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Department of Zoology Newsletter

Zoology Newsletter May 2025

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six women standing in front of a river with mountains in the background

22 May 2025

Zoology hosts United States academics on teaching programmes


New teaching pilot programmes are being trialled by two United States-based visiting academics in the Department of Zool...

Stephanie Godfrey with greyhounds Doug and Tracy

03 Mar 2025

Seeking homes for (grey)hounds


Stephanie Godfrey reckons greyhounds are a misunderstood breed.

Two silvereye birds in a tree with half and orange

19 Feb 2025

Repeated invasions shape NZ’s bird life


New University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species...

Two people standing next to each other holding posters and booklets

14 Feb 2025

Getting educational frog resource off the ground


A year's work came to fruition for two Otago Master of Science students when a new bilingual resource they spearheaded w...

head and shoulders of two men and one woman

13 Dec 2024

Mid-career researchers honoured with fellowships


Three University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have received inaugural Mana Tūānuku Research Leader Fellow...

13 people standing in two rows, some holding certificates

01 Nov 2024

Supervisor of the Year 2024


Dr Jeff Foote, of the Department of Management, has won the Otago University Students’ Association Overall Supervisor of...

25 Oct 2024

Human actions cause insect colour change


New Zealand’s native stoneflies have changed colour in response to human-driven environmental changes, new research show...

A new species of pāua, called Haliotis pirimoana, has been discovered at Manawatāwhi Three Kings Islands.

03 Sep 2024

New species of pāua found


The naming of a new species of pāua further highlights the importance of biodiversity research in Aotearoa.

Photo of a Geodorcus Helmsi beetle

21 Aug 2024

Bigger not better for stag beetles


While bigger animals may tend to have better survival rates in the wild, that is not necessarily the case for Helms’s st...

Mottled triplefin in hand

01 Jul 2024

NZ fish closer to cities ingest more plastic


An Otago study has found New Zealand fish species ingest more plastic near urban areas.

Hamish Spencer thumbnail

24 Jan 2024

Zoology Academic joins International Science Council


Evolutionary biologist distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer has received international recognition as a new Fellow of...

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12 Dec 2023

Extremely rare bird captured on film


A striking and extremely rare half female, half male bird has been spotted by a University of Otago zoologist.

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