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Brown mouse in a glass cage.

29 Feb 2024

Odours hasten mortality and reproductive ageing


Sensory cues from the opposite sex can influence how animals age, a University o...

Black and white etching of several brigs in a harbour in North East England circa 1840

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...

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13 Dec 2023

Unravelling an intricate puzzle


Graduand Jasmine Sahota has always been captivated by the inner workings of the...

Many extracted teeth partially buried in sandy dirt image

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...

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03 Nov 2023

Anatomy Department provide care packages for tauira


Two Department of Anatomy academics have gone beyond the lecture theatre to ensu...

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30 Oct 2023

Otago academic elected to TEU Committee


Professor Siân Halcrow, from the Department of Anatomy, has been elected as Te T...

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30 Oct 2023

Otago researchers receive Fellowships


The impact of housing on mental health and how hormones regulate parents’ behavi...

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27 Oct 2023

Fellowships awarded to five Otago researchers


Five University of Otago researchers are being celebrated with Royal Society Te...

Photograph of a brushtail possum, a marsupial with grey-brown fur, pointed ears and a pointed pink nose with whiskers

18 Oct 2023

Critical step made for managing brushtail possums


Researchers say mapping the genetic code of the brushtail possum will benefit th...

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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...

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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...

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