24 Jun 2026
From steam to STEM: 2026 Harraways Visiting Professor named
International food researcher Dr André Brodkorb is truly committed to science. Not only does he use simulated models and...
03 Jun 2026
Hunger impacts eating decisions – Otago study
We are often told not to go to the supermarket on an empty stomach.
27 May 2026
Food science grad breaking all the expectations
As Adine Russell bites into a chocolate chip cookie, she explains that lay people often get food science and nutrition c...
25 Apr 2026
Cooling food waste
Fisher and Paykel and the University of Otago are two names inextricably linked to Dunedin.
19 Mar 2026
Otago lab addresses the people-side of food safety
A new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka initiative aims to improve food safety in Aotearoa New Zealand.
17 Mar 2026
Waste Less, Care More toolkit launches
Commerce graduate and current Food Science PhD candidate Elena Piere can now say she had a hand in preventing 13.1 tonne...
18 Aug 2025
Sound can make beer brew faster – study
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have hit the right note to cut down the time it takes to brew bee...
14 Aug 2025
Food scientist awarded New Zealand-China Professorship
Associate Professor Mei Peng, based in the Department of Food Science, has been selected for the 2026 Rewi Alley Visitin...
11 Jun 2025
Sweet taste of success for top scholar
There’ll soon be a new chocolate on the block and it’s already serving up sweet, sweet rewards for its creator, first-ye...
20 May 2025
Fulbright exchange for Food Science researcher offers global perspectives
Sensory science and food psychology researcher, Associate Professor Mei Peng, is one of seven recipients across New Zeal...
08 May 2025
From India to Aotearoa: graduand cultivates a future in food
It’s all in the timing, and for international student Chris Thomas that timing couldn’t have been better.
10 Mar 2025
2025 Harraways Visiting Professor named
International food science researcher Dr Susan Tosh from the University of Ottawa, Canada, has been named as this year’s...