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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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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

ICO Prize Extension and Newsletter

ICO Newsletter and extension of ICO prize