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Currently studying at the University of Otago’s Christchurch campus Kristina Hockey is three months away from completing her PhD and is one of only two practising voice physiotherapists in New Zealand.

05 Jun 2025

Helping patients find their voice

As one of only two practising voice physiotherapists in New Zealand, PhD candidate Kristina Hockey is on a mission to ha...

PhD candidate Rebecca Blyth, pictured with one of her research participants, hopes her research will serve as a stepping stone to help make football safer for female athletes.

04 Jun 2025

Football fan proves passionate physio

Rebecca Blyth’s journey to PhD candidate at the School of Physiotherapy began with her love for football.

Georgia-Schmidt-Uili

27 May 2025

Mana Tangata Scholarship honours Māori and Pacific excellence at Otago

The inaugural recipients of a new scholarship for final-year physiotherapy students combine academic excellence, cultura...

Recent Otago graduate Charlotte Worley prepares for her powerlifting event at the Junior World Championships in Malta this year.

26 Dec 2024

Physio graduate raising the bar

So how much can you bench? That’s the first question Otago graduate Charlotte Worley gets asked when people find out she...

Clocktower registry building with lights on at dusk.

16 Dec 2024

Eleven gain Summer Studentships

Eleven Māori and Pacific Otago students will get a taste of a career in health research over the summer break, thanks to...

A female physiotherapist helping another woman

22 Nov 2024

Stroke research filling knowledge gap

Masters student Eliana Viali is helping fill an important knowledge gap in the South Pacific – she’s believed to be the...

At Oka Sanerivi's PhD defence at the Samoan High Commission are, from left, Va’a o Tautai - Centre for Pacific Health Director Faumuina Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga, School of Physiotherapy Clinical Education Programme Lead Chris Higgs, Oka Sanerivi, and School of Physiotherapy Dean Professor Leigh Hale.

20 Nov 2024

Otago student making history

Oka Sanerivi has made history. Not only is he the first Otago physiotherapy PhD candidate to defend his PhD off campus,...

A man standing on a the Union St bridge on campus

07 Oct 2024

The ultimate balancing act

Helping as many as 50 patients a day with their functional balance and sensory-motor re-organisation was quite the balan...

Ben Timmings taking part in the student Christchurch campus blood drive

20 Sep 2024

Student’s past injuries fuel push for blood drive

Self-described as accident-prone, Ben Timmings has first-hand experience of bloody and brutal injuries.

National Sci Challenges group

21 Aug 2024

Leading the way in ‘community first’ research

The dawning of Matariki this year also heralded the culmination of the National Science Challenges, marking a decade of...

Dr Miranda Buhler

07 Jun 2024

Mahi reveals physiotherapy disparities

Knowing where physiotherapy service disparities are is the first part of addressing them, according to Dr Miranda Buhler...

Gerard Farrell and his family on graduation day.

31 May 2024

A newborn, new clinic service and new qualification

September 30, 2023 was scheduled to be a big day for Dr Gerard Farrell. His PhD was due, his scholarship finished and it...

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