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The three Otago researchers who have taken key roles on the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists, from left Dr Jon Cornwell, Professor Helen Nicholson and Professor Stephanie Woodley.

16 Oct 2024

Otago researcher first New Zealander to lead international organisation


University of Otago researcher Professor Helen Nicholson is the first New Zealan...

Joseph Balfe receiving his 2024 Falling Walls Lab Aotearoa New Zealand pitch competition prize

25 Sep 2024

Winning pitch taking Otago grad to international stage


Joseph Balfe’s passion for non-invasive wearable technologies to treat health di...

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11 Sep 2024

Making strides for mental health


Niranjan Ramesh is trading his couch for running shoes and will be tackling the...

Posters presentation place getters from left, Mathew Anscombe (Physiology), Kartik Rawat (Microbiology & Immunology) and Joan Chan (Physiology) with BMS Dean Lisa Matisoo-Smith.

22 Aug 2024

BMS postgraduate symposium an outstanding success


What better way to showcase the University’s emerging biomedical talent than to...

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06 Aug 2024

Researchers find gene which determines marsupial fur colour


Fur is a defining characteristic of mammals, coming in a wide variety of colours...

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17 May 2024

Forging a pathway


Ilisapeti (Betty) Feiloaki Feiloakitohi’s path from South Auckland’s Mangere Eas...

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09 May 2024

Child of A’ua’u, returning home


In a collaborative partnership between the University of Otago and the Mangaian...

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11 Apr 2024

If these bones could talk


Otago’s Dr Jade De La Paz has made a career out of unravelling the mysteries hid...

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04 Apr 2024

Hidden worlds of Otago’s new Royal Society Fellows


University of Otago academics awarded Fellowships from the Royal Society Te Apār...

Brown mouse in a glass cage.

29 Feb 2024

Odours hasten mortality and reproductive ageing


Sensory cues from the opposite sex can influence how animals age, a University o...

Black and white etching of several brigs in a harbour in North East England circa 1840

01 Feb 2024

Archaeological evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency discovered


Rickets ran rife in children following the Industrial Revolution, but University...

26 Dec 2023

Could perceived genetic vices actually be virtues?


“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini - I come not with my ow...

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