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09 Jan 2024
Study backs healthier homes over rooftop solar for healthier grid
Rather than pushing for large-scale uptake of rooftop solar power, New Zealand n...
05 Jan 2024
24 hours of sunlight, plenty of time for science
During a research trip to Antarctica earlier this year, PhD candidate Holly Stil...
20 Dec 2023
Off-Campus: Defying gravity is a lifestyle
When Otago’s Dr Jonathan Squire isn’t researching astrophysical plasma and fluid...
19 Dec 2023
Meet Scary Maclary
What ‘sleeps’ on his own mattress, can walk, dance and take photos? If you answe...
13 Dec 2023
Unravelling an intricate puzzle
Graduand Jasmine Sahota has always been captivated by the inner workings of the...
12 Dec 2023
Extremely rare bird captured on film
A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a...
12 Dec 2023
Otago announces 29 new professors
Twenty-nine University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of...
07 Dec 2023
Otago appoints first Pacific Professor of Psychology
The University of Otago has appointed Dr Siautu Alefaio as the first Pacific Pro...
30 Nov 2023
Remembering Geology’s paleontological powerhouse: Professor Ewan Fordyce
The life and work of Emeritus Professor R. Ewan Fordyce’s (FRSNZ), who recently...
22 Nov 2023
Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive...
21 Nov 2023
National School of Surveying Te Kura Kairūri celebrates 60th anniversary
Delegates attending the 135th Survey and Spatial New Zealand (S+SNZ) conference...
16 Nov 2023
eDNA reveals impacts of deforestation
Deforestation of Aotearoa New Zealand resulted in dramatic biological shifts in...