Researchers receive Early Career Awards
Friday, 19 October 2018 12:18pm
Dr Rosie Brown and Dr Michael Pankhurst have been awarded University of Otago Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research. They are two of just six rising researchers in the University to receive this award in 2018.
Unprecedented success for Otago at the NZ Research Honours Awards
Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:22pm
The University has had unprecedented success at the New Zealand Research Honours Awards this year, taking home one quarter of the awards on offer.
Six Otago researchers recognised in NZ research honours
Thursday, 18 October 2018 2:03pm
University of Otago Research Fellow Helen Taylor’s science communication around conservation genetics and threatened species has earned her recognition at this year’s New Zealand Research Honours.
Poster day a celebration of postgraduate research
Thursday, 18 October 2018 11:13am
This years Poster Day was a huge occasion for all our students who presented the results of their 400-level research to staff and fellow students of the department. Ten students took part in the event, which also doubled as an assessment component for those taking the ANAT 458 paper.
Otago researcher takes genomic sequencing to the farm to help transform lives
Tuesday, 16 October 2018 11:22am
In a world first, international scientists including a University of Otago researcher, have used whole genome sequencing to help diagnose a plant pathogen destroying crops on African farms, potentially paving the way for preventing crop failures, vital to the African economy.
Recognition for rising research stars
Monday, 15 October 2018 9:27pm
Six rising research stars at the University of Otago have been recognised through the University’s annual Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research announced today.
Kakī for Bird of the Year, urges Otago postgraduate
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 2:40pm
An Otago PhD student is putting her weight behind a campaign to make the one of the rarest birds in the world, the Kakī, or Black Stilt, New Zealand’s 2018 Bird of the Year.
University of Otago academic scoops top teaching award
Friday, 14 September 2018 9:56am
For the sixth time in seven years, the University of Otago has the top tertiary teacher in New Zealand.
Otago scientists have challenging but rewarding role in repatriation mission
Wednesday, 22 August 2018 1:32pm
The remains of 27 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel and one child have been reunited with their families, thanks to a team which included University of Otago archaeologists, bioarchaeologists and forensic odontologists.
Researchers receive prestigious awards
Monday, 20 August 2018 2:42pm
Two young researchers from the Grattan research lab have both won prestigious awards at recent international meetings.
Otago-led research cites faulty science and ethics in DNA analyses of ‘Ata’
Wednesday, 18 July 2018 9:15am
University of Otago-led international collaborative research calls into question the ethics and skeletal and genomic analysis surrounding research into the much publicised alien-like “Atacama mummy”.
Researcher part of advertising campaign
Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:25pm
If Dr Louise Parr-Brownlie’s face seems familiar to you, it’s probably because you’ve seen her on TV, or in the newspaper, or on the back of a bus.
Forming a broader picture of New Zealand’s lost world through fossil bone DNA
Tuesday, 10 July 2018 7:07am
New Zealand’s unique and relatively short history coupled with new and revealing techniques examining ancient DNA from fossil bone fragments has provided insights around the impact of humans on the environment.
Opinion: From Otago to Loch Ness
Tuesday, 26 June 2018 2:02pm
The tale has got it all – cutting edge technology, a mysterious creature, international participants, and the media spotlight. Otago's Professor Neil Gemmell reflects on his now famous investigation, two years in the making; the Loch Ness eDNA project.
$5 million boost for Otago team’s quest to restore fertility in women with disabling ovary disorder
Friday, 22 June 2018 9:58am
A University of Otago research team whose ultimate goal is to restore fertility in women suffering Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), has received a significant boost with an almost $5 million grant from the Health Research Council.
TEXpo an opportunity to showcase technology
Wednesday, 20 June 2018 12:00am
Dr Yusuf Cakmak and Ms Marlene Black recently took part in TEXpo, an event run as part of the national Techweek festival promoting New Zealand’s unique and inspiring innovations to the world.
Media enthralled with ‘hunt’ for monster
Monday, 11 June 2018 9:05pm
Drumnadrochit, a small village in the Scottish Highlands, is a peaceful spot frequented by tourists. Last week, though, teams of international media swarmed in to meet the man behind the latest plan to “find Nessie” – Otago's Professor Neil Gemmell.
Hunt for Nessie captures hearts and minds
Wednesday, 6 June 2018 11:14pm
Otago’s Professor Neil Gemmell is now in Scotland, with teams of international media waiting to follow his every move as he searches for DNA evidence of the Loch Ness Monster.
Cold head, funds raised
Wednesday, 30 May 2018 2:17pm
“So cold!” is the answer Anatomy PhD candidate Josh Houlton gives when asked how he feels after shaving his dreadlocks in the foyer of the Lindo Ferguson Building in support of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand.
Otago scientist set to tackle the mystery of Loch Ness
Monday, 21 May 2018 2:58pm
The story of the Loch Ness monster is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. We have waited more than a thousand years for an answer on its existence. Now, it is only months away.
Otago scientists helping bring fallen NZDF personnel home
Wednesday, 16 May 2018 1:26pm
A team of University of Otago archaeologists and bioarchaeologists are putting their skills to tangible use in a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) repatriation mission.
Researchers reveal history through exhumation of Otago graves
Thursday, 12 April 2018 10:03am
Exhumation and analysis of skeletons and burial sites in the historic Otago town of Lawrence is underway, with University of Otago researchers conducting The Otago Historic Cemeteries Bioarchaeology Project.
New Zealand researchers help re-write the historical record of Vanuatu
Friday, 23 March 2018 10:42am
Researchers from The University of Otago are playing a key role in revealing previously unknown information about prehistoric settlement in the South Pacific.
From the garbage to a gallery wall – the transformation of anatomy to art
Tuesday, 13 March 2018 12:04pm
Two University of Otago libraries and a Dunedin printmaker have been working together to create art from long-forgotten anatomical images.
Four inspiring teachers win 2018 Teaching Excellence Awards
Tuesday, 6 March 2018 11:09pm
The enthusiasm and passion of four Otago teachers has earned them recognition in this year’s Teaching Excellence Awards, which were presented at a ceremony at the Clocktower Building this afternoon.
