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21 Feb 2022

Hormone found to regulate mothers’ behaviour


University of Otago researchers have discovered a new function for the hormone p...

22 Nov 2021

Otago announces Professorial promotions for 2022


Twenty-eight University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of...

31 May 2021

Otago projects receive $1.64m Health Research Council funding


Better outcomes for women suffering from New Zealand’s most common gynaecologica...

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21 May 2021

Distance and finances, big barriers for study


A scholarship can help a person discover their potential – a gift which one stud...

12 Mar 2021

Discovery for treatment of heart disease in type-2 diabetics


Discovery for treatment of heart disease in type-2 diabetics

10 Nov 2020

Otago researchers secure $17.5m in Marsden funding


Otago researchers secure $17.5m in Marsden funding

30 Sep 2020

Study identifies exercise as key to halting progress from diabetes to heart disease


An international study led by the University of Otago has revealed how exercise...

05 Aug 2020

Kiwi start-up to target drug cheats in sport with innovative technology


The world of drug-cheating in sports is set for major disruption with the format...

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30 Jun 2020

Otago scientists secure more than $26m for health research


Otago scientists secure more than $26m for health research

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29 May 2020

Health of truck drivers and evening TV binge-watchers under Otago researchers’ spotlight


The health and safety of truck drivers and the impacts of evening television bin...

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14 Jan 2020

Otago researcher’s discovery paves way for advances in treating cardiovascular disease


Otago researcher’s discovery paves way for advances in treating cardiovascular d...

16 Dec 2019

Biomedical Sciences awards recognise outstanding Physiology staff


Biomedical Sciences awards recognise outstanding Physiology staff

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10 Dec 2019

30 new Professors for the University of Otago


30 new Professors for the University of Otago

15 Aug 2019

Dr Karl Iremonger named 2019 Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Research Medal winner


Dr Karl Iremonger named 2019 Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Research Medal...

17 Jul 2019

Otago researchers call for gender binary in elite sports to be abandoned to cater for trans-athletes


Otago researchers call for gender binary in elite sports to be abandoned to cate...

16 Jul 2019

Dr Andrew Bahn awarded Arthritis NZ Project Grant


Arthritis NZ project grant awarded to Andrew Bahn

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28 Jun 2019

Cycle Challenge to help Heart Foundation


Cycling at the end of July may not be everybody's cup of tea but when you are ra...

10 Dec 2018

Neuroscientist awarded Neurological Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship


Neuroscientist awarded Neurological Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

04 Dec 2018

Otago researchers discover a promising therapy for improving heart attack survivorship


Otago researchers discover a promising therapy for improving heart attack surviv...

28 Nov 2018

Student research recognised internationally


Lorna Daniels was last night awarded the PhD Student Research Publication Prize...

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17 Sep 2018

Otago scientists secure almost $1.6 million for heart research


Otago scientists secure almost $1.6 million for heart research

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22 Jun 2018

$5 million boost for Otago team’s quest to restore fertility in women with disabling ovary disorder


$5 million boost for Otago team’s quest to restore fertility in women with disab...

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24 May 2018

Otago research finds a little exercise does a lot of good for ageing muscles


Otago research finds a little exercise does a lot of good for ageing muscles

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09 Apr 2018

New clues to help restore fertility in women with disabling ovary disorder


Ground-breaking research out of the University of Otago is showing potential to...

23 Mar 2018

Dahlia-based diabetes drug developed by Physiology researcher ready for human trials


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05 Jan 2018

Otago breakthrough in diabetic heart disease


The molecule responsible for heart disease in diabetics has been identified by U...

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10 Nov 2017

Landmark study from Otago clarifies brain's role in fertility control


Crucial new information about how the brain controls fertility has been unlocked...

03 Nov 2017

Marsden Fund backs Otago’s research in best ever round


University of Otago researchers have gained around $24m for 33 world-class resea...

31 Oct 2017

Otago health researchers gain career development awards


Four up–and–coming University of Otago researchers have each been awarded around...

27 Sep 2017

Undeclared steroids found in products sold in NZ


27 September 2017, Undeclared steroids found in products sold in NZ - Media Rele...

11 Sep 2017

Great success for Physiology at Queenstown Research Week


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07 Sep 2017

Dr Andrew Bahn awarded Arthritis NZ Project Grant


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22 Aug 2017

Congratulations to Lorna Daniels, PhD


Lorna Daniels Exceptional PhD thesis

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09 Mar 2017

Major support for Otago health research provided through latest lottery grants


University of Otago researchers have gained more than $2.6m in funding from the...

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08 Mar 2017

Otago welcomes world university subject ranking results


The University of Otago welcomed today’s release of the 2017 QS World University...

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09 Dec 2016

Otago scientists gain Neurological Foundation funding


Several University of Otago researchers have gained funding to pursue innovative...

13 Jan 2016

Hormone’s effect on neurons linked to polycystic ovarian syndrome


University of Otago researchers are part of an international team of scientists...

17 Dec 2015

“Hunger hormone” may treat severe peripheral artery disease


A new study by a team of researchers from the University of Otago and Japan sugg...

06 Oct 2015

Otago research shows which neurons flip fertility master switch


New Zealand scientists have achieved another milestone in their world-leading ef...

29 Sep 2015

Heart Foundation funds University of Otago research projects


University of Otago researchers have been awarded grants to pursue six research...

18 Aug 2015

Otago researchers set to develop new diabetes treatment


A nutraceutical developed by University of Otago researchers that could help typ...

12 Aug 2015

Molecular discovery paves way for new diabetic heart disease treatments


University of Otago researchers have discovered why heart disease is the number-...

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17 Jun 2015

Otago announces Early Career Awards recipients


The outstanding contributions of five up-and-coming University of Otago academic...

06 Mar 2015

Otago scientist helps develop new tools to probe mysteries of the brain


A University of Otago researcher is part of an international collaboration that...

30 Jan 2015

Obesity and diabetes symptoms in mice improved by reversing brain inflammation


Using an antioxidant to reverse inflammation in the brain caused by a high-fat d...

26 Jan 2015

Scientists discover why too much salt raises blood pressure


An international research team that includes University of Otago scientists has...

02 Dec 2014

Otago researcher wins Emerging Scientist Prize for brain cell findings


University of Otago physiology researcher Dr Karl Iremonger has won the 2014 Pri...

12 Nov 2014

Otago neuroscientists reveal mechanism crucial to moulding male brains


Otago researchers have discovered that neural circuitry they previously showed w...

15 Apr 2014

Otago gains state-of-the-art health research microscope


University of Otago medical scientists will now be able to peer into the cells o...

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07 Mar 2014

Using cutting edge tech at the bottom of the world


PhD candidate Pauline Campos spends her days asking how…

23 Sep 2013

Otago researchers make break-through in brain fertility control


In a landmark discovery, the final piece in the puzzle of understanding how the...

09 Oct 2012

Otago student gains Woolf Fisher Scholarship to Cambridge University


A top Otago medical student has gained a prestigious Woolf Fisher Scholarship to...

22 Dec 2011

Otago academics made full professors


Thursday, 22 December 2011: Fourteen of the University of Otago’s leading academ...

30 Sep 2011

Leading Otago neuroscientist awarded Distinguished Research Medal


An internationally eminent researcher into how the brain controls fertility, Pro...

19 Nov 2009

Physiologist honoured for brain fertility research


26 Aug 2009

Excellence in early-career research recognised


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