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As New Zealand's first university, founded in 1869, Otago has earned an international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching. In 2007 Otago will have over 20,000 students enrolled and has a presence in each of the four main cities of New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The academic and administrative centre of the University continues to be located in Dunedin, where the majority of students live and work. 




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Monday, 15 April 2013
Education 1:09PM
Nutrition researcher awarded international prize

A leading University of Otago nutritionist, Professor Rosalind Gibson, has been awarded the 2013 Kellogg International Prize in Nutrition.

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Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Conservation 4:30PM
Dolphins Down Under: Understanding the New Zealand Dolphin

New Zealand dolphins, also known as Hector's dolphins, are fascinating and beautiful animals.

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Monday, 11 February 2013
Education 4:44PM
Nobel Prize-winning duo offer public lectures at Otago

The University of Otago has scored a rare coup in having two Nobel Laureates present public lectures in Dunedin on consecutive days this month.

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Friday, 8 February 2013
Education 1:58PM
Japan study implications for under-sea zones around New Zealand

A new study about the 2011 Japan tsunami in the internationally respected journal Science has implications for New Zealand, says a University of Otago scientist who contributed to the study, Dr Virginia Toy.

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Thursday, 7 February 2013
Cycling 1:40PM
Otago researchers create online injured cyclist-door crash map

A searchable online map showing where in New Zealand cyclists have been injured as a result of car doors opening has been created by University of Otago injury prevention researchers.

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Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Health 3:47PM
New approaches to combating rheumatic fever in children

Leading international researchers and doctors are meeting at the University of Otago, Wellington this week to identify new approaches to reducing the very high levels of rheumatic fever in New Zealand and Australia.

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Thursday, 31 January 2013
Education 2:25PM
DCD may have unintended effects on aquatic environment: Otago research

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Education 2:16PM
Otago partners with University of Medicine (1) in Myanmar

The University of Otago has signed an agreement with the University of Medicine (1) in Myanmar (also known as Burma) to collaborate on research, training, and capacity building in areas including infectious disease.

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Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Health 5:22PM
New drill-less technique may reduce kids' fear of the dentist

Children have been shown to significantly prefer a new way of treating tooth decay that doesn't involve needles or drills.

470 views

Monday, 28 January 2013
Education 3:34PM
Christchurch students return to their repaired building for the first time in almost two years.

University of Otago, Christchurch, medical students will begin their academic year on Monday, January 28 by returning to a repaired campus building.

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Thursday, 24 January 2013
Education 6:17PM
University of Otago, Christchurch, Summer Studentship projects provide practical medical results.

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Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Conservation 1:25PM
Seagulls turn backs on the rest of NZ in favour of the Otago Coast

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Health 1:11PM
Smokefree playground policies can make a difference

British and New Zealand playgrounds have a significantly smaller proportion of people smoking than other types of public outdoor areas, according to latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington.

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Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Health 2:30PM
First time parenting a positive experience for mental health

Becoming a parent for the first time may improve mental health and reduce levels of psychological distress, according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington (UOW).

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Thursday, 17 January 2013
Science 4:15PM
Otago collaboration throws doubt on earlier "killer walrus" claims

Palaeontologists who examined a new fossil found in southern California have thrown doubt on earlier claims that a “killer walrus” once existed.

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Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Health 5:07PM
University of Otago study prompts renewed call to action on sugar

A study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) into what is known about the effects of sugar recommends that cutting down on the sweet additive should be part of a global strategy to tackle the obesity epidemic.

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Thursday, 10 January 2013
Education 1:33PM
History of Anglo-Indian children sent to NZ to work uncovered

The fate of 130 Anglo-Indian children, educated and sent to New Zealand for a better future, is being recorded by a University of Otago PhD candidate.

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Thursday, 20 December 2012
Pharmacy 3:29PM
Cancer vaccine researcher appointed to Otago Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Otago has appointed an internationally leading expert on vaccine formulation and delivery to its Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Education 3:34PM
A Very Merry Christmas Carol from Otago

We are pleased to present the University Sextet singing their very own Christmas carol medley, accompanied by a Christmas message from Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne.

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Friday, 14 December 2012
Food 1:13PM
Study finds the cheapest emergency food to stockpile

Storage foods for an emergency such as an earthquake that meet all daily energy requirements can cost as little as $2.22 per day according to a new study by the University of Otago, Wellington.

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Thursday, 13 December 2012
Health 2:56PM
Shocking disparities in child obesity now exist in New Zealand

Public health researcher Professor Tony Blakely from the University of Otago, Wellington says the time for prevaricating about obesity is over with the release of latest child obesity figures by the Ministry of Health.

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Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Film 4:59PM
Before Skyfall: 46 years of violence in James Bond movies

Violent acts in James Bond films were more than twice as common in Quantum of Solace (2008) than in the original 1962 movie Dr No, University of Otago researchers have found.

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Monday, 10 December 2012
Education 2:57PM
Leading international speakers for Public Health Summer School

The largest and longest running Public Health Summer School in New Zealand and Australia will provide an exciting line-up of national and international speakers for three weeks next February (4-22 of February 2013).

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Friday, 7 December 2012
Food 4:30PM
Weight loss benefits of low-fat diets proven

Reducing fat intake leads to weight loss that can be maintained for at least seven years –  that's one of the clear findings of a major new review of dozens of studies by an international team that includes a University of Otago researcher.

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Health 1:27PM
Clinical governance in hospitals making good progress

The largest and most complex survey of the New Zealand health workforce has just been completed showing good progress across many DHBs in the development and implementation of clinical governance by health professionals in public hospitals.

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Thursday, 6 December 2012
Education 2:15PM
New Zealanders' genetic diversity to be mapped

A leading University of Otago biological anthropologist has won a prestigious two-year James Cook Research Fellowship to undertake the first-ever survey of the genetic diversity of New Zealand's population.

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Education 1:27PM
Otago scientists win neurological research funding

Three University of Otago scientists have received nearly $300,000 of funding to support their world-class brain-related research in the latest Neurological Foundation grant round.

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Monday, 3 December 2012
Health 3:23PM
Otago researchers in major new study of TB and diabetes epidemics

University of Otago expertise is set to play a key role in European Commission (EC) funded research into links between infectious and non-communicable diseases – in this case tuberculosis (TB) and type 2 diabetes.

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Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Health 4:48PM
Otago study highlights how little is known about baby weaning method

Starting babies on solids by letting them feed themselves pieces of food is a growing trend – yet there is scarce scientific research about the practice, putting healthcare professionals in a difficult position when giving advice, new University of Otago research suggests.

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Friday, 23 November 2012
Building 2:30PM
University of Otago, Christchurch, staff move back into their building

CHRISTCHURCH — The first group of staff from the University of Otago, Christchurch (UOC) will move back into their building after 21 months in temporary premises.

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