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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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Prof. Niels Kjægaard awarded historic medal for fundamental scientific studies

Many congratulations to Principal Investigator Niels Kjægaard who this week was awarded the Royal Society Hector Medal.

What is it like to be a woman in physics in Aotearoa–New Zealand?

Various Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre investigators have been involved in a new research article looking into the situation for female physicists in Aotearoa.

Celebrating Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre Marsden success

This year's Marsden results have just been announced and there are six Dodd-Walls Centre Investigators as Principal or Associate Investigators on five contracts