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19 Dec 2024

'A lightbulb can't shine if the cable is broken'


When a light goes out, people often assume the bulb is blown. But what if someth...

18 Dec 2024

Rates of psychological distress higher for Pacific adults


Pacific adults experience disproportionately higher rates of psychological distr...

Clocktower registry building with lights on at dusk.

16 Dec 2024

Eleven gain Summer Studentships


Eleven Māori and Pacific Otago students will get a taste of a career in health r...

16 Dec 2024

Graduate shining light on 'hidden epidemic of suffering'


Dr Michelle Walker wasn’t prepared for the effect writing her PhD thesis would h...

head and shoulders of two men and one woman

13 Dec 2024

Mid-career researchers honoured with fellowships


Three University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have received inaug...

Researchers analyse layers in a trench near the Nevis-Cardrona Fault.

11 Dec 2024

New research updates old earthquake theory


A new study reveals the likelihood of a future earthquake occurring along the Ne...

29 Nov 2024

Leading Thinkers turns 21 – celebrating a unique gift


The idea was to invest in people, to build human capital, not bricks and mortar....

Clara Fergus

29 Nov 2024

Emerging UOC researchers awarded HRC grants


Four Christchurch researchers have received Health Research Council (HRC) grants...

28 Nov 2024

Emerging Otago researchers gain $2.8m funding


Sixteen University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka researchers have received $2....

Dr Nils Birkholz and student Sarah de Roode at work in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Fineran lab.

27 Nov 2024

Young scientist award for immunology researcher


Otago School of Biomedical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Nils Birkholz has bee...

Dr Silke Neumann (left) and Professor Julia Horsfield.

21 Nov 2024

Marsden grants another boost for Pathology Department


Receiving two significant Marsden grants this month continues a string of succes...

At Oka Sanerivi's PhD defence at the Samoan High Commission are, from left, Va’a o Tautai - Centre for Pacific Health Director Faumuina Professor Fa’afetai Sopoaga, School of Physiotherapy Clinical Education Programme Lead Chris Higgs, Oka Sanerivi, and School of Physiotherapy Dean Professor Leigh Hale.

20 Nov 2024

Otago student making history


Oka Sanerivi has made history. Not only is he the first Otago physiotherapy PhD...

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