Department of Zoology Newsletter
News
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...
03 Mar 2025
Seeking homes for (grey)hounds
Stephanie Godfrey reckons greyhounds are a misunderstood breed.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
24 Jan 2024
Zoology Academic joins International Science Council
Evolutionary biologist distinguished Professor Hamish Spencer has received international recognition as a new Fellow of...
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.