Snacking impacted by smells and tastes – Otago study
Wednesday, 18 May 2022 9:21am
What we smell and taste can trigger substantial changes to food choices later in the day, a University of Otago study has found.
Local influencers enlisted to promote Stop Wasting Food Day 2022
Friday, 6 May 2022 11:35am
A few local foodies will be using their Instagram influence to promote an anti-food waste message.
Researching the negative impact of a westernised diet
Friday, 18 February 2022 9:42am
Te Ngaru Paewhenua: The Landward Wave Science Summer Scholarship supports undergraduate Māori and Pacific Island students interested in research and considering postgraduate degrees in science.
Nutritional value of huhu grubs assessed for the first time
Friday, 14 January 2022 1:58pm
Huhu grubs have long been prized as a traditional food source and their nutritional value has just been analysed by University of Otago researchers for the first time.
Marsden funding helps Otago researchers unlock secrets of ageing
Wednesday, 3 November 2021 11:41am
A University of Otago researcher is one step closer to unlocking the secrets of the ageing process after receiving Marsden funding.
Otago researchers secure $17.2 million Marsden funding
Wednesday, 3 November 2021 2:43pm
The secrets behind people’s food choices, ageing, and why some fish change sex, are set to be unlocked after Otago researchers secured $17.2 million in Marsden funding.
Otago signs MoUs with Bay of Plenty iwi and Malaysian university
Monday, 23 August 2021 1:56pm
The University has signed Memoranda of Understanding with Ngā Iwi i Te Rohe o Te Waiariki and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Food Science building makeover and moves
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 9:11am
A redevelopment is on the way for the Dunedin campus between the Water of Leith and Leith Walk – the home of the Department of Food Science.
Study strengthens argument postpartum depression different to major depression
Tuesday, 27 July 2021 10:40am
Women with postpartum depression experience smell differently to other women, a University of Otago study has found.
Second chance for undesirable carrots
Thursday, 24 June 2021 8:51am
Oddly shaped fruit and vegetables contribute to a third of New Zealand’s annual billion-dollar food waste problem. Three Food Science students recently came up with an idea which could have a positive impact on food-waste reduction.
Otago projects receive $1.64m Health Research Council funding
Monday, 31 May 2021 3:33pm
Better outcomes for women suffering from New Zealand’s most common gynaecological cancer and a bioactive toothpaste that will mean fewer visits to the dentist are just two University of Otago projects funded by the Health Research Council this week.
