News archive
21 Sep 2022
Investiture of Professor Jacinta Ruru, MNZM
The investiture of Professor Jacinta Ruru, MNZM, of Port Chalmers, for services to Māori and the law, took place on 21 S...
25 Aug 2022
Raising awareness of stomach cancer a personal journey
It is quite possible that if Karyn Paringatai had not started delving into her whakapapa, she would not be around to adv...
22 Aug 2022
Professor Sue Crengle receives Maarire Goodall Suprime Award
On Saturday 30 July 2022 Te ORA’s membership gathered online to celebrate the significant achievements of Tākuta Māori (...
30 May 2022
Wāhine Māori Deans featured in The Spinoff
Professors Suzanne Pitama and Joanne Baxter spoke to The Spinoff about their pioneering roles as wāhine Māori Deans of t...
11 Feb 2022
New Dunedin School of Medicine Dean appointed
Professor Joanne Baxter (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Mamoe, Waitaha, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō) is the new Dean of the Dunedin School o...
06 Oct 2021
Professor Sue Crengle appointed to new Māori Health Authority
Otago Medical School Professor Sue Crengle will play a central role in what she describes as “the biggest opportunity fo...
23 Sep 2021
Otago genetic pest control projects secure funding
Two University of Otago emerging researchers have secured more than $800,000 to boost New Zealand’s pest management effo...
17 Sep 2021
Otago Biochemistry welcomes Dr Nathan Kenny
Haere mai Dr Nathan Kenny! Nathan joined Otago Biochemistry last week as a brand new lecturer and research group leader....
14 Sep 2018
University of Otago teacher wins the 2018 Kaupapa Māori Category award
University of Otago teacher wins the 2018 Kaupapa Māori Category award
14 Sep 2018
University of Otago teacher wins 2018 Prime Minister’s prize
University of Otago teacher wins 2018 Prime Minister’s prize.
18 Jun 2018
Otago Health Researchers honoured in 2018 HRC funding
Otago Health Researchers honoured in 2018 HRC funding
08 Jun 2018
Increase in diversity of students entering the University of Otago’s health professional programmes
Increase in diversity of students entering the University of Otago’s health professional programmes
10 May 2018
Otago academics defend Māori consultation processes
Otago academics defend Māori consultation processes
10 Feb 2017
New App helps health professionals learn medical terms in Te Reo
Learning Te Reo relevant to a health environment is now easy thanks to an innovative App and interactive game developed...
26 Oct 2016
Four Otago academics elected Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Four leading University of Otago academics are among 19 top researchers and scholars to be newly elected as Fellows of t...
17 Oct 2016
University of Otago and Ngāti Toa Rangatira renew partnership
The University of Otago this week renewed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira...
03 Oct 2016
New Otago genetics course launches 2017
The University of Otago’s new postgraduate programme, the Master of Applied Science in Quantitative Genetics, is set to...
09 Sep 2016
Otago scientists win national medals
Two current and one former University of Otago staff members received medals at the New Zealand Association of Scientist...
18 Aug 2016
University of Otago teacher wins Prime Minister’s prize
For the fifth year running, the Prime Minister’s Supreme Award for tertiary teaching excellence has gone to a University...
08 Jul 2016
I whakaputaina he Tirohanga Hauora mō ngā Poari Hauora a-Rohe i roto i te reo Māori
I whakaputaina e Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, he rīpoata whakarāpopoto i ngā tatauranga hauora Māori mō ngā Poa...
09 Jun 2016
Otago health researchers honoured by HRC
A world-renowned New Zealand longitudinal study researcher; a molecular biology pioneer and mentor; and two up-and-comin...
12 May 2016
EDOR researchers gain HRC Feasibility Study funding
Two EDOR researchers have been awarded HRC feasibility study funding for projects measuring factors important to health.
29 Apr 2016
Report highlights positive results from investment in health of young Māori
New Zealand is making gains at improving underlying factors affecting the health of Māori children and young people, a n...
21 Apr 2016
NZ contributes to global report on Indigenous and tribal peoples
A world-first study into the health and wellbeing of more than 154 million Indigenous and tribal peoples globally was la...
14 Apr 2016
Latest Lottery grants fund wide range of Otago health research
University of Otago researchers have been awarded around $1.7M in funding from the Lottery Grants Board to support studi...
31 Mar 2016
Barriers to contraception for indigenous Māori teenage mothers
Media release study findings there are health system barriers for young Māori mothers when trying to access timely contr...
16 Feb 2016
Response to global crisis in indigenous mental health
Innovative approaches to address traumatised indigenous communities will be described by Australian educators Barbara Wi...
23 Nov 2015
Study reveals profile of Māori university graduates
Nearly half of recent Māori university graduates are the first in their immediate family to attend university, one third...
06 Nov 2015
Outstanding Otago academics made full professors
Seventeen University of Otago academics—across a spectrum of research fields—have been promoted to full professor.
13 May 2015
Symposium to showcase Māori research from Otago
A biennial Māori Research Symposium that showcases Māori academic research excellence at the University of Otago starts...