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27 Jun 2024
Time to get lost in space
How old is the universe? What are stars made of? Does intelligent life exist out...
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15 May 2024
Otago work protects power grid during aurora
Modelling and advice from University of Otago scientists helped to protect New Z...
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09 Jan 2024
Study backs healthier homes over rooftop solar for healthier grid
Rather than pushing for large-scale uptake of rooftop solar power, New Zealand n...
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20 Dec 2023
Off-Campus: Defying gravity is a lifestyle
When Otago’s Dr Jonathan Squire isn’t researching astrophysical plasma and fluid...
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22 Nov 2023
Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive...
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14 Sep 2023
Government invests in tiny tech with global potential
An ambitious and internationally-connected programme to leverage New Zealand’s n...
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01 Apr 2023
Burn baby burn, disco… soup?
A pair of Otago University student sisters are putting in the mahi to raise awar...
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20 Mar 2023
Scholarship for Ozone Hole research
A University of Otago PhD candidate has been chosen as the only person from Aote...
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09 Mar 2023
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Niels Kjærgaard
Professor Niels Kjærgaard delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) titl...
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23 Nov 2022
Professor David Hutchinson receives the Thomson Medal
Professor David Hutchinson, Director of the Dodd-Walls Centre Te Whai Ao, was la...
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21 Sep 2022
Taking on the Global Young Scientist Summit
Two University of Otago students are thrilled to have won spots at an internatio...
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20 Sep 2022
Mingling with Nobel Prize winners
Mingling with Nobel Prize winners and connecting with hundreds of other young sc...