Monday 2 August 2021
The University of Otago’s Global Health Institute and Dunedin’s Mercy Hospital are supporting the establishment of a new Communicable Diseases Research Centre at Fiji National University.
Monday 2 August 2021
He might have “lost” a year of living abroad but for PhD candidate Renan Lyra starting his studies in a “safe spot” turned out to be more important.
Friday 30 July 2021
High school rowing uniforms should include sun protective headwear and sunglasses to better shield rowers from the harmful effects of the sun, a University of Otago study recommends.
Thursday 29 July 2021
EDOR members have been successful in gaining research funds from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC)
Thursday 29 July 2021
From biofilms to breast cancer and connective tissue to kākāpō, the annual Otago School of Biomedical Sciences Postgraduate Symposium once again showcased the diversity and quality of research carried out by postgraduate students in the school. And the Department of Biochemistry, as one of the five member departments of the school, contributed its fair share of the research on display.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
The University of Otago is proud to be an inaugural signatory of an agreement which pledges openness in animal research and teaching.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Investigating the impact of diabetes on access to cancer services, improving the health of Māori affected by psychosis, and a new stomach cancer drug delivery system are just some of the areas of University of Otago research to receive new Health Research Council funding.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Thirteen projects have been given Project Grant funding totalling more than $13 million, while Dr Allamanda Faatoese is one of just five researchers to receive a $1.1m Pacific Project Grant.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
The University of Otago hosted this year’s Association for Women in the Sciences Conference (AWIS2021) on 8-9 July.
Tuesday 27 July 2021
Kaye Wilson, who has been Teaching Fellow and Professional PracticeFellow in the Department of Biochemistry for 27 years, retired on Friday the 9th July. The occasion was marked by a morning tea and dinner.
Friday 23 July 2021
New research from the University of Otago debunks a long-held belief about our ancestors’ eating habits.
Friday 23 July 2021
Professor Rachael Taylor and other EDOR members have contributed to the recent virtual Australia and New Zealand Obesity Society (ANZOS) meeting.
Friday 23 July 2021
For more than a year Dr Alice Rogan has been conducting a pilot study for her PhD with the University of Otago, Wellington seeking to answer whether blood biomarkers can be used as a test to rule out severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) and the data is available imminently.
Friday 23 July 2021
Emeritus Professor George Bouet Petersen, ONZM FRSNZ, died in hospital on 11 July 2021, aged 87. Professor Petersen was born in Palmerston North in 1933. He graduated from the University of Otago in 1956 with an MSc followed by a DPhil from the University of Oxford. He was appointed to the Chair in Biochemistry at Otago in 1968 and remained Head of Department until 1991, retiring in 1999.
Friday 23 July 2021
Eight University of Otago researchers are sharing more than $230,000 from the first round of the Health Research Council (HRC)’s Health Delivery Research Activation Grants.
Friday 23 July 2021
Study examines the real-life long-term impact of routine introduction of vaccine.
Thursday 22 July 2021
Two of the University of Otago's building projects are in the running for five Property Council of New Zealand Awards.
Thursday 22 July 2021
Working at the coalface of Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 response, every day brings new challenges for Otago alumna Tara Swadi.
Wednesday 21 July 2021
A University of Otago researcher is using a kaupapa Māori approach to break down barriers surrounding access to gastric and colon cancer screening for Māori.
Tuesday 20 July 2021
Every year, while university students are enjoying their mid-year break, the Department of Microbiology and Immunology labs become a place of discovery for Year 11 biology and science students.
Friday 16 July 2021
A rise in donations has led to an increase in scholarships from a group of generous Otago Medical School graduates.
Friday 16 July 2021
When dealt a second opportunity at a career with purpose, a Nelson paramedic was ready to take the plunge.
Wednesday 14 July 2021
EDOR member Associate Professor Ben Wheeler and his group are developing an artificial pancreas that can automatically deliver insulin to those with diabetes, based on their usual needs.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
For most of the past weekend, enthusiastic biochemists and geneticists from Otago University were working flat-out introducing passers-by to the science of the molecules that make up our cells.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
The foundation for future medical advances is being built at the Otago Medical School with students electing to focus on research during their medical training.
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Otago’s new online Digital Health postgraduate programmes had a very 2020s beginning – early lectures delivered from a quarantine hotel in Auckland.
Monday 12 July 2021
Dr Jenny Visser has led the postgraduate interdisciplinary travel medicine programme from the Wellington campus since 1999.
Friday 9 July 2021
Dr Charlotte King is a rising star in biological anthropology.
Friday 9 July 2021
Dr Michael (Mike) Garratt's continuing excellence has been recognised with an Early Career Award for Distinction in Research from the University of Otago.
Friday 9 July 2021
Dr Sarah Diermeier has carved out a novel niche that complements New Zealand’s cancer research landscape.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Almost 10 years ago a dietitian and two palliative care physicians attended a journal club about nutrition and cancer.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Professor Jim Mann explains why we need to keep talking about how to address the obesity pandemic in this ODT opinion piece.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Amaroq Therapeutics, a new biotech start-up spun out of the University of Otago, with one of the world’s most advanced programs in next-generation RNA therapy to target cancer has secured NZ$14m investment to accelerate development.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Dr Khoon Lim is the recipient of the ABSTE Emerging Investigator Award for 2021.
Thursday 8 July 2021
Six researchers whose work ranges from investigating pre-schoolers urban experiences to how reproduction influences life-history, health and ageing have been honoured with Early Career Researcher Awards.
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Most of us are familiar with the fact that women live longer than men. But have you ever thought about why and how this happens?
Wednesday 7 July 2021
Digital Health sounds like a relatively new research field, conjuring up visions of virtual reality and healthcare apps.
Thursday 1 July 2021
Professor Jeremy Krebs has been interviewed by RNZ's Jim Mora on recent reports of a new drug to treat obesity.
Monday 28 June 2021
University of Otago and UK researchers have developed a world-first weight-loss device to help fight the global obesity epidemic.
Friday 25 June 2021
Associate Professor Rachael McLean talks with Consumer magazine about "healthy" juice claims.
