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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.

First Māori-led or partnered Te Whai Ao research projects

Te Ropū Whai Ao has announced the first two Māori-led or partnered Te Whai Ao research projects.

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Our 2021 Annual Report is out!

View the annual report here

Congratulations to Samuel Esan!

Optica Foundation recently awarded Ayomikun (Sam) Esan, one of our PhD students in Auckland

Our New Mural

Science engagement through street art is a fairly common phenomenon around Dunedin, if you’re talking about natural sciences.

The quantum realm isn't just fiction in film - Professor David Hutchinson speaks to Jesse Mulligan on RNZ

The quantum realm isn't just fiction in film Our Director Professor David Hutchinson explains the science of the quantum realm.

Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Quantum Physics

A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Theoretical Quantum Physics is available in the Dodd-Walls Centre at the Department of Physics.

Amita Deb and Niels Kjӕrgaard make the Top 10 List of Physics Discoveries 2021

We are immensely proud of this achievement of Amita Deb and Niels Kjӕrgaard of the Dodd-Walls Centre, Department of Physics, University of Otago.