Associate Prof Sian Halcrow (left) and research associate Dr Melanie Miller at the University of Otago anatomy department. Photo: Gregor RichardsonUniversity of Otago researchers are celebrating after gaining $28.5million in the latest Marsden Fund round. This year, Otago researchers were funded for 41 research projects, including $300,000 Fast Start grants for early-career researchers, well up on Otago's $24million for 33 projects last year. The funding would meet overall costs and support the work of associate investigator Dr Melanie Miller, Prof Halcrow said. The Otago researchers would work closely with Chinese and other international colleagues to assess health and diet in large skeletal samples.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 07, 2018 15:41 UTC