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11 Sep 2026

Otago researchers celebrated for advancing knowledge and improving lives

From improving health outcomes and strengthening communities to exploring the frontiers of science and technology, Unive...

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08 Sep 2026

Sharing Science in the Solomons

A three-person team, led by Associate Professor Greg Walker from Otago’s School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, has just r...

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08 Sep 2026

Wai Ora set to boost cutting-edge health research

The University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka's new Wai Ora building, set to officially open next week, will significan...

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07 Sep 2026

New podcast puts health of Māori leaving prison in the spotlight

The TIAKI podcast launches today: a six-episode series on the health and wellbeing of Māori who leave prisons, and on wh...

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04 Sep 2026

The Wellington Dean who led a campus through Covid, a building closure, fires & floods

As Wellington Dean and Head of Region Professor William Levack prepares to leave for a new role as Head of the Faculty o...

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03 Sep 2026

Finding connection across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa

For Sammi Ammar, the opportunity to travel to Rapa Nui came at the perfect moment.

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28 Aug 2026

Lack of data contributing to ‘women’s health gap’

Chronic health conditions that primarily affect women are under recognised and are not prioritised for funding because o...

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28 Aug 2026

Survey gives politicians ‘public mandate’ on cancer action

New Zealanders overwhelmingly back evidence-based cancer policies - from prevention and screening to early detection, tr...

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27 Aug 2026

Parkinson’s an unexpected and unpredictable journey for Pacific Peoples

For Pacific Peoples, being diagnosed with Parkinson’s is like being in a va’a/vaka on an unpredictable wave on the high...

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21 Aug 2026

From the factory floor to a PhD in Medicine

Alexandria (Alex) Tino has undertaken a remarkable journey to gain her PhD – from the manufacturing assembly line to the...

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20 Aug 2026

Take a bow, teaching and support staff

Talented, hard-working Te Kaupeka Whaiora – Ōtepoti, Faculty of Medicine – Dunedin teaching and support staff were recog...

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20 Aug 2026

Otago researchers uncover genetic clues to eating disorders

A landmark international study involving University of Otago research and hundreds of New Zealand participants has ident...

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