Otago researcher and medical oncologist win national award for cancer research
A University of Otago researcher and a medical oncologist have won the 2021 Roche Translational Cancer Research Fellowship Award, worth $30,000, for their project on lung cancer.
Cindy Blackstock honoured with World’s Children’s Prize
In a global vote, millions of children have chosen Cindy Blackstock as the recipient of the World’s Children’s Prize (WCP) for the Rights of the Child.
Artificial intelligence could be used to triage patients suspected at risk of early stage...
Artificial intelligence ‘deep learning’ techniques can be used to triage suspected cases of Barrett oesophagus, a precursor to oesophageal cancer...
Cambridge COVID-19 Test Centre has processed more than 3 million tests
The Centre, at the University’s Anne McLaren Building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, has reached a new milestone following a unique collaboration...
McGill Professor earns Quebec’s highest honour for research in biomedicine
Earlier today, the Quebec government announced the winners of its annual Prix du Quebec competition, a series of 15 awards in science and culture.
Lancaster academic plays key role in setting values for a new world
A Lancaster University professor will join big thinkers from around the globe in a bid to tackle the problems of a changing world.
What to do about organisational charlatans and false performers at work – study
Most people will know someone who talks a big game at work, but when it comes down to it, isn’t as competent as they pretend to be...
Study of snake jaw structure yields new understanding of evolutionary origins
New research led by a University of Alberta graduate student could lead to reimagining what early snakes might have looked like, suggesting that some of the world’s supposedly...
Sunshine state to the slopes – Georgia Gunew’s path to the Winter Paralympics
Georgia Gunew launches from the start gate, carves down the mountain at close to 100km/h, guided by a voice in her ear.
Fifty years of mahi – a milestone for the University of Otago, Christchurch
“Kia Mau” – a call to come together and hold tight to one and all – is the chosen theme to celebrate 50 years of medical education and research excellence this year at the University of Otago, Christchurch.
