21 Feb 2024
Half-price fares benefit people experiencing transport poverty – study
New research from the University of Otago, Christchurch, has found reduced cost public transport can play an important r...
22 Sep 2023
A sound junkie working for the public good
Department of Public Health epidemiologist Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig has shared her story of receiving cochlea...
12 Jul 2023
Rural residents die at higher rates than those in urban centres – study
People living in rural areas of Aotearoa die at higher rates than those living in main urban centres, new research led b...
07 Jul 2023
Study shows extent of health inequities
The first study to use Māori-specific data from a nationwide health-related quality of life survey has shed important li...
07 Jul 2023
Kids spending one-third of after-school time on screens, study finds
Regulations are urgently needed to protect children from harm in the unregulated online world, researchers at the Univer...
04 Jul 2023
HRC grants $51 million to Otago researchers
Otago researchers have received a significant $51 million funding boost from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
29 Jun 2023
Alcohol causes more harm than meth and other illegal drugs – study
New University of Otago, Christchurch, research has found that a legal drug – alcohol – causes more widespread harm to N...
12 Jun 2023
Promoting physical activity in young adults
Encouraging adolescents to develop good physical activity behaviours is the focus of PhD candidate Tom Bergen, who belie...
25 May 2023
Why high school kids are saying ‘yeah, nah’ to alcohol
Striking differences in the way high school students socialise may be one of the reasons behind a dramatic drop in youth...
09 May 2023
HIV statistics encouraging, but work not over yet
The number of people diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year is encouraging, but there is still work to be done, the...
04 May 2023
Māori public health competencies developed
These competencies for public health teaching institutions have been developed with te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity and cul...
04 Apr 2023
Suggestion you could walk around your neighbourhood good for mental health
Even just knowing you could walk around the area you in live in if you want to can improve your mental health, new resea...