Karere me ngā mahi
Thursday 22 September 2022
A mobile vaccination clinic initiative to improve Māori rates of protection from COVID-19 in Canterbury has been awarded a major Te Whatu Ora grant to assess its future viability.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID‑19 pandemic response while memories are clear and lessons can be learnt.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
A University of Otago, Christchurch research group, recognised as world-leading in the field of redox biology, has been awarded this year’s University of Otago Research Group Award.
Monday 19 September 2022
An Otago researcher is investigating how much of an impact early diagnosis has on the lives of children with autism.
Thursday 15 September 2022
The search has been called off, but the mere possibility of a meteorite falling on Otago land has still got Otago scientists incredibly excited.
Friday 9 September 2022
Celebrating 30 years of restoring sight, the Inaugural Fred Hollows’ Lecture was held at the University of Otago on Thursday.
Friday 9 September 2022
Otago research has been given a $14.5 million boost with the announcement of two funding rounds this week.
Thursday 8 September 2022
The University’s School of Physiotherapy has launched a new initiative to connect Pacific physiotherapy alumni with current students.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma by up to 10 per cent, new University of Otago research shows.
Wednesday 31 August 2022
Researchers are literally taking the pain out of visits to the dentist after the successful creation and pilot trial of a needle-free device for dental anaesthesia for teeth extractions.
Monday 29 August 2022
Growth lines in baby teeth indicate weight gain during early adolescence, a group of international researchers have discovered.
Wednesday 24 August 2022
Leading structural biologist Associate Professor Peter Mace has been awarded one of the University of Otago’s highest research honours.
Wednesday 24 August 2022
University of Otago researchers are closer to preventing immature death and improving the overall health of people with diabetes.
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Dr Jaye Moors is honoured to be the first Pacific student to graduate with a PhD in Biochemistry from Otago, but she certainly hopes she’s not the last.
Tuesday 9 August 2022
Health professional students who attended a five-week interprofessional education programme in Tairāwhiti run by the University of Otago several times each year developed better teamwork skills and more positive attitudes to working collaboratively with others, a study has found.
Tuesday 9 August 2022
More than 100 people have received vital dental care, thanks to a team of volunteers using the facilities at the Dental School for a series of clinics over the last four Sundays.
Friday 5 August 2022
Psychiatrists are concerned young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are missing out on specialist mental health care with potentially life-long repercussions, according to new research from the Universities of Otago and Auckland.
Friday 5 August 2022
A joint project by the Universities of Otago and Waikato to reclassify what is considered rural in a health context will provide more accurate data of differences in health outcomes between rural and urban areas.
Friday 5 August 2022
New research has revealed the “shameful” extent of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Wednesday 3 August 2022
How mothers share memories with their children during toddlerhood impacts mental health and well-being in early adulthood, a University of Otago study has shown.
