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17 Apr 2026
Researchers aiming for painless diagnosis
An Otago trial using microbial DNA could transform how a painful and hard-to-diagnose bone and joint infection in childr...
16 Apr 2026
Emeritus Professor Eric Espiner (1934–2026)
Emeritus Professor Eric Espiner, a physician, scientist, and one of New Zealand’s most distinguished clinical researcher...
02 Apr 2026
Four new Otago Royal Society Fellows
Four University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka scholars have had their academic impact recognised by the Royal Society...
25 Mar 2026
Otago subjects among the best in the world
Four University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka subjects have been ranked in the top 50 globally.
13 Feb 2026
Warm welcome for Otago medical students at Ōnuku Marae
At 6.45am on two weekday mornings in late January, buses pull away from the University of Otago – Faculty of Medicine, C...
22 Dec 2025
Otago awarded a major US grant for Crohn’s disease
A research team from the University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has been selected for a prestigious grant to investi...
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...
17 Nov 2025
Success for UOC researchers in Canterbury Medical Research Foundation Grants
University of Otago, Christchurch Ōtautahi researchers investigating cures for cancer, heart disease, inflammatory bowel...
10 Nov 2025
Wellington celebrates Otago Medical School 150th anniversary
There were warm smiles and heartfelt greetings as more than 150 current and former staff and alumni reunited with old fr...
16 Oct 2025
University of Otago hosts inaugural effective altruism summit
A desire to make the world a better place inspired more than 70 delegates and speakers to gather for a one-day altruism...
01 Oct 2025
UOC cancer research blooms for Daffodil Day
The Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil Day appeal was celebrated in style at the University of Otago Faculty of Medicine –...
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...