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22 Jun 2026

Ancient mud predicts the future

“What goes on in Antarctica doesn’t stay in Antarctica – it has global implications,” Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid s...

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10 Jun 2026

Global award for PhD student’s endometrial cancer research

PhD student Tiffany Ilott has been awarded a prestigious US$10,000 Zonta Women in STEM Award for her research into endom...

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03 Jun 2026

Hunger impacts eating decisions – Otago study

We are often told not to go to the supermarket on an empty stomach.

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29 May 2026

Kaupapa Māori-led approach needed for eating disorders – study

Researchers are calling for stronger investment in kaupapa Māori-led eating disorder services, after new research has re...

PhD candidate Helena Abolins-Thompson

08 May 2026

‘Doing right’ by community a driving force for researcher

For PhD candidate Helena Abolins-Thompson, being able to work closely with her community and whānau during her post-grad...

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17 Mar 2026

Waste Less, Care More toolkit launches

Commerce graduate and current Food Science PhD candidate Elena Piere can now say she had a hand in preventing 13.1 tonne...

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27 Jan 2026

DNA variants, zebrafish and a ‘wild idea’

A modest grant for a bold idea led to a new frontier in biomedical research and helped launch a brilliant career.

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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...

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06 Nov 2025

Re-established Research Centre funding welcome in ‘grim’ environment

Research centres are celebrating securing money from the recent Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka University of Otago Research Centre...

Associate Professor Andrew Reynolds is Otago’s 2025 winner of the Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal, which recognises the outstanding research performance of early career staff.

30 Oct 2025

Award-winning researcher tackling disease through diet

At a time when diet-related diseases are among the world’s biggest health challenges, Associate Professor Andrew Reynold...

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21 Oct 2025

Award-winning wāhine integrating mātauranga Māori at Otago

The two Health Sciences Division wāhine recognised in this year’s Otago Research Awards are making a difference - not on...

Sequoia Short, pictured here explaining her educational escape room game to Logan Park High School pupils, will present her project at the QS Reimagine Education Conference in London next year.

03 Oct 2025

Māori data sovereignty kaupapa going international

A Teaching Fellow at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has the opportunity to present her mahi on the global stage.

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