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A woman holding a large oversized air plane ticket

14 Jul 2026

Dr Judy Ann Cocadiz: Breaking the wall of late cancer detection


Dr Judy Ann Cocadiz took only 180 seconds to persuade New Zealand’s science experts her innovative and potentially life-...

A scientist works with a model of a flower in her lab.

13 Jul 2026

Two rare collections in one tickled-pink building


The unassuming pink building at 464 Great King Street contains a botanical wonderland, complete with climate-controlled...

An author photo of writer Paddy Richardson

13 Jul 2026

Writer 2026 looking for overlooked details and ordinary moments


The University’s annual creative writing competition opens for entries today, with the prompt: Small things – overlooked...

A young man standing in front of a garden bed with the University clocktower building behind him

08 Jul 2026

Rau programme opens doors to research


A two-week research placement is giving tauira Māori the chance to investigate scientific questions of interest to them...

Collage of 2026 CALT Fellows

06 Jul 2026

CALT Fellows showcase teaching innovations


Innovative approaches to learning and teaching are in the spotlight at Otago, addressing some of the key challenges in t...

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02 Jul 2026

Awards showcase early career research talent


Congratulations to Nicholas Anderson, from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences (BMS), for taking out the top honour in th...

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02 Jul 2026

Future tauira recognised for te reo Māori


A shared passion for te reo Māori has earned two Otago secondary students special recognition as they prepare for univer...

David Burritt pictured in a lab.

01 Jul 2026

Murder no mystery for professor in the study with the seaweed


Though the brown-thumbed among us might disagree, Associate Professor David Burritt claims that “when you want to kill a...

Associate Professor Nic Rawlence image

30 Jun 2026

Science Communication Prize won for 'myth busting'


A palaeogeneticist known for speaking out against de-extinction has won this year's Prime Minister’s Science Communicati...

Cells-under-a-microscope

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...

A man standing on a wooden floor in between display cases in a museum speaking to people outside the cases

29 Jun 2026

Old treasures receive new designation of international significance


From tiny ants preserved in amber to enormous whales encased in sediment, from a small ball of possible dinosaur poop to...

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25 Jun 2026

Funding drive launched to support student-led freshwater science


WAI Wānaka, in partnership with the University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka and Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln Univ...

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