'Decade of elimination': $5m project's big goal for NZ health
A major new research programme aims to build on our stunning success against Covid-19 by wiping out other infectious diseases - making the 2020s the "decade of elimination".
Dunedin
Wristband fakers fail to Hyde from eagle-eyed cops
Wristband fakers fail to Hyde from eagle-eyed cops
A bevvy of people were booted out of Dunedin's Hyde St party for using fake wristbands.
University to clarify expectations
University to clarify expectations
A zero tolerance approach to sexual misconduct and online abuse will now be spelled out in the University of Otago’s updated code of student conduct.
Contingency plan needed for travelling staff
Contingency plan needed for travelling staff
University of Otago staff will have to explain how they could keep working behind closed borders if they became trapped travelling outside the country after the transtasman bubble opens today.
Why this $50m Otago Uni building was opened with little fanfare
Why this $50m Otago Uni building was opened with little fanfare
This week, quietly, the University of Otago opened its $50 million, animal research building. Quietly, because this world class facility poses challenging questions about the value of a life.
Meal plans to reduce food waste
Meal plans to reduce food waste
A university student is helping others cut down on food waste.
Slideshow: 'Good vibe' at annual Hyde St party
Slideshow: 'Good vibe' at annual Hyde St party
Updated 5.15 pm
Dunedin police say they are pleased with the behaviour of most attending attended the Hyde Street party, with no one arrested, however still concerned about the number of young people drinking to...
Many animals bred at uni for study not used
Many animals bred at uni for study not used
In 2019, the University of Otago bred more than 67,000 animals that it then killed without using for any scientific purpose.
OUSA confident all tickets to Hyde St party will be taken up
OUSA confident all tickets to Hyde St party will be taken up
Reports of the death of the Hyde St party were greatly exaggerated, organisers say.
Virus fought in very long trip to new job
Virus fought in very long trip to new job
The University of Otago’s new university librarian was stuck in Britain for a year before he could take up the job, and also fell ill with Covid-19 in managed isolation.
Confusion, but Hyde St party still popular
Confusion, but Hyde St party still popular
The annual booze-soaked costume party that elevates Hyde St to among Dunedin’s most notorious remains an eagerly anticipated event by its student residents.
SDHB appointment
SDHB appointment
Otago health academic Prof Peter Crampton has been appointed to the Southern District Health Board and made its deputy chairman.
Otago Uni epidemiologist wins science communication prize
Otago Uni epidemiologist wins science communication prize
Otago academic Michael Baker, who has become a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic, has won the Prime Minister’s Science Communication prize.
More care needed with meds: study
More care needed with meds: study
Doctors commonly prescribe medicines which potentially harm their patients and need to take more care, new University of Otago research says.
Increase in student quarantine beds depends on demand
Increase in student quarantine beds depends on demand
Creating more quarantine space for desperately needed international students will depend on demand, Education Minister Chris Hipkins says.
Faith in sustainability targets
Faith in sustainability targets
New Zealand’s success in countering Covid-19 has strengthened Environment Minister David Parker’s view that our environmental sustainability targets can also be achieved.
Youngsters’ sleep quality after screen use study’s focus
Youngsters’ sleep quality after screen use study’s focus
Does streaming before dreaming result in youngsters having a worse sleep?
Five ways NZ can beef up its border
Otago researchers outline how NZ can beef up its border
Public health experts from the University of Otago have redoubled calls for a "benchmarking exercise" with Australia over Covid-19 and border management, after singling out more than a dozen New Zealand failures so far.
Making a difference in learning that counts
Making a difference in learning that counts
Associate Prof Sarah Wakes has been appointed the University of Otago’s first female head of mathematics and statistics in the institution’s 150-year history.
Otago second-best NZ uni in global ranking
Otago second-best NZ uni in global ranking
The University of Otago has been rated the second-highest nationally among New Zealand universities in the latest QS world university subject rankings.