Otago-led study makes significant breast cancer findings
Thursday 22 December 2022
A global study led by the University of Otago has discovered a gene, that when modified, could reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Centre for Free Radical Research wins 2022 University of Otago Research Group Award
Tuesday 20 September 2022
A University of Otago, Christchurch research group, recognised as world-leading in the field of redox biology, has been awarded this year’s University of Otago Research Group Award.
University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers win CMRF major project grants
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Five research staff from the University of Otago. Christchurch have been awarded prestigious Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) grants, to the tune of half a million dollars in total.
Inflammation PhD candidate awarded 2023 McGee Fellowship
Monday 22 August 2022
PhD candidate Xihua Lian from the Inflammation Research Group has been awarded the $20,00 McGee Fellowship for 2023.
Christchurch High School Student wins major award with help from University of Otago mentors
Tuesday 31 May 2022
Carol Khor, a student at Burnside High School, has been awarded the coveted Prime Minister’s Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Ānamata Future Scientist Prize for research, supervised by mentors at the University of Otago, Christchurch.
$900,000 funding for Otago health researchers
Thursday 12 May 2022
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – so will 12 weeks of free, healthy food delivered to a patient’s door keep the cardiologist at bay?
2022 HRC Explorer Grant winners – Seeking better outcomes for cancer patients
Wednesday 11 May 2022
Two University of Otago, Christchurch, researchers have been awarded coveted HRC Explorer Grants for 2022.
Study identifies exact amounts of extra vitamin C for optimal health
Wednesday 4 May 2022
If you are carrying a few extra kilos in weight, an extra apple or two per day might make a difference in boosting your immune system and helping ward off COVID-19 and winter illnesses.
Otago “singing lecturer” composes waiata promoting COVID‑19 vaccinations
Thursday 10 March 2022
A new waiata has been released to encourage all our whānau to get vaccinated, written by a University of Otago, Christchurch, haemotologist and senior lecturer – strumming a very special ukelele.
