10 Mar 2025
2025 Harraways Visiting Professor named
International food science researcher Dr Susan Tosh from the University of Ottawa, Canada, has been named as this year’s...
22 Aug 2024
Snack choices linked to BMI
New research has uncovered a link between the foods we snack on throughout the day and our body mass index (BMI).
07 Aug 2024
Project hopes to shift Pacific ideas on food
Making positive shifts today to improve the nutrition of Pacific communities in the future is the hope of a University o...
21 Jun 2024
Visiting Professor's research food for thought
Climate change is already adversely affecting the production of important food crops, such as olives. High temperatures...
27 May 2024
Teachers become the students
Agribusiness teachers became the students at the Agribusiness in Schools national conference held in Dunedin during May...
11 Mar 2024
Prestigious scholarship for Otago researcher
A University of Otago researcher will undertake research at two universities in the United States of America after recei...
13 Feb 2024
Sense of smell impacted by vaping
Sensory changes may be an unexpected side effect of vaping, new University of Otago research shows.
19 Oct 2023
Biodegradable plastics still damaging to fish – Otago study
Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a University of Otago study sho...
17 Oct 2023
Manaaki Scholars celebrate at Completion Ceremony
COVID -19, imposter syndrome, and even slang barriers were not enough to dissuade two Maanaki scholars who will soon tak...
20 Sep 2023
Substantially less sugar in drinks acceptable to consumers – implications for health
If you think you are partial to sweet drinks, University of Otago researchers want you to think again.
06 Jul 2023
Otago receives Government funding to cut food waste in aged care sector
University of Otago researchers aim to contribute to cutting food waste in the aged care sector by 10 per cent when they...
05 Jul 2023
Conference exploring Food in a Changing World
It’s all about building research collaborations this week for Department of Food Science researchers taking part in the...