Can you spot the rip? Doing so could save your life
Thursday 26 January 2023
Rachel Irvine’s summer spent on the beach will bring valuable insight into rip current hazards.
Coastal People: Southern Skies Centre of Research Excellence
Associate Professors Anne-Marie Jackson and Chris Hepburn draw on the analogy of a double-hulled waka for the vision of the Coastal People: Southern Skies Centre of Research Excellence.
Genomics clues to virus spread
Evolutionary virologist Dr Jemma Geoghegan led a nationwide group tracking COVID-19 virus spread through the country.
Recent award:
Dr Jemma Geoghegan only the second woman to win Prime Minister’s Emerging Scientist Prize
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Early-career research impact
Latest updates from our early-career researchers.
Proud to be a commissioner
Monday 23 January 2023
Being the first Māori commissioner on the New Zealand Productivity Commission Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa is a “defining moment” for Associate Professor Diane Ruwhiu (Ngāpuhi).
Collaborative effort finds cause of hoiho chick deaths
Thursday 19 January 2023
Researchers have discovered the likely cause of a highly fatal respiratory disease that has caused mass deaths among critically endangered hoiho chicks during the past three years.
Stephie Loncar’s academic journey around the globe and back again
Tuesday 17 January 2023
A graduate of Otago is back at the University as a researcher this year after a highly successful stint in academia in Scotland.
Otago's leaders of tomorrow receive awards
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Forty-one students graduated with their University of Otago Student Leadership Award (UOSLA) certificate this year making this the largest group to complete this course.
Diabetes disparity
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Isaiah Immanuel is conducting a one-year study, funded by Research for Children Aotearoa, to discover why Pasifika youth with type 1 diabetes are experiencing problems maintaining good control of their disease.
Time for action
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Anna High is a co-director of the Centre for Law and Society at the University of Otago as well as a lecturer in the areas of Evidence Law, Jurisprudence and Chinese Law.
Anxiety control
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Joon Kim is aiming to produce the first evidence of how neural circuits in the brain control anxiety.
Working in the margins
Monday 19 December 2022
Race, justice and equality are key issues for Tourism Lecturer Dr Pooneh Torabian.
Connecting physical and mental health
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Matthew Jenkins is bringing his background in Physical Education and Psychology to his research into helping those living with serious mental illnesses stay physically healthy.
Game-changing therapy
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Katie Douglas foresees a day when people will visit a mental health service, undergo an assessment and walk away with a course of psychological therapy tailored to their own profile of challenges and strengths.
Re-coding the mysteries of cancer genetics
Monday 19 December 2022
Leading the cancer genomics efforts of the University of Otago, Christchurch’s Mackenzie Cancer Research Group, Associate Professor Logan Walker’s research focuses on improving the application of genomic technologies in health services to reduce the impact of cancer on the community.
Transforming cancer treatment
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Sarah Diermeier and her laboratory team’s intent is to develop innovative drugs that target specific lncRNA molecules, stopping the growth of cancer cells and preventing their spread to other areas of the body.
Turning up the heat
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Kate Thomas is researching cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses to exercise and environmental stressors such as heat, cold and hypoxia, to better understand and apply these stressors for health benefits for a range of common chronic conditions.
Bringing the heart online
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Susan Wardell (Social Anthropology) has been researching moral and social aspects of the digital world and suggests that the internet is a far more human space than we might realise.
Improving IT
Monday 19 December 2022
Delving into the data traces left behind by software developers when they are producing a computer programme, or even a phone app, is providing Information Science lecturer and researcher Dr Daniel Alencar da Costa with a rich source of information to help those developers improve their products.
Sovereign rights to health and wellbeing
Monday 19 December 2022
A passion for upholding sovereign rights to health and wellbeing for tangata whenua has led Dr Paula Toko King to a career in Kaupapa Māori research that encompasses areas of racism, disability, care and protection, youth justice and prison.
The whakapapa, mātauranga and tikanga of water safety
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Chanel Phillips is having a major influence on the rethinking and rewriting of the country’s approach to water safety.
Extracting stories from teeth
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Carolina Loch is interested in stories – specifically those which an animal’s teeth can tell about its life.
Message from Mars
Monday 19 December 2022
University of Otago astrochemist Dr Courtney Ennis and his team are looking to Titan to understand more about the evolution of molecules pivotal for the formation of life.
