News at Otago

New Zealand's First People come home
Tue, 6 Jan 2009
The remains of some of the first people to settle in New Zealand are being returned to their home – 700 years after they were first laid to rest in a burial ground at Blenheim's Wairau Bar.

Otago Medical Research Foundation's Laurenson Awards Announced
Fri, 19 Dec 2008
Four medical research projects investigating aspects of the effects of proper diet and or drugs on human health have received funding from the Otago Medical Research Foundation's Laurenson Awards.

Lottery grants boost health research
Tues, 16 Dec 2008
University of Otago researchers have gained around $1.6m in funding from the Lottery Grants Board for health research in 2009. The total pool distributed in the latest round was $3.3m.

Acute rheumatic fever rates worsening in Maori and Pacific children
Mon, 15 Dec 2008
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) rates of Maori and Pacific people have increased in New Zealand over the past decade, and are some of the highest seen in a developed country, according to public health researchers at the University of Otago Wellington.