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New Zealand Climate Change Ambassador appointed
Walking path to heart health equity with community
Otago Earns World-first Rating
Cost-benefit analysis for potential third medical school completed
ASPIRE Aotearoa gains second HRC grant
Unexpected early kūmara cultivation discovered in Otago study
Automated insulin pump trial “life changing”
Mixing it up: hybrid work models can offer the best of both worlds for worker wellbeing and productivity
Fostering a love of stories in a child’s first years is key to lifelong reading
NZ’s government plans to lift a ban on gene tech outside the lab – here’s what people think
University honours endowment to chaplaincy studies
University announces SIX60 scholarships for 2025
Digital natives favour in-person mental health support over virtual bots
Love island: Bird’s refusal to leave resort life leads to genetic change
Are kiwi and moa recent immigrants from Australia? Neither fossils nor genetic evidence support the story
Plethora of projects receive MBIE funding
Vital green spaces are disappearing in NZ cities – what can central and local government do?
How well are NZ companies reporting their climate impacts? Our new tracker shows very mixed results
Site brings carbon emission clarity
Healthier, happier, fairer: new research shows major life benefits from decarbonising transport
It’s almost impossible to keep teens off their phones in bed – but new research shows it really does affect their sleep
New Species Of Pāua Found
‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain
Warm Summer Weather Brings Fish-for-all
Kiwis’ MDMA Use Revealed
Wasps can be pests in NZ – but they have potential to be pest controllers too
Mistletoes Home To Invertebrates
NZ mistletoes are parasites but not villains – they’re vital for birds and insects during winter
Viruses can work where antibiotics don’t – new research tells us more about how they fight bacteria
Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica
Antarctica vulnerable to invasive species hitching rides on plastic and organic debris
Snack choices linked to BMI
Microgravity mission for eye health
Bigger not better for stag beetles
Air New Zealand won’t be the last company to miss its climate goals – here’s why
NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management
Depths of tomboy trauma revealed in study
University of Canterbury researchers receive Health Delivery Research Grant | University of Canterbury
Project hopes to shift Pacific ideas on food
Research addressing disease impact receives funding | University of Canterbury
Increasing domestically trained doctors in New Zealand at pace
Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically
Fossil reveals how penguins’ wings evolved
Centre consolidates Otago’s rural health offerings
An ambiguous foreign policy on Gaza risks undermining NZ’s global reputation
Martin Phillipps, 1963-2024: Dunedin loses a musical son, ‘rain taps the window pane’
Embracing AI benefits highly skilled workers
Keeping up with The Dunedin Study