Upcoming events
HeartOtago Triennial Meeting
6–8 November 2023
Location: St Margaret's College, 333 Leith St, Dunedin.
Keynote speakers: Professor Rebecca Ritchie (Drug Discovery Biology, Monash University, Australia) and Associate Professor Eduardo Caldas Costa (Sports Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil).
Quarterly Research Symposium
7 December 2023, 2:00–4:30pm, Hunter Centre.
Past events
Quarterly Research Symposium
13 September 2023, 2:00–4:30pm, Hunter Centre.
HeartOtago seed funding recipient brings community consults to South
8–9 September 2023
Heart Health Community Consultations for Peoples of Fiji.
HeartOtago joins INSPIRE Festival line up
We're challenging students aged 9–13 years to think beyond the ordinary and immerse themselves in STEAMS subject areas.
31 August–1 September 2023
INSPIRE Festival in Nelson | CAWTHRON INSPIRE FESTIVAL 2023 - Ministry of Inspiration
HeartOtago at the New Zealand International Science Festival 2023
Join HeartOtago for some hands-on scientific exploration at the New Zealand International Science Festival!
Visit the Science Festival website for details:
- 1–2 July – University of Otago Science Expo
- 4 July – HEART HUB
- 5–6 July – HeartOtago Dissection Labs – Kids' Edition
- 7 July – Junior Heart Science
HeartOtago publications
Visit our publications page for our latest research achievements.
HeartOtago in the media
Heart research scholarships announced
30 June 2023Otago Daily Times Online News
Latest news
03 Nov 2022
Almost $20m for Otago researchers in Marsden grants
Twenty-four Otago academics were today announced as successful in their bid for...
24 Aug 2022
Otago researchers closer to treating heart disease in diabetic patients
University of Otago researchers are closer to preventing immature death and impr...
12 May 2022
$900,000 funding for Otago health researchers
Six Otago researchers have each received a $150,000 Health Research Council Expl...
12 May 2021
Otago study awarded best article in leading US journal
A University of Otago study comparing exercise and heat therapy was the hottest...
12 Mar 2021
Discovery for treatment of heart disease in type-2 diabetics
Discovery for treatment of heart disease in type-2 diabetics
15 Feb 2021
HeartOtago collaboration leads to high impact publication
Researchers from the HeartOtago group have fostered a collaboration with a group...
15 Feb 2021
Great start to 2021 for HeartOtago researchers
After a difficult 2020, researchers from the HeartOtago group have started the y...
30 Jun 2020
Otago scientists secure more than $26m for health research
Otago scientists secure more than $26m for health research
12 Jun 2020
BMI an inconsistent measure of obesity for Māori and Pacific people
BMI (Body Mass Index) is likely to be an inconsistent measure of obesity in Māor...
14 Jan 2020
Otago researcher’s discovery paves way for advances in treating cardiovascular disease
Otago researcher’s discovery paves way for advances in treating cardiovascular d...
24 Jul 2019
Understanding cardiovascular disease in Pasifika peoples
Understanding cardiovascular disease in Pasifika peoples
28 Jun 2019
Cycle Challenge to help Heart Foundation
Cycling at the end of July may not be everybody's cup of tea but when you are ra...