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Findings from Otago study into NZ justice system
Monday, 27 November 2017, 8:53 am | University of Otago
Despite perceptions of a slow system, the wheels of justice are turning smoothly in most court cases, according to a major University of Otago-led study. More >>
Interventions required to keep aging workforce safe
Friday, 17 November 2017, 3:08 pm | University of Otago
With the burden of work-related injuries in older employees only set to increase, more needs to be done to keep them safe, a University of Otago study has found. More >>
Kids in Space Study: Where do our children go?
Thursday, 9 November 2017, 10:43 am | University of Otago
Kids in Space Study: Where do our children go? New Zealand children stick close to home, innovative research from Otago, Auckland and Harvard Universities has revealed. The ‘Kids in Space’ study found that children aged 11-13 spent more than 50 per ... More >>
First New Zealand study of pathological hoarding
Monday, 6 November 2017, 8:30 am | University of Otago
An estimated 35,000 New Zealanders have clinically severe hoarding behaviour, according to the country’s first snapshot of the debilitating mental illness. A further 56,000 people are likely to have sub-clinical hoarding behaviours that could later develop ... More >>
Small changes can make big differences for tenants
Friday, 3 November 2017, 2:14 pm | University of Otago
Even minor improvements to new buildings can make a significant difference to tenants’ comfort, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington, has found. More >>
Pay gap between CEOs and workers is widening
Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 11:01 am | University of Otago
The gap between CEO compensation and worker income is widening, according to new University of Otago research. More >>
Otago health researchers gain career development awards
Tuesday, 31 October 2017, 9:21 am | University of Otago
Four up–and–coming University of Otago researchers have each been awarded around $500,000 from the Health Research Council (HRC) to pursue world-class projects aimed at improving New Zealander’s health and wellbeing and contributing to international ... More >>
No smokefree signs at New Zealand racecourses, study shows
Friday, 27 October 2017, 10:28 am | University of Otago
A survey of New Zealand racecourses and sports grounds with stands has found no smokefree signs at the racecourses, and signage at less than half the sports grounds. More >>
Otago performs well in survey of international students
Friday, 20 October 2017, 2:33 pm | University of Otago
Otago performs well in global survey of international students Otago has achieved impressive showing amongst New Zealand universities in the latest International Student Barometer (ISB), a biennial global benchmark for international student experience ... More >>
Provide more water fountains at playgrounds, say researchers
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 12:38 pm | University of Otago
Provide more water fountains at playgrounds, say researchers A new study from the University of Otago, Wellington, has found that only six per cent of Wellington City children’s playgrounds have drinking water fountains. The study looked at all 47 ... More >>
NZ mums not getting message about iodine and folic acid
Monday, 16 October 2017, 9:54 am | University of Otago
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health (MOH) rarely recommends using supplements, but does urge mothers to take in additional iodine and folic acid before and during pregnancy, and iodine when breastfeeding, to help avoid neurodevelopmental problems in their ... More >>
'Killer' toothaches likely cause misery for captive orca
Thursday, 12 October 2017, 4:04 pm | University of Otago
An international research team that includes a University of Otago scientist has undertaken the first in-depth investigation of the teeth of captive orca (killer whales) and have found them a sorry state, which raises serious concerns for these ... More >>
NZ kids can’t escape alcohol marketing
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 2:08 pm | University of Otago
New Zealand children are exposed to alcohol marketing on nearly every visit to the supermarket, innovative camera research from Otago and Auckland Universities reveals. The research found children were exposed to alcohol marketing on 85 per cent of their ... More >>
NZ-China non-communicable disease research strengthened
Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 10:07 am | University of Otago
The upcoming signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) at the University of Otago with three leading Shanghai institutions is a welcome sign of the growing collaborations between New Zealand and Chinese health researchers, according to organisers. More >>
NZ children are surrounded by junk food ads
Monday, 9 October 2017, 2:05 pm | University of Otago
New Zealand children are exposed to around 27 unhealthy food advertisements per day, innovative camera research from Otago and Auckland Universities reveals. The research found children were frequently exposed, across multiple settings, to marketing of ... More >>
Cancer geneticist to receive Otago’s highest honour
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 9:17 am | University of Otago
Professor Parry Guilford, an internationally renowned cancer genetics and biology expert, has been selected as the University’s latest recipient of the Distinguished Research Medal, the University of Otago’s highest distinction. More >>
Lactation hormone also helps a mother’s brain
Tuesday, 26 September 2017, 9:46 am | University of Otago
The same hormone that stimulates milk production for lactation, also acts in the brain to help establish the nurturing link between mother and baby, University of Otago researchers have revealed for the first time. More >>
ACC’s computer-aided decision-making questioned
Friday, 22 September 2017, 5:23 pm | University of Otago
ACC’s computer-aided decision-making questioned by Otago experts University of Otago researchers are warning of the potential pitfalls in government departments using computer-based risk prediction models, as has been recently revealed through ... More >>
First study of inflammatory bowel disease rates in Kiwi kids
Friday, 22 September 2017, 12:58 pm | University of Otago
Rates of debilitating inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn’s disease among South Island children are up to three times higher than their North Island counterparts, the first New Zealand prevalence study has found. More >>
Research shows surge in outdoor smokefree action around NZ
Friday, 22 September 2017, 10:29 am | University of Otago
Local outdoor smokefree action is rapidly growing around New Zealand, according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington. More >>
