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Career change for Prof Richard Barker marks end of an era for Te Whai Ao board

Professor Richard Barker, formerly the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sciences at the University of Otago, has stepped down from the Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre board.

Honouring the Legacy of Professor John Harvey

Professor John Harvey has been made a life member of the Australian and New Zealand Optical Society.

Collaborating with Korea on Quantum Communications

The Catalyst Strategic NZ–Korea Joint Research Partnerships programme is supporting three joint quantum communications projects 2025-2028.

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Cryptographers Achieve Perfect Secrecy With Imperfect Devices

For the first time, experiments demonstrate the possibility of sharing secrets with perfect privacy — even when the devices used to share them cannot be trusted

Alumnus Photographer Frank Yourong Wang

We caught up with Frank for a run down on how he got involved with photography and events.

$7000 reprieve welcome

Otago Museum education manager Chris Burgess celebrates the news that The Dodd-Walls Centre has donated $7000 to keep education programmes temporarily free

Congratulations to Catarina Sahlberg!

Congratulations to DWC alumna Catarina Sahlberg who has been appointed the new programme director for Big Science Sweden!

People's Choice Best Student Poster Winner

Congratulations to Chris Bainbridge for winning the People's Choice Best Student Poster. Chris will receive his prize at the Symposium dinner.

Professor Cather Simpson joins Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Board

A big congratulations to Professor Cather Simpson, who has recently been appointed to the Fisher and Paykel Healthcare Board, with effect June 1, 2022