Karere - Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo ki Pōneke
Thursday 2 February 2023
Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated into general hospitals nor part of the community, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, say.
Monday 23 January 2023
Taking Otago’s distance-learning Certificate in Health Promotion in 1996 helped create the foundations of a career in public health for Dr Heather Came-Friar, who was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori, education and health in the New Year Honours.
Friday 13 January 2023
A University of Otago researcher hopes whānau-focused storytelling could help support people taper off potentially harmful opioids prescribed for chronic pain.
Friday 6 January 2023
As a young campaigner on social justice and LGBTIQ+ rights, Dr Brodie Fraser has found working as a researcher in the Department of Public Health a perfect mix of their academic and activist interests.
Wednesday 21 December 2022
The opportunity to develop Māori-led programmes for pēpi, tamariki and whānau wellbeing and intergenerational playspaces centred on tikanga and te ao Māori has been described as “breath-taking” and a privilege by those involved.
Monday 19 December 2022
Dr Matthew Jenkins is bringing his background in Physical Education and Psychology to his research into helping those living with serious mental illnesses stay physically healthy.
Monday 19 December 2022
A passion for upholding sovereign rights to health and wellbeing for tangata whenua has led Dr Paula Toko King to a career in Kaupapa Māori research that encompasses areas of racism, disability, care and protection, youth justice and prison.
Friday 16 December 2022
A new study shows the disparity of patient need across general practices and backs calls for a complete overhaul of the front-line health care funding system.
Friday 16 December 2022
Thirty-nine University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of professor this year.
Thursday 15 December 2022
Welcome to the Summer 2022 issue of He Kete Kōrero, with the latest news from the Wellington campus.
Thursday 15 December 2022
Providing unconditional access to housing is the first step towards improving the mental and physical health and wellbeing of those experiencing homelessness, researchers say.
Wednesday 14 December 2022
University of Otago experts welcome a new smokefree legislation which they say will bring profound health benefits to Aotearoa.
Wednesday 7 December 2022
When Selwyn Te Paa decided to study medicine, he was clear he wanted to improve health outcomes for Māori.
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Otago PhD graduate Carla Strubbia finished her PhD with two days to spare, accomplishing her goal of finishing within three years all while becoming a parent of two, settling in a new country and dealing with a global pandemic.
Monday 28 November 2022
From a global health crisis to Aotearoa’s health inequity – University of Otago projects awarded Health Research Council funding will benefit those at home and around the world.
Monday 28 November 2022
The Health Research Council has awarded 19 Otago researchers almost $3.8 million in Career Development Awards.
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Two of the University of Otago’s leading researchers have been honoured for their huge contribution to science with Royal Society Te Apārangi medals.
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Wellington PhD candidate Yasmin Nouri has won first place in the international Matariki Network Three Minute Thesis competition 2022 virtual final.
Wednesday 9 November 2022
Young people have shown strong support for the Government’s proposal to introduce a smokefree generation, a study by researchers at the University of Otago has found.
Tuesday 1 November 2022
Associate Professor Lynn McBain has been appointed Deputy Dean of the Wellington campus.
Friday 28 October 2022
Local councils have only achieved fluoride targets for drinking water 54 per cent of the time over the last 30 years, researchers from the University of Otago and the University of Canterbury have found.
Friday 7 October 2022
The University was made aware on Wednesday afternoon of a digital security issue which was found by a student and passed on to Critic Te Ārohi, the Otago University Student Association student magazine.
Thursday 6 October 2022
An end to outdoor marketing of gambling, alcohol and junk food is urgently needed to protect children from harm, according to new University of Otago-led research.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Arbitrarily limiting the proportion of public housing in new housing developments curtails the amount of public housing available without providing any health benefits for tenants, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
Tuesday 4 October 2022
Conducting surveillance on mosquitoes has been all part of the journey for PhD graduate Dr Sherif Ammar.
Thursday 29 September 2022
This October Digital Calendar photo was taken by Roan Vasdev.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID‑19 pandemic response while memories are clear and lessons can be learnt.
Thursday 22 September 2022
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID-19 pandemic response while memories are clear and lessons can be learnt.
Friday 9 September 2022
Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of He Kete Kōrero with the latest news from the Wellington campus.
