Department of Physics
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University of Auckland professor announced as new Chief Science Advisor
12 June 2018Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits the University of Auckland today to announce Professor Juliet Gerrard will take up the role of Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. -
Curious kids explore the super STEM Fair at MOTAT
23 April 2018MOTAT was inundated with a gaggle of excited and curious young scientists in early April at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Fair -
New PhD Leadership Development Programme launches this month
20 April 2018Four doctoral candidates from the Faculty of Science have been accepted into a new leadership development programme with The New Zealand Leadership Institute (NZLI). -
Faculty of Science Postdoctoral Society
09 March 2018The Postdoctoral Society is going from strength to strength since their inaugural research symposium in 2016. -
Astronomers question NZ's super-scope commitment
13 February 2018Leading figures from New Zealand's astronomy community, including head of department Professor Richard Easther, have questioned New Zealand's involvement in building the planet's largest radio telescope. -
Travelling the universe with Richard Easther
18 January 2018In this four-part summer series join Professor Richard Easther as he talks to Radio NZ about travelling to Mars and Pluto, getting close to a black hole and time-travelling back to the Big Bang. -
Science made simple: binary stars
06 January 2018Dr JJ Elridge studies binary stars by creating numerical models to understand what happens when the two stars interact. He talks to the NZ Herald's Jamie Morton about what's involved in his work. -
Science made simple: lasers
03 January 2018Professor Cather Simpson studies how substances convert light energy into more useful forms. She talks to the NZ Herald's Jamie Morton about applying intellectual exploration values to practical entrepreneurship, and more. -
Does NZ really have a science denial problem?
03 December 2017People rejecting facts is a problem around the world. Sir Peter Gluckman and Professor Shaun Hendy discuss whether there is a growing trend towards 'science denialism' whereby proven science facts are ignored or denied. -
Top NZ scientist talks about entrepreneurship and the role of universities
20 November 2017Professor Simpson is a passionate believer in making science accessible to people of all ages and from all walks of life. -
Life, the universe and everything
03 November 2017Is our universe part of a larger multiverse? What types of planets circle circle other stars in the galaxy? Professor Richard Easter talks about the work of Te Ao Mārama, a new centre asking the big questions in science. -
Major funding boost for Science at University of Auckland
02 November 2017Thirteen research projects across mathematics, computer science, cosmology, astrobiology, biological sciences, statistics, chemistry and psychology are funded with $8,778,000 from the Marsden Fund for 2017. -
Teaching digital technologies? Win a scholarship (worth approx $1,000) to study COMPSCI 101
30 October 2017We are funding 10 scholarships (worth approximately $1,000 each) for digital technologies teachers to study COMPSCI 101 at the 2018 Summer School. -
EXERSCI 100G now available for all undergraduates on the Summer School 2018 open schedule
30 October 2017Exciting news! The hugely popular General Education course EXERSCI 100G (formerly SPORTSCI 100G) is now available on the open schedule for the 2018 Summer School. This means that it is available for undergraduate students from all faculties and programmes to come and study. -
Pioneering NZ physicist wins James Cook Fellowship
25 October 2017Associate Professor Stéphane Coen from the Department of Physics has been awarded the James Cook Fellowship from the Royal Society Te Apārang for his research on nonlinear optics. -
Detecting skin cancer
26 September 2017Kiwi researchers are creating a handheld scanner that can detect skin cancer. Professor Cather Simpson gives TV3's The Project the lowdown on the serious work behind the device. -
Major new investment in University of Auckland Science
13 September 2017A handheld skin cancer diagnostic device and a project to explore how underwater sound can influence beer fermentation are just two of eight University of Auckland Faculty of Science research projects to be awarded funding from this year’s Endeavour Fund. -
Science for Technological Innovation Seed Funding grants awarded to Faculty of Science researchers
28 July 2017Researchers from the School of Chemical Science and the Department of Physics are thrilled to receive 2017 SEED funding. -
Making science even sexier
14 July 2017World-renowned astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson delivered his one-off Auckland show, A Cosmic Perspective, on Sunday 9 July. Some of our faculty academics attended, and they've shared their personal perspectives with us. -
Work on the Alpine Fault by Faculty of Science researchers is published in Nature
26 May 2017Researchers from the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Science, who were part of the team involved in the South Island’s Deep Fault Drilling Project, have had their results published in prestigious international journal, Nature, this month.
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