Research and study health sciences and medicine through our Wellington campus
We teach medicine, radiation therapy, physiotherapy, postgraduate qualifications and papers, and undertake a wide variety of health-based research.
Postgraduate Study
Choose from over 40 postgraduate programmes to advance your health career.
Research Opportunities
PhD and masters' opportunities with our inspirational researchers.
About us
We are proud to be Wellington's medical and health science campus.
BRT
Bachelor of Radiation Therapy: Study to become a qualified radiation therapist.
MB ChB
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery: University of Otago medical degree
Research
Discover our research strengths in biomedical, clinical, and public health.
Latest news
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10 May 2025
Otago’s first Ethiopian Aviation Medicine PhD takes flight
After facing the realities of war and then being separated from his wife and young children, Dr Solomon Gurmu Beka gradu...
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08 May 2025
‘Tobacco Transparency Bill’ will increase transparency, improve policy making – researchers
Tobacco control researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, Pōneke strongly support the ‘...
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06 May 2025
The right ingredients for teaching pathology
Associate Professor Diane Kenwright has been awarded the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Konrad Mull...
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23 Apr 2025
A summer for student research
Forty students were able to get a taste of what life is like as a researcher at this year’s Summer Studentship research...
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15 Apr 2025
Making a community connection with pride
A Pride Symposium held on the Wellington campus recently brought together a diverse range of organisations, staff, stude...
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09 Apr 2025
Abuse of NZ female MPs commonplace, researchers find
Female Members of Parliament in New Zealand are being assaulted with weapons, threatened with rape and subjected to deat...
Departments
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Department Of Medicine
Homepage for the to Department of Medicine at University of Otago, Wellington. With links to research and teaching activ...
Department Of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health
Home page for the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women’s Health at the University of Otago, Wellington.
Department Of Paediatrics & Child Health
Welcome to the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health. We are committed to excellence in teaching to both undergradu...
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Physiotherapy
School of Physiotherapy, Northern Centre (Wellington) is a part of the University of Otago School of Physiotherapy. It i...
Department Of Primary Health Care & General Practice
Within the undergraduate medical curriculum, we provide community-based learning programmes and co-ordinate ethics and p...
Department Of Public Health
The Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington (UOW) offers outstanding opportunities for postgraduate...
Department Of Psychological Medicine
The Department of Psychological Medicine on the Wellington campus is one of eight academic departments at the University...
Department Of Radiation Therapy
The Department of Radiation Therapy at the University of Otago, Wellington is the only provider of undergraduate and pos...
Department Of Surgery & Anaesthesia
The Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia is a compact multidisciplinary group dedicated to the teaching of medical und...