22 Sep 2023
A sound junkie working for the public good
Department of Public Health epidemiologist Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig h...
12 Jul 2023
Rural residents die at higher rates than those in urban centres – study
People living in rural areas of Aotearoa die at higher rates than those living i...
07 Jul 2023
Study shows extent of health inequities
The first study to use Māori-specific data from a nationwide health-related qual...
07 Jul 2023
Kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens, study finds
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the...
29 Jun 2023
Alcohol causes more harm than meth and other illegal drugs – study
New University of Otago, Christchurch, research has found that a legal drug – al...
12 Jun 2023
Promoting physical activity in young adults
Encouraging adolescents to develop good physical activity behaviours is the focu...
25 May 2023
Why high school kids are saying ‘yeah, nah’ to alcohol
Striking differences in the way high school students socialise may be one of the...
09 May 2023
HIV statistics encouraging, but work not over yet
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year is encouraging,...
04 May 2023
Māori public health competencies developed
These competencies for public health teaching institutions have been developed w...
04 Apr 2023
Suggestion you could walk around your neighbourhood good for mental health
Even just knowing you could walk around the area you in live in if you want to c...
10 Mar 2023
Cloak of protection against infectious diseases needed for schools
A group of health and education experts have published seven key goals in a miss...
10 Mar 2023
10 March 2023 Aotearoa’s work-related deaths – the real cost
Work contributes to at least a quarter of all fatal injuries in New Zealand – su...
14 Feb 2023
University of Otago welcomes new voice for public health
A new centre hosted by the University of Otago will boost the reach and impact o...
07 Feb 2023
NZ one of few island nations with potential to produce enough food in a nuclear winter
New Zealand is one of only a few island nations that could continue to produce e...
02 Feb 2023
Locating for recovery: acute mental health units remain in the shadows
Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated i...
06 Jan 2023
Focusing on LGBTIQ+ homelessness
As a young campaigner on social justice and LGBTIQ+ rights, Dr Brodie Fraser has...
19 Dec 2022
Sovereign rights to health and wellbeing
A passion for upholding sovereign rights to health and wellbeing for tangata whe...
15 Dec 2022
Housing the homeless is the first step
Providing unconditional access to housing is the first step towards improving th...
14 Dec 2022
Wednesday 14 December 2022, New smokefree policy will improve Aotearoa health: Otago experts
University of Otago experts welcome a new smokefree legislation which they say w...
07 Dec 2022
Postpartum diabetes testing low for women with gestational diabetes
Women with gestational diabetes are seven times more likely to develop type 2 di...
30 Nov 2022
Wednesday 30 November 2022, Excessive television viewing in childhood is a risk factor for later smoking and gambling disorders
Excessive television viewing as a child can lead to a higher risk of tobacco use...
28 Nov 2022
Otago researchers set to tackle health issues with Career Development Awards
From a global health crisis to Aotearoa’s health inequity – University of Otago...
28 Nov 2022
$3.8 million to Otago researchers in Career Development Awards
The Health Research Council has awarded 19 Otago researchers almost $3.8 million...
23 Nov 2022
Two more prestigious awards for Otago researchers
Two of the University of Otago’s leading researchers have been honoured for thei...
09 Nov 2022
Youth support for smokefree generation policy
Young people have shown strong support for the Government’s proposal to introduc...
28 Oct 2022
Local councils inadequately fluoridating water over past 30 years, researchers find
Local councils have only achieved fluoride targets for drinking water 54 per cen...
06 Oct 2022
Call to end harmful marketing after study reveals children’s exposure
An end to outdoor marketing of gambling, alcohol and junk food is urgently neede...
04 Oct 2022
Greater proportion of public housing in communities supports tenant health, researchers find
Arbitrarily limiting the proportion of public housing in new housing development...
04 Oct 2022
The PhD graduate keeping an eye on the mozzies
Conducting surveillance on mosquitoes has been all part of the journey for PhD g...
22 Sep 2022
Government urged to start official inquiry into pandemic response
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official...
22 Sep 2022
Government urged to start official inquiry into pandemic response
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official...
09 Sep 2022
Professor Sue Crengle receives Te ORA award
The Te ORA (Māori Medical Practitioners Association) gathered for their awards’...
07 Sep 2022
Respiratory diseases lower in homes with retrofitted insulation
Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory disease...
05 Sep 2022
Joining forces against climate change
The Otago Tongan Students’ Association (OTSA) and the Otago Kiribati Islands Stu...
26 Aug 2022
“I never thought I would have a published article before I even have a degree.”
For Harriet Wills the outcome of her summer studentship is a dream come true....
22 Aug 2022
Ones to Watch: Maia Dean
Maia Dean is combining her love for physics, chemistry and math to carve out a p...
22 Aug 2022
Rowing with a side of Italian gelato
Soaking up some genuine Italian culture in a relatively tourist-free town was an...
19 Aug 2022
"I want to go into medicine and be the brown face that brown people can see."
An Otago student determined to add another Pacific voice to the health conversat...
19 Aug 2022
Propelling her life-long dreams into action
Empowering other young Kiwis to pursue careers in STEM is the big dream for one...
18 Aug 2022
Student addressing the digital divide
Second year Bachelor of Applied Science student Owyn Aitken (Ngāti Raukawa ki te...
05 Aug 2022
What does poverty look like from a child’s perspective?
New research has revealed the “shameful” extent of child poverty in Aotearoa New...
27 Jul 2022
New Bill marks the beginning of the end for cigarettes and tobacco in Aotearoa
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which ca...
15 Jul 2022
Acute alcohol use linked to one quarter of New Zealand suicide deaths - study
The authors of a ground-breaking University of Otago, Christchurch study are cal...
26 Jun 2018
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