Kia ora koutou,

The Otago Medical School Research Society is proud to announce the Call for Abstracts for the Research Staff Meeting Award at the 278th Scientific Meeting of the Society.

This will occur between 5.00 – 7.30 pm on Wednesday 17^th June 2026 in the Barnett Lecture. An option for attending and presenting via Zoom will also be offered.

To be eligible for the Award, you must:

1. Have not previously won this award.
2. Report the results of health-related research that you have made a major contribution to, and which was performed while employed in this role at the University of Otago, Dunedin.
3. Be either:
   1. Research Assistant, Assistant Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow, Scientific Officer or Research Fellow at the time of submission or have completed a contract in one of these roles within the last three months, or
   2. Lecturer, Professional Practice Fellow, or Teaching Fellow, appointed to this role within the last 3 years