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23 Jun 2026
Surprising effect of common drug found
A drug commonly used to treat type-2 diabetes has the added bonus of reducing the risk of prostate cancer, new research...
29 May 2026
Kaupapa Māori-led approach needed for eating disorders – study
Researchers are calling for stronger investment in kaupapa Māori-led eating disorder services, after new research has re...
17 Apr 2026
Trial for novel depression treatment
A novel treatment for people with depression who are resistant to conventional antidepressants is set to be trialled by...
10 Dec 2025
Otago announces 32 new professors
Twenty-six University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka academics are being promoted to the position of Professor, with a...
07 Aug 2025
Empowering innovations recognised
Two Otago innovators have been recognised for their ability to turn bold ideas into real-world breakthroughs, being name...
09 Apr 2025
Abuse of NZ female MPs commonplace, researchers find
Female Members of Parliament in New Zealand are being assaulted with weapons, threatened with rape and subjected to deat...
13 Dec 2024
Mental Health Bill a wasted opportunity, experts warn
A group of mental health professionals has denounced the new Mental Health Bill as being “the old Act with some new lips...
07 Aug 2024
Project hopes to shift Pacific ideas on food
Making positive shifts today to improve the nutrition of Pacific communities in the future is the hope of a University o...
09 Jul 2024
Call for better criteria for suspicion of elder abuse
Despite one in six older adults being a victim of elder abuse, its prevalence is often undetected and under-reported, so...
25 Jun 2024
Trial offers hope for cheaper, more tolerable, ketamine treatment
For those suffering from treatment-resistant depression, the anaesthetic drug ketamine offers hope, but it has side effe...
07 Mar 2024
Personality and mental health factors linked to vaping uptake
University of Otago researchers have discovered three psychological factors that predict if a non-smoker will start vapi...
19 Sep 2023
Otago researchers rewarded for excellence
The breadth and strengths of University of Otago research is evident in this year’s Otago Research Awards.