Latest FromUniversity of Otago
Lead fumes in urban centres pose risk
A study has revealed lead concentrations in some NZ centres exceed health guidelines.
'Quake brain' affects Cantabrians' memory
Research showed there was likely to have been a significant effect on memory.
Lead exposure linked to lower IQ: study
Poorer outcomes for some blamed on NZ's leaded petrol.
Kiwi women failing to track fertility timing
Many Kiwi women can't correctly pinpoint their fertile window, a new study suggests.
Major win for world-famous Dunedin Study
The world's most detailed human data collection wins our biggest cash award for science.
'Fail grade' for NZ's environmental future
NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.
$1.6 million boost for diabetes study
The New Zealand Health Research Council has injected $1.6 million into a research project to tackle diabetes.
Q&A: Rewiring the brain to ease our pain
By better understanding how our brains work, can we change how we feel pain? A world-leading Kiwi neuroscientist, back in New Zealand, talks to science reporter Jamie Morton.
Result after decade of work on atoms
Kiwi scientists have found an intriguing new way to control individual atoms.
Revealed: New Zealand's best universities
New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.
Questions over 'click away pain' pen
A pain which promises to click away pain with the power of rose quartz is under scrutiny from Consumer NZ.
How climate change could put us in danger
Travel is safer now, so fewer of us are dying in large-scale disasters, but climate change could reverse the trend.
Students upset at assaults by non-students
Four Otago students were seriously assaulted by non-students.
Climate change: How our ancestors coped
Mankind is already adapting to the widespread impacts of future climate change - but how did we do it in the past? A Kiwi researcher has helped explain.
Whales, drones and ice: Bold Kiwi studies
Whales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.
Preparing New Zealand for climate change
Preparing New Zealand's water stores for a warmer climate is a major focus of new research projects just awarded more than $2 million.
Key to tackling diabetes could lie in our gut
Kiwi researchers will investigate whether microbes found inside our gut could hold the key to battling the development of diabetes.
Want to feel better? Eat fruit and veg
Lifting your intake of fruit and vegetables can make a difference to the way you feel in just a couple of weeks, a University of Otago study has found.
Academics slam 'double-standard' on Israel
Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.
Six60 gig balcony collapse 'failings'
A new report about the collapse of a balcony at a student concert in Dunedin has revealed a number of failings.
Predator-free NZ: The seven big questions
Today marks six months since the Government announced an ambitious plan to rid New Zealand of pest predators by 2050. Is the concept possible, or even safe?
Why NZ rivers, lakes are becoming unsafe
The state of our rivers and lakes has predictably come under intensified focus this summer, as Kiwis head to their favourite watering holes.
NZ smoking study grills Bond's licence to kill
James Bond might have stubbed out his last cigarette - but the spectre of smoking still lingers over 007's films today, Kiwi researchers say.
Top scholars: Where are they now?
Catching up with the nine top scholars from 2015 NCEA exams, a year on from their results.
Children exposed to booze ads from TV sport - research
Researchers call for ban on ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport
Lakeside homestead donated to uni
A "spectacular" multi-million dollar homestead on the edge of Lake Wakatipu and the foothills of the Remarkables has been donated to the University of Otago.
Concerns over new tobacco product
The product remains a mystery, with the ad saying it was important the "innovative technology" be kept under wraps until the launch.
Women warned not to skimp on food
Many women who do the recommended amount of exercise may be harming themselves by eating too little, a survey indicates.