Department of Physics


Welcome to the Department of Physics

The objective of our department is to increase the understanding and application of physics in New Zealand through education and research, with the full engagement of the public and the community. We seek to educate, apply and disseminate the knowledge of physics.

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Cloud changes may lower global temperature 22 February 2012
Research from The University of Auckland on changes in cloud height in the decade to 2010 has provided the first hint of a cooling mechanism that may be in play in the Earth’s climate.  >>
Ultra-cool experiments test fundamental physics 12 July 2011
An Auckland scientist has tested one of the most fundamental theories in physics to such accuracy that theoretical physicists will now have to race to catch up with the experimental data.  >>
Sciences at Auckland rank highly 20 May 2011
The University of Auckland continues to be the best performing New Zealand university in subject rankings released by QS World University Rankings®.  >>
Planetary wanderers 19 May 2011
“Free-floating” planets roaming interstellar space have been discovered by New Zealand and Japanese scientists, through a project co-established by university physicist Associate Professor Phil Yock.  >>
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Faculty of Science Orientation 2012   Download event as icalendar
23 February 2012 - 24 February 2012  9.30am
Gain basic skills in taking lecture notes, time management and balancing your academic and social life, and network with other new students.  >>
Tuākana CoMPaSs   Download event as icalendar
27 February 2012  4.30pm- 7pm
Tuākana CoMPaSs is an orientation event for all first year Tuākana students in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics.  >>
Orientation Concert   Download event as icalendar
1 March 2012  6pm- 10.30pm
The University of Auckland presents The Naked and Famous, Ruby Frost and Artisan Guns at the Orientation Concert  >>
Summer Shakespeare Under the Stars: Much Ado About Nothing   Download event as icalendar
3 March 2012 - 24 March 2012  7.30pm- 10pm
AUSA Outdoor Summer Shakespeare presents, William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing.  >>


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