John Gibb

Prof Michael Eccles, of the University of Otago, has gained $150,000 in Health Research Council funding to undertake world-first research into a new way to measure the aggressiveness of cancer cells.

New Zealand's productivity remains relatively low because ''we simply don't tap into our full potential'', Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend says.

Former University of Otago student Alex Frere will have three good reasons to celebrate when he graduates at a ceremony in Dunedin today.

When it comes to computer security, let the seller beware.

Recent ''astonishing'' research findings involving dolphins in Doubtful Sound have increased University of Otago Prof Steve Dawson's fears about the future of the critically endangered Maui's dolphin.

Leading medicinal chemist Prof Margaret Brimble hopes that her success in trail-blazing research will encourage young scientists to pursue careers in this country, rather than heading abroad.

Some stroke victims may eventually recover lost hand function thanks to smart new computer system designed to fool the brain.

Four Otago Museum staff are attending the annual Asia Pacific science centre conference in South Korea this week.

Planned surveillance law changes will move New Zealand towards a ''national security state'', two University of Otago professors say.

Award-winning University of Otago biochemist Warren Tate has urged university graduates to develop a vision and warned against ''tsunamis of distracting social culture'', including smart phones and social media.