Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) funding and event calendars
20 Nov 2024
Otago student making history
Oka Sanerivi has made history. Not only is he the first Otago physiotherapy PhD candidate to defend his PhD off campus,...
27 Feb 2024
Time is right to focus on spiritual care in the health system
Spirituality in healthcare is “coming of age”, says the Otago researcher co-leading an innovative study on the subject.
10 Jul 2023
Otago researchers make blooming great blood sugar discovery
An extract from dahlia flower petals has been found to stabilise blood sugar levels of diabetes patients in University o...
07 Jul 2023
Study shows extent of health inequities
The first study to use Māori-specific data from a nationwide health-related quality of life survey has shed important li...
07 Jul 2023
Kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens, study finds
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated online world, researchers at the Univer...
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...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
29 Jun 2023
Alcohol causes more harm than meth and other illegal drugs – study
New University of Otago, Christchurch, research has found that a legal drug – alcohol – causes more widespread harm to N...
27 Jun 2023
DNA discovery may assist in fight against aggressive cancer
In a significant development in the fight against fatal cancers, University of Otago researchers have pinpointed a key f...
21 Jun 2023
Health priorities outlined on the world stage
Clinical Associate Professor Wayne Morriss recently returned from a week in Geneva, Switzerland, attending the World Hea...
15 Jun 2023
Child health under the spotlight
Child health under the spotlight.
13 Jun 2023
University welcomes funding for Science City initiative
The University of Otago welcomes new funding in the Government’s 2023 Budget for a health and wellbeing research hub as...