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Physics in University news
17 Oct 2024
Sciences students receive Woolf Fisher Scholarships
Two students based in the Division of Sciences have been awarded prestigious 202...
14 Oct 2024
Otago physicist among first Google award recipients
A University of Otago quantum physicist is among the first group of internationa...
07 Aug 2024
Otago to welcome international light physicist as Prestige Visitor
Internationally recognised theoretical physicist Sir Michael Berry will visit th...
27 Jun 2024
Time to get lost in space
How old is the universe? What are stars made of? Does intelligent life exist out...
15 May 2024
Otago work protects power grid during aurora
Modelling and advice from University of Otago scientists helped to protect New Z...
09 Jan 2024
Study backs healthier homes over rooftop solar for healthier grid
Rather than pushing for large-scale uptake of rooftop solar power, New Zealand n...
20 Dec 2023
Off-Campus: Defying gravity is a lifestyle
When Otago’s Dr Jonathan Squire isn’t researching astrophysical plasma and fluid...
22 Nov 2023
Study highlights need to keep an eye on the ozone hole
Despite public perception, the Antarctic ozone hole has been remarkably massive...
14 Sep 2023
Government invests in tiny tech with global potential
An ambitious and internationally-connected programme to leverage New Zealand’s n...
01 Apr 2023
Burn baby burn, disco… soup?
A pair of Otago University student sisters are putting in the mahi to raise awar...
20 Mar 2023
Scholarship for Ozone Hole research
A University of Otago PhD candidate has been chosen as the only person from Aote...
09 Mar 2023
Inaugural Professorial Lecture – Professor Niels Kjærgaard
Professor Niels Kjærgaard delivers his Inaugural Professorial Lecture (IPL) titl...