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19 Dec 2024

'A lightbulb can't shine if the cable is broken'

When a light goes out, people often assume the bulb is blown. But what if someth...

Clocktower registry building with lights on at dusk.

16 Dec 2024

Eleven gain Summer Studentships

Eleven Māori and Pacific Otago students will get a taste of a career in health r...

Biomedical Sciences graduate Ariana Drabble in the cancer immunotherapy lab with the book she wrote earlier this year on Kanakana, the pouched lamprey.

14 Dec 2024

Scientist title added to already impressive resume

Ariana Drabble has managed to cram a lot into her three years of Biomedical Scie...

BMS 2024 award winners

10 Dec 2024

A celebration of School of Biomedical Sciences staff

Congratulations to School of Biomedical Sciences staff for considerable success...

(From left) Felix Humphries, Seamus Leahy, Hector Law and Lucy Bellerby with Suranga Dassanayake in the new Otago School of Biomedical Sciences surgical skills suite.

02 Dec 2024

New surgical skills suite a hit with New Zealand doctors

A new space to learn surgical skills has been welcomed by New Zealand doctors.

12 Nov 2024

Funding helping researcher advance treatment for gout

An innovative genomic approach could transform the treatment of inherited diseas...

Leah Smith

12 Nov 2024

Otago scientist awarded fellowship for ‘superbugs’ research

A passion for future-focused phage therapy research has resulted in Otago’s Dr L...

The University of Otago and University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) team which attended SING Micronesia— from left to right: Nigani Willie, Phil Wilcox, Lisa Matisoo-Smith, Pascale Lubbe, Allison Miller, Murray Cadzow, Tristan Paulino and Paul Pumuye (UPNG).

10 Nov 2024

Guam collaboration improving understanding of gout in the Pacific

The University of Otago’s commitment to developing genomics capability with Indi...

05 Nov 2024

New York neuroscientist to share research as guest lecturer

Behavioural scientist Professor Dayu Lin, of the New York University Grossman Sc...

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01 Nov 2024

Supervisor of the Year 2024

Dr Jeff Foote, of the Department of Management, has won the Otago University Stu...

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24 Oct 2024

Otago PhD Student Wins Early Career Researcher Award

Otago neuroscience doctoral candidate Shivankar Nair’s research into improving r...

A man suffering from gout rubs his knee.

15 Oct 2024

Study busts myths about cause of gout

A major international study has found gout is a chronic illness where genetics i...

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