17 Apr 2025
Self-test makes cervical screening more convenient, comfortable - study
Aotearoa New Zealand has embraced self-tests for cervical screening with a University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-le...
16 Apr 2025
Two major awards for UOC anaesthetist
University of Otago, Christchurch, Associate Professor Wayne Morriss has been awarded two major Trans-Tasman awards for...
16 Apr 2025
Joy and fulfilment in helping people and community
Recognised for her role supporting others during Cyclone Gabrielle, community remains at the heart of Dr Maia Tipene’s m...
15 Apr 2025
Making a community connection with pride
A Pride Symposium held on the Wellington campus recently brought together a diverse range of organisations, staff, stude...
14 Apr 2025
Pioneering method detects oral cancer earlier
The powerful potential of nano technologies and AI to detect oral cancer earlier and more accurately have been revealed...
11 Apr 2025
UOC student wins prestigious American Chemical Society Award
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Max Yavitt, from the University of Otago, Christchurch’s, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and M...
10 Apr 2025
Fulbright fellow focuses on underserved populations
We catch up with medical alumna Dr Sainimere Boladuadua who was awarded a prestigious Fulbright Science and Innovation G...
09 Apr 2025
Whānau at the forefront for researchers
Whānau is at the heart of cancer research projects set to be undertaken by three Otago scholarship recipients.
09 Apr 2025
App makes playground selection a walk in the park
Just in time for the school holidays, a University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka academic has released a web app to he...
09 Apr 2025
Abuse of NZ female MPs commonplace, researchers find
Female Members of Parliament in New Zealand are being assaulted with weapons, threatened with rape and subjected to deat...
07 Apr 2025
Breakthrough provides potential for precise melanoma treatment
A major step forward has been made in predicting how well melanoma patients would respond to treatment, thanks to world-...
03 Apr 2025
Otago travel award sparks Swedish pharmacy connection
Geographically, the University of Otago and Sweden’s University of Uppsala couldn’t be much further apart.