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Cather Simpson leaves the board.

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

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

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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Wired for Weird - Listener Article

Wired for Weird - Listener Article

Wired for Weird - Listener article featuring David Hutchinson

Our 2021 Annual Report is out!

Our 2021 Annual Report is out!

View the annual report here

Congratulations to Samuel Esan!

Congratulations to Samuel Esan!

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

Our New Mural

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 - 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

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.