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26 Jul 2024
The coolest place on campus
Ever since Han Solo was frozen in carbonite in 1980, the science behind the scie...
![Professor Moana Theodore with a screen showing the episode of the Kardashians in which an algorithm created by the Dunedin Study was used.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0022/582502/Kardashians-thumbnail.png)
26 Jul 2024
Keeping up with The Dunedin Study
A Dunedin Study algorithm that indicates how people age has been used by one of...
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26 Jul 2024
Diagnosing Parkinson’s: Are answers a teardrop away?
Could your tears tell doctors whether you are developing Parkinson’s disease? Ne...
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26 Jul 2024
Research Themes funding announced
The depth of research excellence at the University of Otago is set to be further...
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25 Jul 2024
UOC paediatric researcher awarded CMRF Emerging Researcher Fellowship
University of Otago, Christchurch, Senior Research Fellow Dr Angharad Hurley is...
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25 Jul 2024
New protein discovery may influence future cancer treatment
Researchers from the University of Otago, Christchurch, have spearheaded the dis...
![Associate Professor Tristram Ingham](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0024/582270/Tristram-Ingham-thumbnail.png)
24 Jul 2024
Expert response on Abuse in Care report
The Crown must honour survivor communities by implementing the recommendations c...
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24 Jul 2024
Oral health academic awarded for vitamin D research
Dr Deanna Beckett’s dedication to oral health has been recognised with a prestig...
![Sam Fraser, Iritana Bennett-Fakahau, Georgia Grant and Hotene Ngaropo-Tuia at the Ki te Āpōpō Rangatahi Expo last month.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0023/581522/Rangatahi-symposium-image-650.png)
19 Jul 2024
Māori medical students look out for future doctors
A group of Māori medical students from the Wellington campus have spent a day wi...
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17 Jul 2024
Heavier people not getting enough vitamin C – study
A new international study involving the University of Otago, Christchurch, has f...
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16 Jul 2024
Strong emotions, intense cravings and daily disruption: young people’s experiences of vaping
Young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are struggling with the effects of vaping a...
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15 Jul 2024
Research to make lithium safer for BD patients
A University of Otago academic is working to ‘cage’ lithium to make it a safer a...