Latest news from SJWRI
![Clocktower registry building with lights on at dusk.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0032/496238/Clocktower-at-dusk-thumbnail.jpg)
18 Sep 2024
SJWRI research supported by the NZ Dental Association and Ministry of Health
![Celebrating the launch of a special issue of The Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is (from left) co-editor Dr Carolina Loch, Emeritus Professor Daphne Lee, and co-editor Dr Jeffrey Robinson.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0040/587974/Launch-thumbnail.png)
06 Sep 2024
Journal celebrates geology legend
The University of Otago’s Geology Museum is filled with fossil treasures including many discovered by the late Professor...
![Angela Clark](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0034/585916/Angela-Clark-thumbnail-650.png)
22 Aug 2024
Prestigious governance role for Otago academic
Aotearoa’s representation at the highest levels of the forensics landscape has taken a leap forward with the appointment...
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24 Jul 2024
Oral health academic awarded for vitamin D research
Dr Deanna Beckett’s dedication to oral health has been recognised with a prestigious award – one that came as a surprise...
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14 Jun 2024
Passion for Māori public health leads to fellowship
Growing up, Samuel Carrington was always baffled why dental care cost so much once you turn 18, particularly disadvantag...
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14 Mar 2024
Otago wins international dentistry award third year in a row
University of Otago’s Faculty of Dentistry has won a prestigious international award for the third consecutive year.
![Skulls of 29 million year old primates used in this study. Aegyptopithecus on left, Parapithecus on right. Photo credit – Matt Borths.](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0025/552472/Skulls-of-29-million-year-old-primates-thumbnail.jpg)
18 Dec 2023
Study provides insights into diets of early primates
Turns out our love of sweet food goes back – way back – to our early primate ancestors, a University of Otago-led study...
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12 Dec 2023
Otago announces 29 new professors
Twenty-nine University of Otago academics are being promoted to the position of Professor this year.
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11 Oct 2023
MoH OHRF and NZDRF Grant Awards 2023
The New Zealand Dental Association and Manatū Hauora Ministry of Health (MoH) are key supporters of our dental and oral...
![Winners of SJWRI Awards for 2023](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0024/503358/SJWRI-awards-winners-2023.jpg)
20 Jul 2023
SJWRI awards celebrate our research stars
Our annual awards recognise the research achievements of our staff and students.
![Dentistry Clinical Research Excellence 2023](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0024/304854/dentistry-clinical-research-excellence-2023-0244952.jpg)
20 Jul 2023
Clinical and Research Excellence Symposium 2023
The Faculty of Dentistry’s annual Clinical Excellence Day and Sir John Walsh Research Institute Research Day were combin...
![Jonathan Broadbent - image](https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/image/0007/300022/jonathan-broadbent-image-0245820.jpg)
23 Jun 2023
Dad first, Distinguished Scientist second
The support of his family and colleagues are integral to his personal success, says an Otago Dentistry Professor who has...