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Thursday 14 October 2021
University of Otago researchers are behind a major scientific breakthrough which could lead to elimination of the world’s biggest infectious diseases killer, tuberculosis (TB).
Thursday 30 September 2021
New Zealand needs to take urgent action to reduce smoking in Pacific adults and youth if the country is to achieve its goal of reducing the number of smokers to less than five per cent of the population by 2025 according to a new report.
Thursday 23 September 2021
Otago alumnus Eroni Leilua has recently returned from the Olympic Games where he became the first Samoan to represent his country at Olympic level in the Laser sailing event.
Wednesday 22 September 2021
For the seventh time in 10 years, the University of Otago has won Aotearoa’s top tertiary teaching award.
Wednesday 1 September 2021
The swift move to electronic prescribing during the early months of the first COVID‑19 pandemic saw a number of general practices struggling to adapt, with some patients and whānau too scared or cash-strapped to pick up their medications, a new University of Otago study has found.
Wednesday 1 September 2021
A University of Otago geriatrician and researcher is calling on neighbours and extended family to reach out to support older New Zealanders potentially struggling with their physical and mental health, with the imminent shift to Level 3 lockdown for much of the country from Wednesday.
Friday 20 August 2021
Marou Tikataake came to New Zealand to arm herself with more knowledge to fight communicable disease back home in Kiribati.
Wednesday 11 August 2021
Languages and Cultures French Programme Teaching Fellow Dr Christiane Leurquin has become the first Pacific person to receive the Fédération des Alliances Françaises de Nouvelle-Zélande’s John Dunmore Medal.
Monday 2 August 2021
The University of Otago’s Global Health Institute and Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital are supporting the establishment of a new Communicable Diseases Research Centre at Fiji National University.
Tuesday 29 June 2021
A new study out of the University of Otago has examined the financial vulnerability of older New Zealanders, with results showing Māori, Pacific Islanders, and women have lower levels of financial literacy, resulting in them being financially underprepared for their senior years.
