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06 Nov 2025

Re-established Research Centre funding welcome in ‘grim’ environment


Research centres are celebrating securing money from the recent Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago Research Centre...

Thomas Pirker receiving his award from CSANZ President Dr Mayanna Lund.

22 Oct 2025

Otago student first New Zealander to win prestigious cardiac award


A Christchurch medical student and PhD candidate has won a prestigious award at the recent Cardiac Society of Australia...

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29 Sep 2025

Christchurch Heart Institute researchers shine in Heart Foundation Grants


“Game-changing” University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research projects focussed on novel scanning, tests and bioma...

Eric Espiner with present and former Christchurch Heart Institute (CHI) colleagues.

13 Jun 2025

Memoir celebrates career of dedication to endocrinology


When Emeritus Professor Eric Espiner arrived at Christchurch Hospital as a fresh-faced University of Otago medical gradu...

UOC staff and students at the Heart foundation fundraising breakfast

12 Mar 2025

UOC hosts Heart Foundation fundraising breakfast


The University of Otago, Christchurch campus’s reputation as a “centre of excellence” for heart research made it a fitti...

03 Feb 2022

Professor Vicky Cameron – Chasing Genes and Climbing Mountains


Professor Vicky Cameron has devoted her distinguished University of Otago career to scientific discovery, or, in her own...

12 Aug 2021

COVID-19 antibodies and heart health, focus of new study


Christchurch researchers are aiming to get a handle on the number of Kiwis exposed to COVID-19 and how long antibodies t...

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08 Jul 2021

Raising awareness of Māori heart health


The Christchurch Heart Institute (CHI), Rangahau Manawa o Ōtautahi, is working alongside the Māori community to raise aw...

31 May 2021

Otago projects receive $1.64m Health Research Council funding


Better outcomes for women suffering from New Zealand’s most common gynaecological cancer and a bioactive toothpaste that...

12 Mar 2021

Keeping on track


Professor Vicky Cameron ran the Buller Half Marathon recently, coming second in the 65+ age group.

12 Mar 2021

A gut response


Working in a lab to help further research into the relationship between the microbiome and cardiovascular disease, may n...

12 Mar 2021

Medical student’s summer of research


Fergus Allan was going to be an accountant when he left Palmerston North Boys High.

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