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Call for review of civil justice system
Friday, 20 November 2015, 10:24 am | University of Otago
Friday 20 November 2015 Call for review of civil justice system A University of Otago PhD candidate is calling for a review of New Zealand’s civil justice system after completing research into those who represent themselves in civil court. Bridgette ... More >>
Study identifies new risk factors for stroke
Thursday, 19 November 2015, 11:22 am | University of Otago
New research from the University of Otago, Wellington, has identified new risk factors for secondary stroke in patients who have suffered a ‘mini-stroke’ or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The findings open the way for developing potential new treatments ... More >>
Law Foundation grant to help solve problems challenging ACC
Monday, 16 November 2015, 11:38 am | University of Otago
A team of researchers supported by the University of Otago’s Legal Issues Centre has been awarded $150,000 research funding from the New Zealand Law Foundation to continue their research into access to justice for injured New Zealanders dealing ... More >>
Growing Antarctic ice sheet caused ancient Med to dry up
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 10:55 am | University of Otago
A University of Otago-led international research team has resolved the mystery of the processes involved in the Mediterranean Sea drying up around 5.6 million years ago. More >>
Outstanding Otago academics made full professors
Friday, 6 November 2015, 4:29 pm | University of Otago
Seventeen University of Otago academics—across a spectrum of research fields—have been promoted to full professor. More >>
Innovative Otago research supported by Marsden funding
Thursday, 5 November 2015, 3:46 pm | University of Otago
More than $11.7M in new government funding has been awarded to University of Otago researchers to undertake 20 world-class research projects pushing the boundaries of knowledge in their fields. More >>
Otago researchers to probe secrets of Ross Ice Shelf
Monday, 2 November 2015, 1:01 pm | University of Otago
A University of Otago-led research team is about to embark on an epic Antarctic research expedition as part of efforts to better understand how the Ross Ice Shelf (RIS) will respond to global warming. More >>
Do New Zealanders still want the quarter-acre dream?
Sunday, 1 November 2015, 9:34 pm | University of Otago
New Zealanders are moving towards the idea of mixed-use development where housing is within walking and cycling distance of key amenities like work, school or shopping, according to a survey carried out by the New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities. More >>
Otago researchers endorse new food and nutrition guidelines
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 10:47 am | University of Otago
The new Ministry of Health Food and Nutrition Guidelines released today have been endorsed by researchers at The Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) at the University of Otago. More >>
Breakthrough Medical Research Company Formed
Wednesday, 28 October 2015, 9:43 am | University of Otago
A new company that could revolutionise the accurate diagnosis of heart conditions was launched in Christchurch today. More >>
Sex and Science at this year’s ScienceTeller Festival
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 12:23 pm | University of Otago
The third instalment of ScienceTeller, the popular biennial festival celebrating science communication and storytelling, kicks off on Friday 30 October in Dunedin. Hosted by the Centre for Science Communication at the University of Otago, this year’s ... More >>
Study links midwifery experience to infant survival chances
Wednesday, 21 October 2015, 12:09 pm | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers have found strong evidence that levels of midwifery experience in New Zealand are associated with baby mortality. The study has been published today in the International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics. More >>
Government strategies encouraging
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 4:49 pm | University of Otago
The University of Otago’s Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research Centre (EDOR) welcomes two highly important health strategies targeting childhood obesity and diabetes that the Government has launched in recent days. More >>
Zebrafish study sheds new light on human heart defects
Friday, 16 October 2015, 9:58 am | University of Otago
University of Otago researchers working with zebrafish have published a study providing new insights into the causes of the congenital heart defects associated with a rare developmental disorder. More >>
District Health Board Māori Health Profiles released
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 10:20 am | University of Otago
Twenty reports which provide snapshots of Māori health in District Health Board regions all around New Zealand have been released today. More >>
Bowel condition could hold key
Tuesday, 13 October 2015, 10:31 am | University of Otago
Research has begun to understand how certain foods affect functional gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as part of a multi-million dollar Government initiative to develop premium foods and drink that improve health and wellbeing. More >>
Adult high blood pressure risk identifiable in childhood
Friday, 9 October 2015, 10:28 am | University of Otago
Groups of people at risk of having high blood pressure and other related health issues by age 38 can be identified in childhood, new University of Otago research suggests. More >>
Otago researchers sequence kuri dog genomes
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 10:34 am | University of Otago
The genetic heritage of New Zealand’s first dog, the now extinct kurī, is being unravelled by University of Otago scientists using state-of-the-art ancient DNA analysis. University of Otago PhD student Karen Greig has sequenced the complete, or near complete, ... More >>
Early childhood academics cautiously optimistic
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 1:36 pm | University of Otago
Senior University of Otago College of Education academics are welcoming changes proposed in a new Ministry of Education report on Early Childhood Education. More >>
Flipping the fertility master switch
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 8:57 am | University of Otago
New Zealand scientists have achieved another milestone in their world-leading efforts to understand the neural mechanisms underlying the brain’s master control of fertility. More >>
