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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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New Zealand provides global climate monitoring security as NASA satellite dies

The world’s ability to forecast extreme weather events will be extended and enhanced with a $12m NZ Government grant to Te Whai Ao-Dodd-Walls Centre researchers.

Agnes Blackie Memorial Fellowship opportunity

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre is advertising this fellowship opportunity, and applications are open until 31 October 2025

New Zealand an Important Part of the Global Quantum Puzzle

That's the advice of Professor Andrew Daley, Professor of Quantum Physics, University of Oxford who recently visited New Zealand.

A hybrid platform providing a step forward in quantum technologies

A recent publication in Nature Physics by researchers at Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre and the University of Otago has introduced a new method for controlling hybrid systems.

Luminoma Diagnostics founder a KiwiNet Award Finalist

Dr Michel Nieuwoudt, founder and Chief Science Officer at Luminoma, is one of three people in the running for the KiwiNet Researcher Entrepreneur Award.

Marsden Fast Start Grant Heralds New Opportunities in Solar Power

Newly arrived from the University of Cambridge, Dr Nathaniel (Nate) Davis was awarded $300k over three years to discover how to make solar panels more efficient.