30 Nov 2022
Va’a o Tautai: Keeping the Va’a Afloat
Va’a o Tautai has gone from strength to strength while grappling with the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic.
17 Nov 2022
Research partnership to help prepare for future infectious disease threats officially launched
A new $36 million research platform aimed at preparing for future infectious disease threats was launched today.
14 Oct 2022
Otago global health expert wins international honour
An Otago global health expert has been honoured with an international award for his tropical medicine research and mento...
22 Sep 2022
MIHI awarded Ministry grant to assess Māori COVID-19 vaccine clinic work
A mobile vaccination clinic initiative to improve Māori rates of protection from COVID-19 in Canterbury has been awarded...
22 Sep 2022
Government urged to start official inquiry into pandemic response
Leading University of Otago academics are calling for the launch of an official inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID‑19 pand...
20 Sep 2022
Success for University of Otago, Christchurch, Researchers with CMRF Major Project Grant
Five research staff from the University of Otago. Christchurch have been awarded prestigious Canterbury Medical Research...
21 Jul 2022
21 July 2022 Adventure skills help participants cope with pandemic restrictions
Psychological skills gained while rock climbing and kayaking helped participants navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and rest...
12 Jul 2022
New research provides insight into Long COVID and ME
Researchers have uncovered how post-viral fatigue syndromes, including Long COVID, become life-changing diseases and why...
06 Jul 2022
World-first studies point way to preventing rheumatic fever in Aotearoa and internationally
University of Otago-led research has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that household overcrowding is a major risk fa...
08 Jun 2022
Study shows strong link between COVID‑19 and worsening mental health
The past two years have caused widespread disruption, anxiety, loss and grief worldwide – but a new University of Otago,...
31 May 2022
Dr Jemma Geoghegan only the second woman to win Prime Minister’s Emerging Scientist Prize
The University of Otago’s Dr Jemma Geoghegan is only the second woman to have ever won the Te Puiaki Kaipūtaiao Maea Pri...
17 May 2022
Long COVID could cast a decades-long shadow, symposium organiser says
The shadow of lasting illness could be with us for decades once the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic has passed, the...
12 May 2022
Decline in the number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand
The number of people being diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand continues to decline, figures released today by the Univers...
08 Apr 2022
Dunedin Study sheds light on New Zealand’s successful vaccination rates
Vaccine resistance often reflects a lifetime of mistrust, suggests new research using 50 years of data collected by the...
04 Apr 2022
Dying alone: heartbreaking stories of death during COVID‑19 lockdowns
Families have shared heartbreaking and poignant stories with researchers about the deaths of their loved ones in Welling...
25 Mar 2022
25 March 2022 Regenerative tourism a focus for Queenstown Lakes District
Lake Wānaka Tourism General Manager Tim Barke gave the first update on the Queenstown Lakes District Destination Managem...
23 Mar 2022
Otago study finds travel restrictions most undesirable lockdown feature
Public health experts find not being able to travel within Aotearoa or overseas the most undesirable feature of lockdown...
25 Feb 2022
Vaccination programme failing those with mental health and addiction issues
New Zealand’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is failing to reach those with mental health and addiction issues, despite their...
01 Feb 2022
Urgent investment needed in deadly disease
Researchers are calling for urgent investment in the prevention of a devastating emerging disease that kills tens of tho...
18 Jan 2022
Kiwi scientists develop method to disinfect PPE for potential reuse in pandemic
Kiwi scientists have developed a shipping container-based unit to disinfect N95 masks and other PPE, so it can be potent...
07 Apr 2020
University of Otago lab unravelling COVID-19
A high-security Physical Containment Laboratory (PC3) at the University of Otago’s Department of Microbiology and Immuno...
13 Sep 2018
Early immune response research wins Otago Spotlight Award
Brin Ryder, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, won the 2018 Otago Spotlight student poster competition. As one...