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22 Sep 2023
Remains bring stories of the Otago goldfields to life
Findings from the skeletal remains of miners laid to rest in Otago cemeteries in...
21 Sep 2023
Otago Medical School Research Society celebrates rich history
For more than 100 years, the Otago Medical School and its Research Society have...
20 Sep 2023
PCARN is bringing palliative care researchers together
Just two months since its July launch, the Palliative Care Aotearoa Research Net...
19 Sep 2023
More than $32 million MBIE research funding for Otago
University of Otago researchers have been awarded more than $32 million in the l...
19 Sep 2023
Otago researchers rewarded for excellence
The breadth and strengths of University of Otago research were on display when t...
18 Sep 2023
Dr Chris Paton on WHO’s Digital Health Initiative
The World Health Organisation launched a Global Initiative on Digital Health at...
13 Sep 2023
Otago Professor new chair of Health Research Council’s Māori Health Committee
The University of Otago’s Professor Emma Wyeth (Kāi Tahu, Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Tama,...
05 Sep 2023
Lecturers celebrated for ‘making a difference’
University of Otago lecturers have today been recognised for their teaching exce...
05 Sep 2023
Professor Debbie Hay made new Associate Dean Space
Professor Debbie Hay has been appointed the new Associate Dean (AD) Space for th...
04 Sep 2023
Medic volunteers her way to an ‘outstanding’ nomination
From running a successful beach clean-up at St Kilda to mentoring young women in...
29 Aug 2023
From Chile to New Zealand and beyond, doing science from a wheelchair
Originally from Chile, Karla Araya-Castro is a biotechnologist and visiting post...
25 Aug 2023
Ketamine may help treat depression but use should not become widespread – editorial
Ketamine can be used to manage treatment-resistant depression but researchers wa...
25 Aug 2023
Otago represents at ultimate frisbee world champs
We’ll give them this – they've got spirit!...
24 Aug 2023
First HSFY Admissions event a success
The Division of Health Sciences recently hosted the first of what will become an...
22 Aug 2023
Mummification practice of ancient populations latest focus of Otago bioarchaeologist
Professor Siân Halcrow’s work has taken her to some of the most significant arch...
18 Aug 2023
Professor Louise Parr-Brownlie appointed Departmental Science Advisor to MBIE
Highly regarded University of Otago researcher, senior leader and wahine toa Pro...
18 Aug 2023
PhD grad on new evidence for eye drops used in preterm infants
Lisa Kremer’s (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, and Waitaha) walk across the graduation sta...
18 Aug 2023
Medical student investigates rheumatic fever threat in Canterbury
Christchurch-based Samoan medical student Taliah Su'a understands the harsh real...
16 Aug 2023
Possum contraceptive to protect the environment
PhD graduand Ravneel Chand caps off his postdoctoral studies this weekend, havin...
08 Aug 2023
Laboratory research finds gluten caused brain inflammation
In what is believed to be a world first discovery, University of Otago researche...
07 Aug 2023
Is Ozempic the miracle weight loss drug?
If Ozempic or similar medicines were funded for weight loss it would take consid...
07 Aug 2023
New prestigious role for Professor Jemma Geoghegan
After a global search, Professor Jemma Geoghegan has been appointed the Webster...
04 Aug 2023
Multiple symptoms in veterans could indicate PTSD – study
A pattern of symptoms in veterans has emerged in a University of Otago study tha...
04 Aug 2023
Tauira flourish in by-Pacific, for-Pacific research initiative
Three Pacific tauira traded rest for research as they embarked on their biomedic...
02 Aug 2023
Continuity of care needed from the ‘front of the pathway’ to the back
After undergoing cancer treatment, many survivors deal with a range of psycho-so...
31 Jul 2023
Prestigious international appointment for Otago Emeritus Professor
University of Otago Emeritus Professor of Pathology Brett Delahunt ONZM KStJ FRS...
27 Jul 2023
University of Otago, Christchurch celebrates its very own Matariki “stars”
The weather outside may have been uninspiring but it was all warmth and aroha in...
26 Jul 2023
Immunity gap likely reason for cluster of NZ whooping cough deaths, experts say
The death of three babies in Aotearoa from whooping cough this year were likely...
24 Jul 2023
Wāhine tauira create a network of support
A supportive sisterhood of tauira is putting in the mahi to help future health p...
21 Jul 2023
Updated informed consent statement to be introduced by Aotearoa’s two medical schools
A new informed consent statement for medical students in clinical placements wil...
21 Jul 2023
Vaping regulations failing children and young people – research letter
As the number of vape retailers in Aotearoa continues to grow – there are now mo...
21 Jul 2023
Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium 2023
The Faculty of Dentistry's inaugural Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium
20 Jul 2023
Otago University-led research delivers more certainty for genetic test diagnoses
Findings from a new international study look set to improve rates of diagnosis f...
12 Jul 2023
Rural residents die at higher rates than those in urban centres – study
People living in rural areas of Aotearoa die at higher rates than those living i...
12 Jul 2023
Pre-operative exercise substantially helps with recovery – study
Study finds that pre-operative exercise substantially helps with recovery with a...
07 Jul 2023
Study shows extent of health inequities
The first study to use Māori-specific data from a nationwide health-related qual...
07 Jul 2023
Kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens, study finds
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated...
06 Jul 2023
Funding boost to find out how colour protects sea stars from heat and UV
Dr Nathan Kenny and his collaborators have been awarded a Catalyst Seeding grant...
06 Jul 2023
HRC funding success to develop new tuberculosis treatment
Congratulations to Otago Biochemist Professor Kurt Krause and his team of resear...
