Avatars may help elicit embarrassing information
Monday, 6 September 2021 10:06am
People would rather give information to other people, although an anonymous avatar might be preferred if the information being shared is embarrassing, University of Otago research has found.
Professor Janice Murray retires with a “retrospective reflective” IPL
Wednesday, 4 August 2021 10:17am
Professor Janice Murray delivered her Inaugural Professorial Lecture the same week as her retirement.
Journey from smoking to vaping variable – Otago academics
Thursday, 22 July 2021 9:03am
Persistence may be the key when quitting smoking using an electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), commonly known as vaping, a University of Otago study found.
World-first finding offers hope for psychosis sufferers
Thursday, 15 July 2021 10:03am
University of Otago scientists have opened the door to improved treatment of brain dysfunction which causes psychosis.
Strong female characters
Wednesday, 16 June 2021 10:18am
What do you get when you cross the woman on the ten dollar note and punk rock? A musical of course.
Family connections lead to study of singing’s strong benefits
Wednesday, 2 June 2021 3:33pm
To sing is to live well. That is the simple message of a study led by an Otago Department of Psychology researcher and recently published in Journal of Health Psychology.
Otago projects receive $1.64m Health Research Council funding
Monday, 31 May 2021 3:33pm
Better outcomes for women suffering from New Zealand’s most common gynaecological cancer and a bioactive toothpaste that will mean fewer visits to the dentist are just two University of Otago projects funded by the Health Research Council this week.
Otago study helps explain how religious beliefs are formed
Monday, 24 May 2021 10:02am
Feeling anxious can direct our attention and memory toward supernatural beings such as gods, a University of Otago study has found.
No cause for alarm about graduate students’ mental health
Friday, 21 May 2021 12:13pm
Talk of a graduate student mental health crisis is abundant in academic and popular media, but a University of Otago study has found no evidence of one in New Zealand.
Cherrington completes her whāriki
Friday, 14 May 2021 11:32am
Kaiya Cherrington’s time at the University of Otago resembles a whāriki, a mat woven with different strands consisting of her academic and cultural journeys.
