“Māoritanga” not a factor in becoming homeowner
Wednesday 4 August 2021
New research from the University of Otago Christchurch debunks the myth that culture is possibly tied to home ownership.
Physical punishment happening less, but still common - study
Friday 30 April 2021
There is a clear downward trend in the number of parents using physical violence as a punishment in New Zealand, but its use is still relatively common, a new University of Otago study reveals.
Research into effective interventions for gender dysphoric teens urgently needed
Monday 1 March 2021
For some people, their innate sense of self doesn’t fit with their biological sex. Any distress this causes is particularly heightened during puberty, but medication used to help is controversial.
Methamphetamine use and its impact on violence laid bare in world-first study
Monday 24 February 2020
Almost a third of middle-aged New Zealanders have tried methamphetamine at least once, according to a new University of Otago, Christchurch study looking at the link between using the drug and violence in the general population.
Christchurch longitudinal study wins prestigious award
Tuesday 17 December 2019
A group of Christchurch researchers has won a prestigious New Zealand Medical Journal award for their study identifying the childhood factors most likely to predict obesity later in life.
Obituary: Emeritus Professor David Fergusson remembered
Friday 5 October 2018
Staff across the University, particularly those based at the University’s Christchurch campus, are remembering Emeritus Professor David Murray Fergusson, who passed away overnight on Wednesday, aged 74.
Regular teen drinking leads to problems with alcohol and drug use in adulthood
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Adolescents who drink weekly before age 17 are up to three times more likely as adults to binge drink, drink drive, be alcohol-dependent, and use other drugs than their non-drinking peers, new Australasian research shows.
Cannabis: What's the harm?
Friday 25 May 2018
A researcher of the effects of cannabis says any law change to free up the drug’s availability needs to take account of scientifically-robust data showing regular use in young people is associated with a higher risk of mental health issues, use of other substances, and lower levels of achievement.
Otago researchers reveal childhood predictors of becoming overweight or obese
Friday 23 March 2018
Childhood predictors of becoming overweight or obese as adults in New Zealand include being male, born into a single-parent family, having parents with larger body size and limited or no breastfeeding, new University of Otago research reveals.
University of Otago announces academic promotions
Friday 15 December 2017
The University of Otago will this year promote 23 academics to the position of Professor across its Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington campuses.
First New Zealand study of pathological hoarding
Monday 6 November 2017
An estimated 35,000 New Zealanders have clinically severe hoarding behaviour, according to the country’s first snapshot of the debilitating mental illness. A further 56,000 people are likely to have sub-clinical hoarding behaviours that could later develop into a diagnosable condition.
