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16 Dec 2024
Eleven gain Summer Studentships
Eleven Māori and Pacific Otago students will get a taste of a career in health research over the summer break, thanks to...
27 Nov 2024
Young scientist award for immunology researcher
Otago School of Biomedical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Nils Birkholz has been awarded the Asia-Pacific Protein Assoc...
14 Nov 2024
Study identifies "Achilles heel" of drug-resistant pathogens
A University of Otago-led study has found highly vulnerable weakness in drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, offer...
12 Nov 2024
Otago scientist awarded fellowship for ‘superbugs’ research
A passion for future-focused phage therapy research has resulted in Otago’s Dr Leah Smith receiving a 2024 L’Oréal-UNESC...
30 Oct 2024
Innovation and teamwork key to award
A combination of innovation and teamwork has earned the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Phage-host interaction...
15 Oct 2024
Study busts myths about cause of gout
A major international study has found gout is a chronic illness where genetics is a major cause, rather than lifestyle c...
11 Oct 2024
Early Career Research Awardees making an impact
Though each of them has a very different area of expertise, the winners of the 2024 University of Otago Early Career Awa...
19 Sep 2024
Otago honours exceptional researchers
The outstanding scholarly achievement and community contributions of University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research...
10 Sep 2024
Pacific biomedical programme piloted last year grows
A biomedical research programme for Pacific tauira piloted last year has seen more than double the number of participant...
11 Jul 2024
Surprise discovery with big scientific potential
An unexpected find has enabled important progress to be made in the battle against harmful bacteria.
19 Jun 2024
Global Health takes stage at Otago Foreign Policy School
The challenge of managing Global Health in a world still grappling with the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic is about...
27 May 2024
HRC awards $3.7 million to Otago researchers
Antibiotic resistance is increasing at an alarming rate, causing global concern. University of Otago researchers have se...