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01 Oct 2026
Biotechnology that delivers real benefits for New Zealanders
Some of Otago’s mid-career researchers will benefit from a new initiative to help New Zealand make the most of emerging...
25 Sep 2026
New tool closes gap on untapped potential of phages
A new tool to mutate bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria – provides a “big leap” forward in both our understan...
22 Sep 2026
Otago researchers funded to fight major global threat
A team of University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers is joining a USD$50 million international research prog...
11 Sep 2026
Otago researchers celebrated for advancing knowledge and improving lives
From improving health outcomes and strengthening communities to exploring the frontiers of science and technology, Unive...
10 Sep 2026
Scavenging linked to virus variety in wild birds
The scavenging behaviour of many wild birds plays an important role in the type, number and variety of viruses they have...
07 Sep 2026
Biomedical students’ research in the spotlight
One of the highlights of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) calendar is its student-lead research symposium, showc...
07 Sep 2026
From microbes to Mrs India Worldwide
Competing in an international beauty pageant is about as far away from working a microbiology research lab in Dunedin as...
20 Aug 2026
Otago research improving life for Crohn’s disease patients
Research at the University of Otago I Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka looking at why some Crohn's disease patients don’t respond to...
19 Aug 2026
From golfing scholarship to exploring the gut lining
Mikayla King (Tūhoe) was devastated when the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown meant she had to leave the college she was studying...
05 Aug 2026
Otago receives $1.2 million for innovative research
Eight Health Research Council (HRC) Explorer Grants have been awarded to University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka kair...
29 Jun 2026
Biomedical research strengthening New Zealand China relationships
Two Otago Faculty of Biomedical Sciences projects have received support from the New Zealand – China Strategic Research...
22 Jun 2026
Talent for researching emerging viruses recognised
Dr Stephanie Waller has been awarded the 2026 Zonta Science Award for her work on viruses in New Zealand wildlife and he...