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29 Feb 2024
Odours hasten mortality and reproductive ageing
Sensory cues from the opposite sex can influence how animals age, a University o...
01 Feb 2024
Archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency discovered
Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University...
26 Dec 2023
Could perceived genetic vices actually be virtues?
“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini - I come not with my ow...
13 Dec 2023
Unravelling an intricate puzzle
Graduand Jasmine Sahota has always been captivated by the inner workings of the...
06 Nov 2023
Discarded teeth offer insight into Victorian-era New Zealand
Four years ago, hundreds of teeth from a past era were uncovered on an Invercarg...
03 Nov 2023
Anatomy Department provide care packages for tauira
Two Department of Anatomy academics have gone beyond the lecture theatre to ensu...
30 Oct 2023
Otago academic elected to TEU Committee
Professor Siân Halcrow, from the Department of Anatomy, has been elected as Te T...
30 Oct 2023
Otago researchers receive Fellowships
The impact of housing on mental health and how hormones regulate parents’ behavi...
27 Oct 2023
Fellowships awarded to five Otago researchers
Five University of Otago researchers are being celebrated with Royal Society Te...
18 Oct 2023
Critical step made for managing brushtail possums
Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit th...
16 Oct 2023
Research on female fertility receives grant from global consortium
Menopause is often described as puberty’s evil older sister, but can reproductiv...
28 Sep 2023
Inaugural Māori Early Career Awards for Distinction in Research winners
Two Otago Research Award winners have been recognised for their research which g...