Our department offers a comprehensive range of physics programmes and research areas. Learn more about who we are and what we do.
Haere mai | WelcomeWhere do all the elements come from?
Dr J.J. Eldridge talks about research into the lives and deaths of stars, especially binary stars that have very different lives to single stars like our Sun.
Our internationally recognised scholars are committed to producing high-quality research and world-class teaching.
Whakapā mai | Get in touchExplore our range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Hōpara kōwhiringa | Explore optionsOur research covers topics the fundamental properties of matter and light, climate and astrophysics, and the development of novel devices and technologies.
Tūhuratia | DiscoverDiscover some of the exciting research happening in the Department with our selection of interviews from early-career and up-and-coming academics.
Pānui tonu | Read moreMeet our students and graduates and find out where their Physics degree has taken them.
Pānui tonu | Read moreWe collaborate closely with several national Centres of Research Excellence (COREs) and other research institutions.
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