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Otago students invited to take part in world-first study The Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand (GLSNZ) is being commissioned by Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara. It involves surveying 14,000 final-year students across New Zealand about their lifestyles, employment, projected career development, and their health and well-being.

Doctors and public health researchers say shocking diabetes rates can be reduced

Leading medical specialists, public health researchers and nutritionists warn that not enough is being done to prevent the rapidly increasing diabetes rates, largely caused by significant increases in obesity in adults and children in recent years.

Performance Based Research Funding

The Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) is a mechanism for distributing research funding in the tertiary education sector.

Research funds are allocated through the PBRF according to the quality of the research produced in each Tertiary Education Organisation (TEO). The system takes into account the quality of researchers, research degree completions and external research income.

In 2006 Otago was New Zealand's top-ranked University for research

Otago research was ranked 1st in the subject areas Dentistry, Biomedical, Clinical Medicine, Public Health and Other Health Studies, and our School of Pharmacy was the top ranked Pharmacy School.

University PBRF information PBRF webpage

Preparation for the 2012 PBRF round:

PBRF 2012 guidelines Download PDF

Additional information on how to improve your evidence portfolio contact :
Dr. Michele Coleman or Dr Kerry Galvin at the Health Sciences Divisional Office
Email:michele.coleman@otago.ac.nz or kerry.galvin@otago.ac.nz