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...
01 Oct 2026
Biotechnology that delivers real benefits for New Zealanders
Some of Otago’s mid-career researchers will benefit from a new initiative to help New Zealand make the most of emerging...
01 Oct 2026
Using multi-viral RATs in primary care could reduce spread of winter bugs
Multi-viral rapid antigen tests (RATs) have received the thumbs up from GPs, nurses and their patients in a study by the...
01 Oct 2026
Proof of Concept winners tackle chronic pain and head impact risk
Research into alleviating chronic pain and managing head impact risk were centre stage at this year’s Proof of Concept c...
30 Sep 2026
Minimal milk loss on dairy farms
University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research reveals less than two per cent of milk product goes to waste on Aote...
29 Sep 2026
Stressed ice shelves and mountains of food
Geology Professor David J Prior ended up in Antarctica by accident.
28 Sep 2026
Study unlocks parasitic mind-control code
Scientists have long marvelled at a chilling biological phenomenon: parasites that force their terrestrial hosts to marc...