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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.

A New Zealand breakthough in quantum-inspired optical computing

With fully fault‑tolerant quantum computers still years away, New Zealand researchers have built a hybrid device that could solve major problems much sooner.

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Dr Jacob Ngaha interviewed by Radio NZ about the future of Quantum Science

Te Whai Ao's very own Dr Jacob Ngaha took the time to interview with RNZ last week to talk about Aotearoa's place in the research into quantum science

Where Science Meets the Arts

It's World Quantum Day, with scientists globally celebrating advances in the field. Dodd-Walls acknowledges those who can navigate the arts AND physics.

Professor Frank Bloomfield ONZM celebrated by Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi

Frank Bloomfield ONZM is among twenty-two new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows have been elected

When a theory becomes a reality – New Zealand’s world-leading photonics research

An international team led by a Te Whai Ao - Dodd-Walls investigator has demonstrated a new photonic technology with applications from sensing to computing.

A Revolutionary New Machine to Understand how Brains Work

Neuro-imaging systems such as MRI scanners are expensive, imagine if you could build one for animal testing from off-the-shelf components for under $10000USD?

New Zealand's Space Pioneers on Target for Greatness

Representatives of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) have been visiting some of New Zealand's best photonic researchers within the Centre.