Friday 9 September 2022
Otago research has been given a $14.5 million boost with the announcement of two funding rounds this week.
Friday 9 September 2022
Otago research has been given a $14.5 million boost with the announcement of two funding rounds this week.
Friday 9 September 2022
The University expresses heartfelt condolences to King Charles and the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Wednesday 7 September 2022
Retrofitting home insulation can reduce the onset of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma by up to 10 per cent, new University of Otago research shows.
Thursday 1 September 2022
The September 2022 Digital Calendar photo was taken by Ario Smith, former Developer Marketing Content, External Engagement
Wednesday 31 August 2022
Professor Brett Delahunt ONZM KStJ FRSNZ, from the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Otago, Wellington, has been awarded the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia’s (RCPA) Silver Medal, the only person in the history of the College to receive both Gold and Silver Medals.
Sunday 28 August 2022
We invite you to join us for a series of online events which outline opportunities for postgraduate study in the following health sciences programmes through the University of Otago.
Tuesday 16 August 2022
Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa - Māori Medical Practitioners Association’s (Te ORA) membership have gathered online to celebrate the significant achievements of tākuta Māori (Maori doctors) and Māori medical students.
Monday 15 August 2022
The Otago University Postgraduate Association of Wellington is working hard to improve parity for students, improve communication and foster a sense of community.
Tuesday 9 August 2022
Health professional students who attended a five-week interprofessional education programme in Tairāwhiti run by the University of Otago several times each year developed better teamwork skills and more positive attitudes to working collaboratively with others, a study has found.
Friday 5 August 2022
Psychiatrists are concerned young people in Aotearoa New Zealand are missing out on specialist mental health care with potentially life-long repercussions, according to new research from the Universities of Otago and Auckland.
Friday 5 August 2022
New research has revealed the “shameful” extent of child poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Thursday 4 August 2022
Three Otago researchers have received Health Delivery Research Activation Grants from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
Wednesday 3 August 2022
A supportive family and the knowledge that her research would be of value helped Gill Stotter (65) overcome the challenges of returning to academic study later in life while working as a practising physiotherapist and running her own practice in Wellington.
Thursday 28 July 2022
Vice-Chancellor Professor David Murdoch says the University of Otago is in robust shape as it negotiates internal change and external pressures.
Wednesday 27 July 2022
Researchers from the University of Otago’s ASPIRE 2025 Research Centre, which carries out research to support the Smokefree 2025 goal, welcome the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill that Associate Health Minister Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall introduced to Parliament today.
Tuesday 26 July 2022
Help us celebrate the achievements of Otago’s youngest alumni by nominating graduates from your department or communities for our 20Twenties Young Alumni Awards.
Wednesday 20 July 2022
Having emergency services work together to attend mental health emergencies reduces the likelihood of the person in crisis ending up in hospital, a University of Otago study has found.
Tuesday 19 July 2022
Otago medical alumna Maple Goh has received a prestigious William Georgetti Scholarship and will be travelling to the United States in the fall term to take up her studies at Harvard University.
Thursday 14 July 2022
Vice-Chancellor Professor David Murdoch and Chancellor Stephen Higgs were formally welcomed at a pōwhiri at Ōtākou Marae and a ceremony on the Dunedin campus.
Tuesday 12 July 2022
The University’s annual creative writing competition for students and staff is open – and this year for the first time also welcomes entries from alumni.
Wednesday 6 July 2022
University of Otago-led research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk factor for acute rheumatic fever and streptococcal infections of the skin.
Tuesday 5 July 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic closed the door to placements overseas for students in their final year of medical school, it opened another door for Dr Aqeeda Singh, who made the most of the chance to pursue her love of research.
Thursday 30 June 2022
Life improved for young people experiencing homelessness once they were housed through the Government’s Housing First programme, with fewer admissions to hospital and visits to emergency departments, although their incomes remained stubbornly low, research has found.
Thursday 30 June 2022
Improving the health and wellbeing of Māori who re-enter society from prisons, alongside their whānau and communities, is the aim of a University of Otago project which received Health Research Council of New Zealand funding today.
Thursday 30 June 2022
Twenty-two Otago researchers have received a share of nearly $34 million in Health Research Council of New Zealand funding.
