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...
02 Jul 2026
Enriching conversations with toddlers
Asking open-ended questions and weaving conversations into everyday activities helps toddlers’ communication skills, new...
03 Jun 2026
Hunger impacts eating decisions – Otago study
We are often told not to go to the supermarket on an empty stomach.
21 May 2026
Finding the early signs of Alzheimer's disease
New research from the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has uncovered another clue to potentially identifying A...
19 May 2026
Sex, death and science communication
With book titles including Perv, Suicidal and Why is the Penis Shaped Like That?, Professor Jesse Bering, Head of the Sc...
17 May 2026
Dream professor spurs move from Delhi downunder
As the first person in her family to undertake a PhD, Navdeep Kaur’s ideas about what her supervisor should be like came...
05 May 2026
Dunedin Study completes midlife assessment
The Dunedin Study is celebrating an important milestone – the successful completion of its age 52 data collection phase.
25 Mar 2026
Otago subjects among the best in the world
Four University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka subjects have been ranked in the top 50 globally.
10 Dec 2025
Otago announces 32 new professors
Twenty-six University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka academics are being promoted to the position of Professor, with a...
26 Nov 2025
A meeting of bright young minds
This is what you might call a very high-powered lunch.
13 Nov 2025
Pacific Indigenous Psychology research lab opens
The door is always open to the Galuola NIU-Psychology lab, a Pacific Indigenous Psychology research space opened by Psyc...
12 Nov 2025
Royal Society honours Otago researchers
Two University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers, at either end of their careers, have received Royal Society...