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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...

Associate Professor Wayne Morriss, right, with Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, May 2023.

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...

Dr Maia Tipene

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...

Dean and Head of Campus Professor William Levack opening the Pride Symposium with Dr Jaimie Veale (far left) and Jack Byrne.

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...

Man looking through microscope

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...

A woman standing in snow in front of Capitol Hill

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...

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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.

A woman sitting at a table in a playground

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...

the Beehive building

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...

A stock image of a mole being examined.

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.

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