Exceptional service recognised in New Year Honours
Friday 21 January 2022
Congratulations to all the University of Otago staff and alumni who have been recognised in the 2022 New Year Honours.
Artificial intelligence equal to diagnosing prostate cancer, study finds
Thursday 20 January 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are able to diagnose prostate cancer biopsies with the same level of accuracy as specialist uropathologists, and better than many general pathologists, international research has found.
Otago study finds children exposed to a brand a minute
Wednesday 19 January 2022
Attaching cameras to children has revealed they are exposed to 554 brands a day through marketing, a new study from the University of Otago has found.
One hundred years on: insulin is still saving lives
Thursday 13 January 2022
Associate Professor Ben Wheeler and colleagues are researching new technologies for improved insulin delivery for those with type 1 diabetes.
Call to report bottled water quality results on labels
Thursday 13 January 2022
Bottled water is often perceived as clean and free of contaminants compared to tap water, but University of Otago researchers believe water quality results need to be printed on the label.
Diabetes and nutrition research recognised in New Year Honours
Wednesday 12 January 2022
Professor Jim Mann, EDOR Co-Director, has been recognised with a knighthood in the 2022 New Year Honours.
Personalised approach needed for diabetes prevention: study
Wednesday 22 December 2021
An individualised, rather than universal approach is needed for effective diabetes prevention, a new study has revealed.
Discrimination placing LGBTIQ+ people at risk of homelessness
Tuesday 21 December 2021
Discrimination in the housing market, as well as structural issues such as poverty, racism and instability, are placing Takatāpui and LGBTIQ+ people at higher risk of homelessness, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
‘Breakthrough’ Otago research confirms skin infections as a cause of rheumatic fever
Monday 20 December 2021
University of Otago researchers have made a major breakthrough in further understanding acute rheumatic fever, showing that skin infections are likely to be a significant cause of the disease.
Associate Professor Ben Wheeler talks diabetes
Friday 17 December 2021
Associate Professor Ben Wheeler talked with Leah Panapa at Magic Talk about diabetes, as part of November's Diabetes Action Month.
Award for science communication for Baker
Tuesday 14 December 2021
New Zealand’s go-to science communicator on COVID-19, Professor Michael Baker MNZM, has been awarded the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS) Cranwell Medal for science communication for 2021.
Christchurch medical graduand juggles study and motherhood
Friday 10 December 2021
Malisa Mulholland is too modest to call herself a trailblazer but the final stages of her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) certainly paved the way for other medical students to follow in her footsteps.
Cook Islands doctor upskills with Otago diploma
Friday 10 December 2021
A doctor who grew up in Myanmar and now practises in the Cook Islands has become just the second Pacific Islands based clinician to complete a University of Otago postgraduate diploma in Rural and Provincial Hospital Practice.
A marathon year for Wellington PhD Public Health grad
Friday 10 December 2021
While most people might feel like they deserved a break after completing their PhD, Caroline Fyfe, who graduates in absentia in December with a PhD in Public Health from the University of Otago, Wellington, instead set off to do a 44 kilometre run with a friend up and over the capital city’s steep hills.
New Smokefree Action Plan will transform tobacco policy, Otago researchers say
Thursday 9 December 2021
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which carries out research to support the Smokefree 2025 goal, warmly welcome the Smokefree Action Plan announced earlier today by Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall.
Wellington campus celebrates student success
Thursday 2 December 2021
Wellington campus staff and students gathered together on 19 November for an end of year Hui Whakanui Tauira to celebrate the significant achievements of students over the past year.
He toa takitini: Professor Suzanne Pitama appointed Dean and Head of Christchurch campus
Thursday 2 December 2021
Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Whare) has been appointed the new Dean and Head of Campus of the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus.
Professor Suzanne Pitama appointed Dean of Christchurch campus
Thursday 2 December 2021
The new head of the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus says she has been humbled by her historic appointment.
Otago experts offer insight on pandemic in two-week Masterclass Series
Monday 29 November 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic races towards a two-year milestone, Otago researchers are now better placed to understand its impact.
Researchers pinpoint best diet for type 2 diabetes weight loss
Thursday 25 November 2021
Low energy diets using formula meal replacements are the most effective for weight loss in type 2 diabetes, University of Otago researchers have discovered.
Otago announces 28 new professors
Monday 22 November 2021
Twenty-eight University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of professor this year.
Liley Medal win for collaborative COVID-19 research team
Friday 19 November 2021
A multi-agency team led by Dr Sarah Jefferies has been awarded the prestigious Liley Medal for a landmark paper analysing the impact of New Zealand’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It's Sneaker Friday! EDOR is supporting this event for Diabetes Action Month
Friday 19 November 2021
The Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) at the University of Otago is supporting Sneaker Friday, a Diabetes NZ event to raise awareness for the many New Zealanders living with diabetes.
