Lasers at Cutting Edge of Technology, Harald Schwefel

Students and staff spent two days observing and practicing various forms of weaving in Ōtepōti during the second week of February 2026.

A Dodd-Walls team has led the creation of a vision document outlining how leaders in quantum research and technologies, the arts and indigenous cultures can collaborate.

Professor Richard Barker, formerly the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sciences at the University of Otago, has stepped down from the Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre board.

Professor John Harvey has been made a life member of the Australian and New Zealand Optical Society.

The Catalyst Strategic NZ–Korea Joint Research Partnerships programme is supporting three joint quantum communications projects 2025-2028.

Te Ropū Whai Ao has announced the first two Māori-led or partnered Te Whai Ao research projects.