04 Jul 2023
2023 International Science Festival Expo Weekend
As part of the International Science Festival, the University of Otago puts on a...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the...
04 Jul 2023
Matariki a time to remember those who have gone before
Aotearoa has become a “death denying country” and Matariki is the perfect time t...
03 Jul 2023
Diabetes research garners support
A strong partnership between University of Otago researchers and the community i...
30 Jun 2023
Future cardiologists gain funding from A H Couch Trust Heart Foundation Scholarship
Future cardiologists hope their work will have a positive impact on heart health...
29 Jun 2023
Alcohol causes more harm than meth and other illegal drugs – study
New University of Otago, Christchurch, research has found that a legal drug – al...
27 Jun 2023
New psychedelic-assisted therapy trial aims to help cancer patients
Finding a way to help terminal cancer patients struggling with depressive though...
27 Jun 2023
DNA discovery may assist in fight against aggressive cancer
In a significant development in the fight against fatal cancers, University of O...
27 Jun 2023
DNA discovery may assist in fight against aggressive cancer
In a significant development in the fight against fatal cancers, University of O...
23 Jun 2023
Dad first, Distinguished Scientist second
The support of his family and colleagues are integral to his personal success, s...
21 Jun 2023
Health priorities outlined on the world stage
Clinical Associate Professor Wayne Morriss recently returned from a week in Gene...
20 Jun 2023
Māori-centred approach to mental health care highlights role of whānau
Researchers have developed a “groundbreaking” health model to ensure the cultura...
20 Jun 2023
Achieving ‘one thing at a time’ this World Productivity Day
Two University of Otago PhD candidates from very different walks of life share t...
19 Jun 2023
Otago @ NZ International Science Festival
The University of Otago is honoured to once again be a major partner supporting...
15 Jun 2023
Triathlon success takes student by surprise
After injuries and illness, Otago medical student Hannah Maher felt just making...
15 Jun 2023
Child health under the spotlight
Child health under the spotlight....
14 Jun 2023
Off-Campus: Tramping to save lives
There’s a special sense of solidarity that comes with being part of a team that...
13 Jun 2023
Katherine gets her kicks in Canada
Swapping her Otago hoodie for an American Football shirt to kick a ball in a far...
13 Jun 2023
University welcomes funding for Science City initiative
The University of Otago welcomes new funding in the Government’s 2023 Budget for...
12 Jun 2023
Promoting physical activity in young adults
Encouraging adolescents to develop good physical activity behaviours is the focu...
09 Jun 2023
Physiotherapy’s highest global honour awarded to Dr Margot Skinner
Distinguished physiotherapist Dr Margot Skinner has been awarded World Physiothe...
08 Jun 2023
Smoking and weight can impact daily vitamin C requirements
People who smoke need to consume twice as much vitamin C per day as non-smokers,...
07 Jun 2023
Diermeier Lab students awarded Māori and Neurological Foundation scholarships
Congratulations to Kiri Burich and Amy Bennie - students of the Diermeier Lab wh...
07 Jun 2023
Becoming a biostatistician a happy accident
Robin Turner’s journey to biostatistics was a bit of a roundabout one....
06 Jun 2023
Major CMRF grant to research hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Kyla-Louise Horne has received a significant funding boost for her research w...
02 Jun 2023
MIHI Bipolar Research team wins prestigious international award
A team from the University of Otago, Christchurch’s, MIHI (Māori and Indigenous...
01 Jun 2023
Major CMRF grant to research hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Kyla-Louise Horne has received a significant funding boost for her research w...
31 May 2023
MIHI Bipolar Research team wins prestigious international award
A team from the University of Otago, Christchurch’s, MIHI (Māori and Indigenous...
31 May 2023
Balloon art provides a little magic for all
Winning a national game show with her impressive balloon twisting skills has giv...
31 May 2023
Understanding the brain mechanisms underlying anxiety
Aliesha Kemp likes to keep busy. And pausing part-way through a medical degree t...
29 May 2023
Study results prompt call for medicinal cannabis policy evaluation
A New Zealand study into the therapeutic benefits of cannabis has added to the g...
26 May 2023
Contribution to managing kidney disease across the globe recognised
Otago Professor Rob Walker’s significant international contribution to understan...
10 May 2023
New study reinforces timely need for Pneumococcal Vaccine Switch
New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, backs a recent Pharmac...
10 May 2023
Photos give men a voice to discuss mental distress
An innovative research project at the University of Otago, Wellington, is using...
02 May 2023
University of Otago scientist wins Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize
Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu from the University of Otago has won the...
14 Mar 2023
Policy changes urged to ensure Aotearoa’s health workforce reflects society
Policy changes are urgently needed to ensure Aotearoa’s future health workforce...
10 Mar 2022
Members of Microbiology: Meet Dr Cara Adolph
Members of Microbiology: Meet Dr Cara Adolph...
02 Dec 2021
Biostatistics Centre makes it official after four years
The Biostatistics Centre was officially launched last week, four years after it...
14 Dec 2020
University of Otago Translational Research Grant competition 2020 winning team
The winning team in this year’s University of Otago Translational Research Grant...
28 Jun 2019
Cycle Challenge to help Heart Foundation
Cycling at the end of July may not be everybody's cup of tea but when you are ra...
27 Jun 2019
HRC Grants of almost $35 million to Division of Health Sciences researchers
HRC Grants of almost $35 million to Division of Health Sciences researchers...
06 Mar 2019
Changes to scoring for admission categories
From 2019, there will be changes to admissions scoring for entry to some of the...