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Agnes Blackie Memorial Fellowship opportunity

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre is advertising this fellowship opportunity, and applications are open until Sunday 19 July 2026

Cather Simpson leaves the board.

Te Whai Ao Dodd-Walls Centre Board Chair Charlotte Walshe has announced that University of Auckland Professor Cather Simpson has resigned from the Centre’s Governance Board.

Exceptional alumni honoured with prestigious University award

Renowned physicist and science communicator Professor John Dudley has been recognised for his exceptional accomplishments in the University’s 2026 Distinguished Alumni Awards.

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Twophold sets deadline for success

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Deputy Director Industry, Nate Davis and student Nikita Shumilov have given themselves 18 months to prepare to meet investors.

Scientists mourning the loss of the Marsden Fund.

New Zealand’s budget confirmed the depletion of the fund as 161 full proposals were invited for what’s widely considered to be its last round.

Agnes Blackie Memorial Fellowship opportunity

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre is advertising this fellowship opportunity, and applications are open until Sunday 19 July 2026

Optica Student Chapter Photo Competition 2026

To mark the International Day of Light this year, the Optica Student Chapter at Victoria University of Wellington hosted a Science of Light-themed photography competition.

OECD warns governments to prepare for “Quantum Day”

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has told global leaders to prepare for the day quantum computers can break standard encryption.

Quantum’s Time has Come

The organisation set up to execute Australia’s National Quantum Strategy has reinforced a sense of urgency among attendees at its latest conference in Adelaide.