Excellence in teaching celebrated at Otago Staff Awards
Friday 19 November 2021
What would a teacher be without their students? The 2021 Otago Excellence in Teaching Award winners are all driven to teach by those there to learn.
Which diet is best for treating type 2 diabetes?
Thursday 18 November 2021
EDOR members Professor Mike Lean and Dr Andrew Reynolds, along with international colleagues, have published a study on the most effective diets for achieving remission of type 2 diabetes.
Housing researchers win the Rutherford Medal, NZ’s top research honour
Thursday 18 November 2021
Distinguished Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman CNZM QSO FRSNZ and researchers at the He Kāinga Oranga – Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago, Wellington, have been awarded the 2021 Rutherford Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Passionate medical educator happiest at bedside
Thursday 18 November 2021
When it comes to teaching, Professor Rob Walker is most comfortable at the bedside and small group discussions with his students.
Housing researchers win the Rutherford Medal, NZ’s top research honour
Thursday 18 November 2021
Distinguished Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman and researchers at the He Kāinga Oranga - Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago, Wellington, have been awarded the 2021 Rutherford Medal.
Understanding why cancer spreads – and how to stop it
Tuesday 16 November 2021
Decoding the mystery of why cancers spread through the body is the aim of a three-year project in the University of Otago’s Chatterjee Laboratory.
Psychiatric wards ignoring hospitals’ non-smoking policies, study finds
Tuesday 16 November 2021
Staff on many psychiatric wards are ignoring hospital smoke-free policies, believing mental health service users will be more aggressive and violent if they are not allowed to smoke, a study from the University of Otago, Wellington, has found.
$2.9m HRC funding for Otago
Monday 15 November 2021
Two Otago researchers have been awarded prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Fellowships in this year’s Health Research Council Career Development Awards.
Fellowship funding will aid Otago researcher to alleviate organ shortage
Thursday 11 November 2021
An Otago researcher is one step closer to 3D-bioprinting functioning organs in a laboratory after being awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Prestigious Rutherford Discovery Fellowships for three Otago researchers
Thursday 11 November 2021
Dr Khoon Lim can’t quite believe that he has been awarded a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship.
Dean’s Medal recognises decades of exemplary service
Wednesday 10 November 2021
Her computer screen is full of numbers but for Finance Associate Lenore Armstrong the job is just as much about people.
Dr Abigail Bland, Dr Linda Buss and Dr Arthur Morley-Bunker: recipients of Accelerator Grants
Wednesday 10 November 2021
In August this year, 15 early and mid-career researchers received an Accelerator Grant from the Division of Health Sciences.
Nitrate in drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer in NZ
Monday 8 November 2021
Nitrate contamination of drinking water could cause up to 100 cases of bowel cancer in New Zealand every year, leading to 40 deaths, New Zealand research has estimated.
Mobile COVID-19 clinics highlighted
Monday 8 November 2021
A new video produced by Ngāi Tahu and the Canterbury DHB is showcasing an important University of Otago-led initiative helping Māori get vaccinated in culturally safe spaces.
Unique award for Wellington pathology professor
Monday 8 November 2021
Professor Brett Delahunt has been presented with a unique Gold Medal from the New Zealand Society of Pathologists in recognition of his 41 years of service.
Excellence in teaching, research and service
Thursday 4 November 2021
Excellence in teaching, research and service have been celebrated with the announcement of the 2021 Otago Medical School – Dunedin Campus (Dunedin School of Medicine) Teaching and Research awards.
Otago researchers secure $17.2 million Marsden funding
Wednesday 3 November 2021
The secrets behind people’s food choices, ageing, and why some fish change sex, are set to be unlocked after Otago researchers secured $17.2 million in Marsden funding.
Join us in supporting Sneaker Friday on 19 November
Tuesday 2 November 2021
Wear your sneakers to work on Friday 19 November, and support Diabetes Action Month's first ever Sneaker Friday!
Helping each other PASS
Friday 29 October 2021
Peer Learning Programmes such as Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) and Peer Assisted Numeracy (PAN) are weekly interactive study sessions aimed at supporting student success, facilitated by second or third-year students. The programmes are offered through the Student Learning Development, part of the University’s Higher Education Development Centre.
Students shave for a cause
Friday 29 October 2021
This year, ten students took on the Shave for a Cure campaign, saying goodbye to their locks and raising more than $18,000.
Pathology Department desktop DNA sequencer first in NZ
Thursday 28 October 2021
A new desktop DNA sequencer in the Pathology Department, believed to be the first of its particular model in New Zealand, plus an automated DNA extraction instrument, are some of the key parts of an envisaged new facility that will soon be available for wider medical school use.
Compulsory Treatment Orders benefit some mental health patients more than others – study
Wednesday 27 October 2021
A ground-breaking University of Otago study could well influence which mental health patients in New Zealand are prioritised for controversial Compulsory Treatment Orders (CTOs) to ensure they get the medications and support they need.
