10 Jun 2026
Global award for PhD student’s endometrial cancer research
PhD student Tiffany Ilott has been awarded a prestigious US$10,000 Zonta Women in STEM Award for her research into endom...
14 Mar 2026
Exercise aiding cancer patients
Global evidence is mounting that personalised exercise programmes can boost confidence and wellbeing for people undergoi...
29 Oct 2025
Prestigious research honours for Otago academics
Five University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka academics have been honoured with four major awards for their research i...
22 Dec 2022
Otago-led study makes significant breast cancer findings
A global study led by the University of Otago has discovered a gene, that when modified, could reduce the risk of breast...
20 Oct 2021
Dr Erik Wibowo, Dr George Wiggins and Dr Tim Chambers: recipients of Accelerator Grants
In August this year, 15 early and mid-career researchers received an Accelerator Grant from the Division of Health Scien...
09 Aug 2021
Inaugural Division of Health Sciences Accelerator Grants awarded
Fifteen early and mid-career researchers (EMCR) have received a boost from the Division of Health Sciences after being a...
28 Jun 2021
6th Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science Symposium
The 6th symposium for the Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science was held last on 21 and 22 June in the Beaven L...
29 Mar 2021
Members of the Department recognised at the 2021 UOC Academic Welcome
The Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science collected two UOC Research Gold Medals, six UOC Value Awards and four...
01 Mar 2021
Vitamin C infusions retained by cancerous tumours, new study shows
1 March 2021. Cancerous colon tumours removed from patients given high dose vitamin C infusions before surgery retained...
20 Jan 2021
HRC funding for groundbreaking cancer prevention research
A Christchurch-based researcher has secured funding to develop a groundbreaking alternative to invasive surgeries for ca...
14 Jan 2021
Cancer researchers featured on Newshub
Two staff members from the Mackenzie Cancer Research Group have featured in news articles on Newshub in January 2021.
15 Jun 2017
Major funding for innovative University of Otago health research
University of Otago researchers have been awarded more than $24M in new health research funding to support their world-c...