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.
NCLR Co-director, Richie Poulton's 2019 Distinguished Research Medal Lecture - 2 December 2019
Tuesday, 26 November 2019 10:38am
NCLR Co-director, Richie Poulton's 2019 Distinguished Research Medal Lecture - 2 December 2019
Scholarship to continue psychology research
Thursday, 21 November 2019 9:27am
An Otago undergraduate student has received a prestigious scholarship to continue the work of researchers from the Psychology Department.
Scholarship to continue psychology research
Thursday, 21 November 2019 2:21pm
An Otago undergraduate student has received a prestigious scholarship to continue the work of researchers from the Psychology Department.
Otago researchers recipients of inaugural $3m Marsden Fund Award
Tuesday, 5 November 2019 9:42am
University of Otago researchers are the recipients of an inaugural Marsden Fund Council Award worth $3 million to investigate genetic predisposition to metabolic diseases like diabetes and gout among Pacific people.
NCLR investigator awarded the Sir Thomas Davis Te Patu Kite Rangi Ariki Health Research Fellowship
Thursday, 31 October 2019 10:29am
NCLR investigator, Dr Jesse Kokaua, has been awarded the Sir Thomas Davis Te Patu Kite Rangi Ariki Health Research Fellowship.
Otago scientists’ discovery leads to greater understanding of Alzheimer’s disease
Wednesday, 23 October 2019 10:00am
Otago scientists have made an important discovery in understanding the role a particular protein plays to impair memory in Alzheimer’s disease, which could lead to more effective treatment in future.
NCLR investigator Dr Te Morenga wins 2019 Hamilton Award
Thursday, 17 October 2019 1:40pm
NCLR investigator Dr Lisa Te Morenga wins 2019 Hamilton Award for research on how dietary sugar increases body weight.
Otago researchers awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships
Tuesday, 15 October 2019 2:55pm
Two University of Otago researchers have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships and will receive NZD$800,000 each over five years.
Otago Study identifies psychology of attraction to religious deities and super-heroes
Monday, 30 September 2019 11:29am
A new psychological study published by University of Otago researchers has addressed centuries-old questions about how and why supernatural beings are worshipped.
New findings on Māori university graduates
Wednesday, 25 September 2019 2:08pm
New National Centre for Lifecourse Research and Graduate Longitudinal Study NZ research examines the occupations and industries of Māori university graduates.
Director of The Dunedin Study recognised with Distinguished Research Medal
Friday, 13 September 2019 11:03am
Having a clear goal to make people’s lives better has helped earn Professor Richie Poulton the prestigious Otago 2019 Distinguished Research Medal Award.
Distinguished research medal for NCLR Co-director
Friday, 13 September 2019 2:03pm
Co-Director of the National Centre for Lifecourse Research, Professor Richie Poulton, has been recognised with a Distinguished Research Medal.
Driver behaviour not altered by roadside memorials - Otago study
Friday, 23 August 2019 10:34am
Roadside memorials may be controversial, but a University of Otago study has found they have very little impact on driver behaviour or perception of road safety.
New Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study
Thursday, 1 August 2019 1:47pm
Associate Professor Joseph (Joe) Boden has been announced as the new Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study.
How a lifecourse aproach can promote long-term health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori
Tuesday, 30 July 2019 4:17pm
In a paper published today, NCLR investigators describe how using lifecourse approach can promote long-term health and well-being outcomes for Māori.
Connection to country impacts mental health – Otago study shows
Tuesday, 16 July 2019 10:31am
Whether you feel a strong attachment to New Zealand’s Māori culture, majestic landscapes, or the All Blacks, an Otago study has found a sense of belonging to the country is positively related to mental health.
New study finds issues with gambling for Pacific youth
Monday, 1 July 2019 4:56pm
NCLR partner, the AUT University's Pacific Island Families Study, has recently found that more than a third of Pacific youth gamble daily.
Science Division’s Health Research Council Grants success
Thursday, 27 June 2019 8:43am
Being given the opportunity to seek answers to questions that are “relevant to mums, dads and whanau,” is a great advantage of a receiving a Health Research Council (HRC) Grant, says Human Nutrition’s Associate Professor Anne-Louise Heath.
Otago scientist wins $50k animal research ethics award
Monday, 17 June 2019 12:34pm
University of Otago scientist Dr Damian Scarf has won a $50,000 grant for his novel research project which will see pigeons tested for cognitive abilities in a free-range environment, rather than in a laboratory.
How poverty influences Māori and Pacific child obesity rates
Monday, 17 June 2019 2:28pm
New research has suggested that if Māori and Pacific four-year olds experienced the same family and neighbourhood conditions as their European counterparts, rates of obesity would drop by half for Māori - and by a third among Pacific kids.
