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26 Mar 2025
New Zealand-Germany collaboration will boost studies into obesity
Dr Aline Boer is one of several early career New Zealand researchers about to head to Germany to work on a collaborative...
14 Mar 2025
Putting ethics at the forefront in the use of human skeletal remains
Department of Anatomy researcher Professor Siân Halcrow is collaborating with two biological anthropology colleagues fro...
13 Mar 2025
Otago success in QS World Rankings
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka is home to New Zealand’s highest ranked subject area in the latest QS Wor...
12 Mar 2025
Supporting tauira team effort for Tumuaki Takirua
Porourangi Templeton-Reedy and Ngātiki Taylor will bring their friendship, leadership skills and passion for seeing taui...
27 Jan 2025
Predicting ‘male-time’ with the Androgen Clock
Researchers from the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka have created a world-first epigenetic tool which has imp...
16 Jan 2025
Brainwave training: A novel approach to managing chronic pain
A School of Biomedical Sciences researcher has received an international award for his research into non-invasive pain r...
12 Dec 2024
Honorary degrees for two Otago leaders
The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka will celebrate two of its former senior leaders with honorary degrees at...
16 Oct 2024
Otago researcher first New Zealander to lead international organisation
University of Otago researcher Professor Helen Nicholson is the first New Zealander to lead an international organisatio...
25 Sep 2024
Winning pitch taking Otago grad to international stage
Joseph Balfe’s passion for non-invasive wearable technologies to treat health disorders has won him a major award and a...
11 Sep 2024
Making strides for mental health
Niranjan Ramesh is trading his couch for running shoes and will be tackling the Dunedin 2024 half marathon on 15 Septemb...
22 Aug 2024
BMS postgraduate symposium an outstanding success
What better way to showcase the University’s emerging biomedical talent than to bring together a bunch of outstanding po...
06 Aug 2024
Researchers find gene which determines marsupial fur colour
Fur is a defining characteristic of mammals, coming in a wide variety of colours and patterns – thanks to a world-first...