University of Otago

The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand’s oldest university.

Stimulating humans’ sense of smell to prevent conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease

Opening the door to new navigation technologies via quantum turbulence on a silicon chip

University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies and improved understanding of the turbulent dynamics of cyclones and other extreme weather. Professor Warwick Bowen, from UQ’s Precision Sensing Initiative and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems said

Opening the door to new navigation technologies via quantum turbulence on a silicon chip

Samoan communities pragmatic and positive approach to impending climate changes

The resilience of Samoan communities in the face of climate change is providing a blueprint for other nations to follow, according to Samoa and Otago researchers. It is one of the first studies to examine Samoa’s grassroots ability to adapt to climate change, and its authors warn officials risk ignoring village expertise at their peril.

Samoan communities pragmatic and positive approach to impending climate changes

Slowing agricultural methane emissions is vital for the ongoing health of the planet and sustaining economies

An international research collaboration has made an important discovery in the quest to help lower global agricultural methane emissions. The team has identified new processes that control methane production in the stomach (rumen) of sheep and other ruminants. Specifically, they determined the microbes and enzymes that control supply of hydrogen, the main energy source for

Slowing agricultural methane emissions is vital for the ongoing health of the planet and sustaining economies

Call for for a global moratorium on heritable genome editing

A University of Otago bioethicist has added his voice to a global plea for a moratorium on heritable genome editing from a group of international scientists and ethicists in the wake of the recent Chinese experiment aiming to produce HIV immune children. In an article in the latest issue of international scientific journal Nature, Professor Jing-Bao

Call for for a global moratorium on heritable genome editing

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy. Now, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and the University of Otago have described exactly how the virus interacts with tumors — and why it leaves healthy tissues alone. The

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

First 3D colour X-ray of a human

What if, instead of a black and white X-ray picture, a doctor of a cancer patient had access to colour images identifying the tissues being scanned? This colour X-ray imaging technique could produce clearer and more accurate pictures and help doctors give their patients more accurate diagnoses. This is now a reality, thanks to a

First 3D colour X-ray of a human

Breakthrough Quantum Hard Drive Holds Data 100 Times Longer

Say hello to the world’s first solid state quantum hard drive. Storing data in a state of quantum entanglement could hold enormous promise for securing our online information, but right now we can only maintain these states for a short time before the entanglement fails. An Australian research team has found a way to store

Breakthrough Quantum Hard Drive Holds Data 100 Times Longer

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Funding in hand for German-NZ Green Hydrogen alliance
Researchers in an international alliance exploring green hydrogen technologies can now push ahead with building their relationship, with funding secured for the venture.
Covid-19: Concern over lack of data on how many pregnant women are vaccinated
In the UK, a fifth of the sickest Covid patients are pregnant and unimmunised. NZ doesn't collect this information for “privacy reasons”.
Vaping with nicotine more common than smoking among NZ teens
More than a third of New Zealand high school students have tried vaping, with 10 per cent vaping regularly and six per cent vaping weekly or more often, researchers have found.
Anniversary of a landslide: new research reveals what really swung New Zealand’s 2020 ‘COVID election’
One year on, the NZ Election Survey crunches the numbers on what drove Jacinda Ardern’s unprecedented 2020 victory.
TB research will make ‘enormous global health impact’
University of Otago researchers are behind a major scientific breakthrough which could lead to elimination of the world's biggest infectious diseases killer, tuberculosis (TB).

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Germans backing green hydrogen research - Otago Daily Times
October 19, 2021
'Passion for applied research that makes a difference to our society' - Otago Daily Times
October 15, 2021
Pest species in researchers' sights - Otago Daily Times
October 3, 2021
TB research in NZ to make 'enormous global health impact' - BSA bureau
October 18, 2021
Newly discovered NZ frog named after late researcher - Otago Daily Times
October 14, 2021

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New frog discovered in fossils named in recognition of renowned researcher
The frog has now been described a paper published in The New Zealand Journal of Zoology by researchers from the University of Otago’s Department of Zoology and the National Museum of New Zealand ...
Discovery Of New Role For Brain's Immune Cells Could Have Alzheimer's Implications
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 13, 2021 – University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed a vital but previously unknown role for immune cells that protect the brain from disease ...
TB research will make ‘enormous global health impact’
University of Otago researchers are behind a major scientific breakthrough which could lead to elimination of the world's biggest infectious diseases killer, tuberculosis (TB).
Kiwis behind breakthrough in eradicating tuberculosis
New Zealand researchers are behind a major scientific breakthrough that could help eradicate tuberculosis. As part of an international collaboration, University of Otago researchers have made a ...
3 Major Secrets to Living to 100, According to Experts
There are a few well-kept secrets that have been scientifically proven to promote a long lifespan. Here are 3 you can start practicing now.