Dairy, low-fat diet can reduce bowel cancer risk: Study
Vital information for the reduction of bowel cancer in New Zealand has been revealed in a first of its kind study by University of Otago researchers.
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Medical school place lottery mooted
Medical school place lottery mooted
A former medical school dean is proposing a lottery system to ease huge pressure on students who now have to get "genius-level marks" to get into medicine.
Researchers thank children in changing Pacific study
Researchers thank children in changing Pacific study
Dunedin research participants in a University of Otago study, Childhood in a changing Pacific, were thanked last night at Te Tumu School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies.
Building, farming polytech’s salvation
Building, farming polytech’s salvation
A rush to primary sector and construction industry training has spurred a 49% increase in domestic enrolments at Otago Polytechnic.
University to juggle spaces
University to juggle spaces
Fewer commerce and humanities student numbers could help the University of Otago deal with growth elsewhere at the university, chief operating officer Stephen Willis says.
Surgery breach 'should not be career-ending'
Otago student's surgery breach 'should not be career-ending'
An Otago University medical student who helped her builder's apprentice flatmate watch heart surgery will complete her studies, after an investigation blamed the breach on a "series of misunderstandings".
University faces $13m deficit as overseas enrolments curbed
University faces $13m deficit as overseas enrolments curbed
As closed borders continue to curb international student numbers at the University of Otago, a $13 million budget deficit looms for next year.
Dunedin to host global health conference
Dunedin to host global health conference
A global health conference in Dunedin this week will boost New Zealand’s international reputation for its effective response to Covid-19, organisers say.
PE school project faces uncertainty
PE school project faces uncertainty
It is too early to say whether the proposed $25million University of Otago physical education refurbishment and extension will ever come to fruition, the university’s chief operating officer says.
Ultra-processed foods source of half of Kiwi kids' energy intake
Ultra-processed foods source of half of Kiwi kids' energy intake
A new Dunedin-led study shows young New Zealand children receive half their energy intake from ultra-processed foods.
Vitamin C can help severe Covid-19 cases: Otago review
Vitamin C can help severe Covid-19 cases: Otago review
Vitamin C can help treat patients with severe cases of Covid-19, a Kiwi-led review has found.
Podcasts aim to illustrate the human side of science
Podcasts aim to illustrate the human side of science
An innovative podcast series titled “Around the World in 80 Discoveries” aims to highlight the diversity of international researchers and scientific research in Dunedin.
Maori, Pacific people’s lot decried
Maori, Pacific people’s lot decried
An Otago specialist in public health medicine has likened lack of improvement in socio-economic conditions for Maori and Pacific people to a boot on their throat.
Broadcast ‘opportunity’ for students
Broadcast ‘opportunity’ for students
University of Otago students and academics will next week contribute a 90-minute segment to an innovative international online video broadcast, commenting on the United States elections.
$2.7m gained in career development funding
$2.7m gained in career development funding
University of Otago researchers have gained more than $2.7million in career development funds, including for a study to identify patients at greater risk of poor cancer outcomes.
Ongoing genomic scrutiny counselled
Ongoing genomic scrutiny counselled
Once underestimated, powerful genomic tracing tools can "help tremendously" to protect New Zealand against Covid-19 even after a vaccine becomes available, Dunedin scientist Dr Jemma Geoghegan says.
Scientific researchers get backing of fellowships
Scientific researchers get backing of fellowships
Academics Jemma Geoghegan and Nathan Kenny have been awarded $800,000 Rutherford Discovery Fellowships to pursue scientific research in Dunedin.
Agency aims to keep overseas pupils in region
Agency aims to keep overseas pupils in region
An agency that promotes international education in Otago is working out how high school pupils from overseas can be encouraged to stay in the region to take up tertiary study.
University of Otago fellowships named
University of Otago fellowships named
Award-winning novelist and West Coast newspaper reporter Becky Manawatu has been named as next year’s University of Otago Burns Fellow.
OUSA makes moves to manage deficit
OUSA makes moves to manage deficit
The Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) will bank on improved commercial fortunes to end a series of deficits.