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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.

Marsden results demonstrate that photonic and quantum technologies are everywhere

The Marsden Fund results for 2025 are out and our researchers and affiliate members are well-represented among the successful project recipients.

Dr Luke Trainor Awarded Fellowship

Dodd-Walls Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr Luke Trainor has been awarded a Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowship by the Royal Society, Te Apārangi.

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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.

Paper in Science

Today a paper appeared in Science co-authored by Amita and Niels.

Lasers at Cutting Edge of Technology, Harald Schwefel

View Harald Schwefel and our Director, Professor David Hutchinson speaking to the ODT