Institutional development · Public engagement and economic impact · Malaysia
Nobel physics laureate Pierre Agostini gives public lecture at Swinburne's Sarawak Campus
Swinburne University of Technology's campus in Sarawak, Malaysia, held a public talk by Professor Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University, who shared the 2023 physics Nobel Prize.
Why it matters: Members of the public attending Swinburne's Sarawak Campus event heard directly from a 2023 physics Nobel laureate based at The Ohio State University.
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus said it staged a public lecture given by Professor Pierre Agostini, who is based at The Ohio State University in the United States.
According to the university, Professor Agostini was one of those who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded in 2023.
The university's announcement credits both Swinburne and the Malaysian Institute of Physics with the lecture.
The campus called the event a milestone for widening public involvement in science and for quality education.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Swinburne's Sarawak Campus and the Malaysian Institute of Physics brought a 2023 Nobel physics laureate before a public audience, an event the campus framed as a step in opening science to the wider community.
