06 Nov 2026
Otago researcher honoured with prestigious Fleming Prize
From tracking Covid outbreaks in real time to uncovering thousands of previously unknown viruses, Professor Jemma Geoghe...
28 Oct 2026
Data to sink your teeth into
When the dental data of Dunedin Study participants was delivered to the Department of Mathematics and Statistics on a se...
28 Oct 2026
How a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ attitude supports an illicit tobacco market
Adopting a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach to illicit tobacco enables people to avoid thinking about where cheap smokes...
22 Oct 2026
Schrödinger’s Penguin: one species, two contrasting outcomes
A new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study reveals two vastly different life courses for one of Aotearoa New...
20 Oct 2026
Alcohol guidelines need updating – study reveals
Aotearoa New Zealand’s low-risk drinking guidelines from 2011 are outdated and no longer reflect what is known about the...
19 Oct 2026
Children at heart of vaccination trial goal
A major step towards large scale vaccination against a major and often fatal bacterial disease of infants and children i...
15 Oct 2026
Time to redefine concept of health
How health is defined, measured and addressed by Indigenous communities doesn’t match Western frameworks, leaving health...
15 Oct 2026
Living cost pressures rising sharply - Otago report
Rising living costs, economic uncertainty and rapid technological change are reshaping how New Zealanders think, spend a...
14 Oct 2026
Thorny issues and potential futures to power discussion at Energy Symposium
If you’re interested in more affordable and sustainable energy on a national, regional or even personal scale, there wil...
12 Oct 2026
Pioneering bone graft process developed in Otago laboratory
University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have developed a new patented process that could improve the way...
07 Oct 2026
Early career researchers making their mark
Five Otago researchers working in areas ranging from how housing affects health and wellbeing to learning more about imm...
05 Oct 2026
International study finds ethnic minorities have less trust in police
A new study led by an academic staff member from the University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka has analysed trust betwe...