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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...
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27 May 2024
HRC awards $3.7 million to Otago researchers
Antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate, causing global concern....
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02 May 2024
Reimagining the trauma plot
Could magical realism be used to explore traumatic experiences on stage in a mor...
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02 May 2024
Learning to learn with ADHD
Graduate Wellbeing Coach Nikki Fahey is working to better support postgraduate s...
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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...
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10 May 2023
Photos give men a voice to discuss mental distress
An innovative research project at the University of Otago, Wellington, is using...
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08 May 2023
Environment impacts mental health of young people – research
Living in areas with high numbers of fast food, alcohol and gambling outlets, ca...