Wednesday 22 June 2022
A warm atmosphere bubbling with life kept the midwinter chill at bay as the University held its first Matariki Night Market.
Tuesday 21 June 2022
Investing in cycleways and walking paths has boosted the use of active travel in two North Island cities, particularly by Māori and people on low incomes, researchers have found.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
New Zealand urgently needs to increase the diversity and quality of its housing stock if it is to meet its goal of reducing the country’s carbon emissions by 2030 and meet the needs of our diverse population, researchers at the University of Otago say.
Friday 10 June 2022
New Zealand stroke survivors have told researchers a range of improvements to stroke care is needed, including better access for non-urban residents to specialist stroke care units, improved support and coordination of care after discharge from hospital, better communication, and a focus on providing culturally safe care to Māori.
Wednesday 8 June 2022
University of Otago alumni have been recognised for ground-breaking and inspirational service and commitment to a diverse range of communities, interests and professions in the Queen’s Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022.
Wednesday 1 June 2022
A Festschrift was held on the Wellington campus on 29 May 2022 to celebrate the career of Professor Dawn Elder, on the occasion of her retirement from her roles as Deputy Dean and Head of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of Otago, Wellington.
Wednesday 1 June 2022
Seventeen early and mid-career researchers (EMCR) have received a boost from the Division of Health Sciences with an Accelerator Grant.
Tuesday 31 May 2022
More than 2,300 people tuned into a day-long online symposium on Long COVID hosted by the University of Otago, Wellington.
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Fittingly, this year’s recipient of the Angela Allen Travelling Scholarship for top Bachelor of Radiation Therapy graduate, Emily Younger, is a “keen and avid” traveller.
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Funding will got towards research on endometrial cancer and heart attacks, as well as travel to present research in France.
Tuesday 17 May 2022
The shadow of lasting illness could be with us for decades once the acute phase of the COVID‑19 pandemic has passed, the convenor of a University of Otago symposium on Post-Acute COVID‑19 Syndrome (PACS) is warning.
Thursday 12 May 2022
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – so will 12 weeks of free, healthy food delivered to a patient’s door keep the cardiologist at bay?
Tuesday 10 May 2022
The University of Otago contributed $1.79 billion in total value added to the New Zealand economy last year, a new report has revealed.
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Zealanders exposed to nicotine through vaping, warns the winner of the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.
Tuesday 3 May 2022
Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Zealanders exposed to nicotine through vaping, warns the winner of the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award.
Friday 22 April 2022
Welcome to the Autumn 2022 edition of He Kete Kōrero, with all the latest news from the Wellington campus.
Friday 22 April 2022
It was a summer filled with research for 51 students from across the University who took part in the Summer Studentship research programme on the Wellington campus this year.
Wednesday 13 April 2022
The University’s Wellington campus is taking up new spaces in the central city’s Harbour City Centre, and in Newtown close to the hospital precinct.
Thursday 7 April 2022
Tertiary students are more than twice as likely as the general population to be living in damp and mouldy homes, a study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington has found.
Monday 4 April 2022
Families have shared heartbreaking and poignant stories with researchers about the deaths of their loved ones in Wellington Hospital during the COVID‑19 Alert Level 3 and 4 lockdowns in 2020 when district health boards were restricting visitors to wards.
Wednesday 30 March 2022
The cost of heating a child’s bedroom through the night in a Wellington winter would run through 46 per cent of the government’s Winter Energy Payment, which is paid to qualifying beneficiaries and all superannuitants to help with heating costs, a study by researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington has found.
Friday 18 March 2022
The work of housing and health researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington is being showcased in a BBC mini-documentary.
Friday 18 March 2022
An Otago student is thrilled to win $160,000 to put towards her PhD research project.
Friday 4 March 2022
The formation of cancer-causing chemicals in the gut could be at the heart of understanding how high levels of nitrate in our drinking water contribute to increasing the risk of bowel (colorectal) cancer, New Zealand researchers say.
Friday 25 February 2022
New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is failing to reach those with mental health and addiction issues, despite their inclusion in a priority group for vaccination, researchers have found.
Thursday 3 February 2022
Women are not being offered the mental health support they need after experiencing a miscarriage in the first trimester of pregnancy, despite healthcare workers recognising it as a significant loss, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
