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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...

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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...

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20 Dec 2023

Off-Campus: Defying gravity is a lifestyle


When Otago’s Dr Jonathan Squire isn’t researching astrophysical plasma and fluid...

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19 Dec 2023

Meet Scary Maclary


What ‘sleeps’ on his own mattress, can walk, dance and take photos? If you answe...

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13 Dec 2023

Unravelling an intricate puzzle


Graduand Jasmine Sahota has always been captivated by the inner workings of the...

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12 Dec 2023

Extremely rare bird captured on film


A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a...

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12 Dec 2023

Otago announces 29 new professors


Twenty-nine University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of...

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07 Dec 2023

Otago appoints first Pacific Professor of Psychology


The University of Otago has appointed Dr Siautu Alefaio as the first Pacific Pro...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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16 Nov 2023

eDNA reveals impacts of deforestation


Deforestation of Aotearoa New Zealand resulted in dramatic biological shifts in...

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