New Otago-led research has given Pavlov’s famous dog experiment a modern twist, revealing new insights into how the brain learns by pairing flashes of light with rewards in rodents 🧠💡
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Dr Rob Munn from Otago Neuroscience delivers study hacks 🤯🧠
OPINION: The release of the Window on Disability report by Te Tāhū Hauora, the Health Quality and Safety Commission, should be a watershed moment for health care in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Students, staff and members of the local Tongan community gathered last month for a special public lecture from Reverend Dr Paula Onoafe Latu, ordained minister of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga and Principal of Sia’atoutai Theological College ⛪️✨🎶
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Aliens at Otago?? 🤯🛸
ZOOL412 Neurobiology and Behaviour is a paper that gets students to investigate fictional alien animals on a distant planet, teaching them how to research and use data to inform scientific discoveries ✨
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Research close to the heart 🫀🔬
Otago heart researchers, led by Christchurch Heart Institute Director Professor Mark Richards, have been granted vital funding from the Health Research Council (HRC) to develop potentially life-saving patient interventions.
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We love a win-win situation 🧪✨
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has partnered with the Otago Business School, inviting postgraduate students to tackle local economic issues and growth 📈 🤝
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What makes the Billie McLeod Trust so special? 💫
This new Trust has been established for Otago's School of Physiotherapy to support student and staff wellbeing, high-quality education and improved outcomes for New Zealand communities 📚
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PhD student Tiffany Ilott from Christchurch Ōtautahi’s Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine has been awarded a prestigious US$10,000 Zonta Women in STEM Award for her research into endometrial cancer 🔬💫
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Just below street level at the southeast corner of Otago's Geology Building sits one of New Zealand's best-preserved WW2 air raid shelters 🚨
Less than two per cent of these shelters remain intact and accessible, making this a rare piece of history 💎
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Comment from Otago University: We can’t afford to respond to the crisis in disability health care with incremental change, says Bernadette Huatau Jones
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The sound of Tongan hymns echoed through the University last month as students, staff, and members of the local Tongan community gathered for a special public lecture that was as much about connection...
Otago heart researchers are on their way to developing potentially life-saving patient interventions, thanks to vital Health Research Council (HRC) funding.
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The School of Physiotherapy has established the Billie McLeod Trust to support student vaccinations and rural clinical placements, and professional development for Professional Practice Fellows.
PhD student Tiffany Ilott has been awarded a prestigious US$10,000 Zonta Women in STEM Award for her research into endometrial cancer.
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An air raid shelter hidden just below street level at the southeast corner of the University’s Geology Building is considered one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in New Zealand, according t...
When a region that’s undergoing rapid growth and unique economic and environmental pressures offers itself up to a university business school as a ‘living lab’, the town-and-gown synergy of it all is ...
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A new University of Otago – Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has put its own spin on the Pavlov’s Dog experiment, shining a light on how our brain learns new things.
