The psychology of COVID-19 conspiracies
Wednesday, 20 May 2020 1:14am
Psychology PhD candidate Ana Stojanov tells us more about her research into conspiracy theories, their implications for news on COVID-19, and how she ended up at Otago.
Study finds Joker movie adds to prejudice of mental illness
Tuesday, 28 April 2020 1:52pm
A collaborative study lead by the University of Otago has found viewers of the award winning 2019 movie Joker experienced increased feelings of prejudice towards people with mental illness.
University of Otago calling for survey participants for study on lockdown life
Wednesday, 22 April 2020 10:53am
Researchers from the University of Otago’s Department of Psychology are urgently seeking participants for research into life under the lockdown imposed in response to Covid-19. Participants would be required to take a 15 minute survey.
Antisocial behaviour over the lifecourse linked to brain structure in new Dunedin study findings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020 9:51am
These findings have been published in 'The Lancet Psychiatry'.
Early life antecedents or predictors of who ends up struggling in adulthood
Friday, 31 January 2020 9:49am
Professor Richie Poulton was recently interviewed by Radio NZ about the recently published Dunedin Study paper, "Clustering of health, crime and social-welfare inequality in 4 million citizens from two nations".
Otago academics new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows
Thursday, 28 November 2019 9:25am
Two outstanding Otago academics are among 19 new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows to be elected to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
