Scientists mourning the loss of the Marsden Fund.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has told global leaders to prepare for the day quantum computers can break standard encryption.

Google has issued a whitepaper outlining the threats of post-quantum cryptography.

In April 2026, a major conference was run by Quantum Australia, the organisation established to help grow Australia’s quantum ecosystem.

The organisation set up to execute Australia’s National Quantum Strategy has reinforced a sense of urgency among attendees at its latest conference in Adelaide.

Te Whai Ao — Dodd-Walls Centre is advertising this fellowship opportunity, and applications are open until Sunday 19 July 2026

To mark the International Day of Light this year, the Optica Student Chapter at Victoria University of Wellington hosted a Science of Light-themed photography competition.