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26 Jul 2024
The coolest place on campus
Ever since Han Solo was frozen in carbonite in 1980, the science behind the scie...
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26 Jul 2024
Diagnosing Parkinson’s: Are answers a teardrop away?
Could your tears tell doctors whether you are developing Parkinson’s disease? Ne...
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26 Jul 2024
Research Themes funding announced
The depth of research excellence at the University of Otago is set to be further...
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25 Jul 2024
UOC paediatric researcher awarded CMRF Emerging Researcher Fellowship
University of Otago, Christchurch, Senior Research Fellow Dr Angharad Hurley is...
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24 Jul 2024
Oral health academic awarded for vitamin D research
Dr Deanna Beckett’s dedication to oral health has been recognised with a prestig...
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24 Jul 2024
Alumni athletes and support staff set for the Paris Olympics
Ngā mihi nui to all the Otago alumni who will be taking part in the upcoming Par...
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22 Jul 2024
Take a bow Emeritus Professor Stuart Young
Stuart Young has made an outstanding contribution to theatre studies at Otago, t...
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19 Jul 2024
Festschrift celebrates Forty Years in the South Seas
Otago Chair of Anthropology, Professor Glenn Summerhayes, has been presented wit...
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17 Jul 2024
World Bridge Games champ?
Come October, Department of Economics Associate Professor Murat Genç, will park...
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17 Jul 2024
Creative writing competition opens
The University’s annual creative writing competition opens for entries today, wi...
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17 Jul 2024
Illustrious career recognised with emeritus status
Philip Nel will be an Emeritus Professor when he retires from Otago’s Politics p...
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16 Jul 2024
Strong emotions, intense cravings and daily disruption: young people’s experiences of vaping
Young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are struggling with the effects of vaping a...