Kiwi institutions in top 2.5% of world universities but they lack the profile of some.

While uni goes to the dogs a genetics conference starts with human links established.

Otago University dog saliva study in bid to understand behavioural traits

University of Otago fears Govt changes to tertiary education could result in free-for-all.

NZ scientists are preparing to probe the France-sized Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

DoC staff are happy to "play God" with pests - but not with our cherished native species.

Researchers call for urgent action over an antipsychotic drug linked to 13 NZ deaths.

COMMENT: Getting into the University of Otago medical school is not the same for everyone.

NZ scientists have made a surprise genetic finding that could help combat drug resistance.

Most childcare centres that feed their children are not meeting nutrition guidelines.

Awards for Maori New Year celebrate outstanding commitment to Aotearoa and kaupapa Maori.

Bug kills about 500 New Zealanders, with Maori, men and the poor at greatest risk.

A name that matches your mug could be an odd secret ingredient to success in politics.

A high-level scientific panel has again urged NZ to save the Maui dolphin from extinction.

NZ universities are climbing in world rankings.

Where did your science teacher hail from? Hundreds of students are about to find out.

It's believed students climbed on the sculpture, damaging its base.

A link discovered between young women with breast cancer and their DNA.

Gene variants that could help explain high rates of gout in Maori and Pacific people.

"Psychiatrists are far more accepting... that ADHD can exist in adulthood."

National icon headed for extinction on mainland- unless we act now.

COMMENT: Global migration is becoming a deeply contentious, even toxic, issue.

University of Otago plans to place 60 cameras around the campus for students' safety.

Thousands of lives may have been saved by a six-hour wait time target for hospital EDs.

Rabbits have proven an unlikely ally to another bothersome pest: venomous redback spiders.

Bosses can have a right to know about criminal cases even if a worker has name suppression

Resurrecting long-gone species remains a "sexy idea" but still not straightforward.

A survey of 148 DOC staff suggests room for improvement in genetics-based conservation.

A climate scientist gives a 25 per cent chance of Tropical Cyclone Donna visiting NZ.

Tensions between street prostitutes and communities will be explored in a new study.