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11 Jun 2026
Heart research gets a boost with HRC funding
Otago heart researchers are on their way to developing potentially life-saving patient interventions, thanks to vital He...
30 Apr 2026
Climate change a global threat to brain health – stroke experts
The World Stroke Organization is warning that climate change poses an escalating threat to brain health, with extreme he...
25 Mar 2026
Otago subjects among the best in the world
Four University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka subjects have been ranked in the top 50 globally.
27 Feb 2026
E-biking boosts health, physical activity levels, study finds
Participants in a New Zealand e-bike pilot programme say cycling has improved their physical and mental health and helpe...
19 Feb 2026
New Zealand faces severe shortage of neurologists, study finds
New Zealand does not have enough neurologists to keep up with the increase in demand for the diagnosis and treatment of...
19 Feb 2026
Medical students finding their way in Wellington with digital treasure hunt
Fourth-year medical students kicked off their academic year in Wellington with a digital treasure hunt, using an app to...
13 Feb 2026
Warm welcome for Otago medical students at Ōnuku Marae
At 6.45am on two weekday mornings in late January, buses pull away from the University of Otago – Faculty of Medicine, C...
27 Jan 2026
Time to end duty-free tobacco sales in NZ
Duty-free sales of tobacco products undermine Aotearoa New Zealand’s goals to reduce smoking and prevented the country f...
10 Dec 2025
Otago announces 32 new professors
Twenty-six University of Otago - Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka academics are being promoted to the position of Professor, with a...
08 Dec 2025
From Ethiopia to NZ: the long journey to become a doctor
Biruk Legesse’s mission to become a doctor has been an epic journey in more ways than one.
02 Dec 2025
Project to improve prostate cancer detection
Early detection of prostate cancer could soon be simplified, thanks to a University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka proj...
19 Nov 2025
Global meeting awards Aotearoa New Zealand ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award
Last night’s award of a ‘Dirty Ashtray’, a civil society award, to the New Zealand Government shows Aotearoa is now attr...