From Asia to Aotearoa - how a Korean/Kiwi upbringing moulded an academic star
Tuesday 16 February 2021
Growing up in Korea (in the regional city of Chungju) meant growing up knowing competition was king for Dr Joanne Choi.
South Auckland dental’s benefits already flowing before official opening
Thursday 4 February 2021
The University of Otago, Auckland Dental Facility officially opened on 4 February.
Prof Warwick Duncan and Dr Joanne Choi commended with Research Supervisor of the Year awards
Friday 18 December 2020
Congratulations to Professor Warwick Duncan and Dr Joanne Choi, recipients of SJWRI Research Supervisor of the Year Awards for 2020, as announced at our Faculty end-of-year function on Friday 18 December. These Awards celebrate excellent supervisors of undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking research projects in the Faculty of Dentistry.
Early career researchers celebrated through SJWRI Research Publication Awards
Friday 18 December 2020
Congratulations to early-career researchers Dr Joanne Choi and Dr Zhen Dong, the recipients of SJWRI Research Publication Awards for 2020, which were announced at our Faculty end-of-year function on Friday 18 December. Our Research Publication Awards celebrate the best research articles authored by our academic staff and postgraduate students in the preceding year.
Webinar series shares our research and clinical excellence with the world
Thursday 17 December 2020
This September, the SJWRI and Faculty of Dentistry held a month-long Clinical and Research Excellence Spring Webinar Series in place of our traditional Clinical Excellence Day and SJWRI Research Day events, enabling our final-year doctoral postgraduates to share their research and clinical achievements with the Faculty and the dental profession. On 12 December, at the Faculty Prize-Giving for students, awards were presented for the best clinical and research presentations by postgraduate students within the CaRE Series.
Iran to Otago – PhD journey traverses academic and personal challenges
Monday 14 December 2020
Dr Golnoush Madani's achievement to collect her PhD, goes well beyond meeting the challenges of academic research.
From Ukraine to Otago: how Dental Technology helped realise a 26-year dream
Friday 11 December 2020
In 2009 as a fresh-faced 18-year-old Ana Grymak landed in Auckland, New Zealand without a word of English at her disposal.
