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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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Kia orāna from Rarotonga!

Awesome island time! It’s a science fiesta in Rarotonga with our awesome partners, Otago Museum!

SGInnovate visit the Dodd-Walls Centre

The SGInnovate team recently had the privilege of visiting the Dodd-Walls Centre at the University of Otago.

Commercialisation Icon Award

Congratulations to the Dodd-Walls Centre Associate Director Industry, Professor Cather Simpson who is the 2022 Commercialisation Icon

Our Director interviewed on Morning Report

Our Director Professor David Hutchinson interviewed on Morning Report about this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics and the field in general

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 awarded jointly to Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger

Symposium Poster Winners 2022

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2022 Symposium poster competition and a big congratulations to our winners. Photo Credit: Angela Jane Photography