24 Jan 2025
Overwhelming support for smokefree policies among smokers, ex smokers
New Zealanders who smoke and those who have recently quit smoking have expressed high levels of support for the creation...
11 Nov 2024
Plaudits for tobacco control researchers
Researchers from the Wellington campus’s ASPIRE Aotearoa centre have been recognised for their contributions to tobacco...
07 Nov 2024
Major Marsden Fund grants awarded to UOC researchers
Four University of Otago Christchurch, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka Ōtautahi researchers involved in cancer, pneumonia and cardi...
24 Oct 2024
Otago PhD Student Wins Early Career Researcher Award
Otago neuroscience doctoral candidate Shivankar Nair’s research into improving recovery from stroke has been internation...
10 Nov 2023
Treatment of heart attacks at rural and urban hospitals
Patients who go to urban hospitals after having a heart attack receive more timely care than those at rural and urban no...
08 Jun 2023
Smoking and weight can impact daily vitamin C requirements
People who smoke need to consume twice as much vitamin C per day as non-smokers, new research shows.
02 May 2023
University of Otago scientist wins Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize
Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu from the University of Otago has won the 2022 Prime Minister’s Science Communica...
19 Dec 2022
Turning up the heat
Dr Kate Thomas is researching cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses to exercise and environmental stressors such...
14 Dec 2022
Wednesday 14 December 2022, New smokefree policy will improve Aotearoa health: Otago experts
University of Otago experts welcome a new smokefree legislation which they say will bring profound health benefits to Ao...
14 Dec 2022
Youth support for smokefree generation policy
Young people have shown strong support for the Government’s proposal to introduce a smokefree generation, a study by res...
14 Oct 2022
Dr Charlotte King discusses research significance ahead of Anatomy Day
The University of Otago’s Dr Charlotte King shares why research in the field of Anatomy is important ahead of World Anat...
11 Oct 2022
Heart project wins Translational Research Grant competition
A University of Otago, Christchurch, team led by Professor Chris Pemberton and Ms Sarah Raudsepp has won this year’s $50...