’Hagan at the Faculty of Medicine – Wellington...