Excellence and impact in mental health research
Mental health is a broad and complex issue facing New Zealanders – and a research strength of the University of Otago. This website brings together our investigators and teams contributing to New Zealand's research achievement in the field of mental health.
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19 Apr 2024
Double winners for annual wellbeing prize
The Richard Kammann Wellbeing Prize has been awarded to two Otago students this...
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25 Jan 2024
Furry fruit improves mental health – fast
Kiwifruit has proven itself as a powerful mood booster and new research from the...
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09 Jan 2024
A quest for happiness
Conner’s work examines “modifiable lifestyle habits than improve or impede wellb...
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07 Jul 2023
Kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens, study finds
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated...
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31 May 2023
MIHI Bipolar Research team wins prestigious international award
A team from the University of Otago, Christchurch’s, MIHI (Māori and Indigenous...
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11 May 2023
PhD graduand explores the cultural and therapeutic benefits of Māori story telling
Carrie Clifford (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) will graduate on Saturday (May 1...