OPSITARA Research


This  month we celebrated Richard Mitchell's appointment as a Professor in Food Design with a very special culinary event.  You can read more about it in this issue of Relevant Research, our last for this year. We hope you have a good break over the summer and look forward to working with you again next year.

Prof Leoni Schmidt
Director: Research and Postgraduate Studies

ISSN 2624-084X


  1. Designing culinary experience

    Professor Richard Mitchell celebrated his professorial appointment with a unique event that put his research and teaching into practice. Read more…
  2. Explaining medical procedures

    Our students have made an animated video for Mercy Hospital to provide information to patients in a user-friendly way. Read more…
  3. Peace-building

    Dr Janine Joyce was part of a group formed to encourage and promote the values and actions of peaceful community. Read more…
  4. Supporting rural families

    Being at home with an infant can be very isolated, especially for women in rural communities. Read more…
  5. Leaving home

    How can a tertiary education institution like ours encourage students to maintain healthy lifestyles? Read more…
  6. Perspectives

    Hannah Joynt explores how we relate to the land. Read more…
  7. "Naked and Confused"

    Work by Jane Venis, guest artist for the Dunedin Art and Oceans exhibition, has also been heard in London. Read more…
  8. MasterBurger competition

    Could you design a winning burger? Read more…
  9. Step right up

    Weighing penguins might help save their lives. Read more…