Upcoming events
Research opportunities
Our next scheduled event
27 October 2026
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Calculating FTE requirements: Understanding allied health workloads and clinical capacity
Online
17 November 2026
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Beyond clinical contact: Exploring clinical care ratios in accounting for allied health work
Online
01 December 2026
8:45am to 4:00pm
Te Tāreitanga 2026
Pipitea Marae, 55-59 Thorndon Quay, Pipitea, Wellington and online
09 December 2026
1:00pm to 5:00pm
HPP Faculty Research Futures
Terrace Lounge and Online
10 December 2026
8:30am to 4:00pm
HPP Faculty Research Student Symposium
The Hunter Centre and online
Physiotherapy research and teaching news
16 Oct 2026
Physiotherapy putting pēpi first
Undeterred by Covid-19, staff from Otago’s School of Physiotherapy joined with the Little Miracles Trust in 2020 to esta...
02 Oct 2026
New resource helps stroke survivors find ways to get moving
A new resource co-designed with Aotearoa New Zealand stroke survivors and their support people aims to make physical act...
27 Aug 2026
Parkinson’s an unexpected and unpredictable journey for Pacific Peoples
For Pacific Peoples, being diagnosed with Parkinson’s is like being in a va’a/vaka on an unpredictable wave on the high...
20 Aug 2026
Relationships key to long health career
A pioneering physiotherapist who has had a major impact on Pacific health in Samoa and Aotearoa New Zealand will be cele...
21 Jul 2026
Inaugural music award winner aiming high
Keep doing something until it no longer makes you cry may sound like an unusual piece of advice, but for up-and-coming o...
11 Jun 2026
Heart research gets a boost with HRC funding
Otago heart researchers are on their way to developing potentially life-saving patient interventions, thanks to vital He...
08 Jun 2026
New Trust a testament to physiotherapy’s past and future
The School of Physiotherapy has established the Billie McLeod Trust to support student vaccinations and rural clinical p...
21 Apr 2026
New programme helps international students find their voice
A pilot programme aimed at improving the clinical communication skills of second and third-year physiotherapy students f...
17 Apr 2026
Many passions make for a skilled physiotherapist
Six eventful years at the University of Otago helped the multi-talented Laurence Arundell find his place in the world.
09 Apr 2026
Physiotherapist turnover intention threatening patient care
Nearly 40 per cent of public-sector physiotherapists want to leave their current job, posing a substantial threat to wor...
09 Feb 2026
Physiotherapy alumna gives back to her homeland
Completing a community placement in Nepal was not only a rewarding way for alumna Ava Pun to conclude her Bachelor of Ph...
21 Nov 2025
Still close with Otago flatmates after 60 years
Getting a call on her birthday that she had won the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement (PMALA) in Poetry wa...