November 18, 2022

Hub developed quantum technologies demonstrated at this year’s national showcase

The 11th of November marked the date when the UK quantum community assembled once again at a familiar venue – the QEII Conference Centre at Westminster, London – for this year’s showcase, the flagship event in the national quantum technologies programme calendar.

November 17, 2022

Hub Job Opportunity!

The School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EEECS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is seeking a Research Fellow to conduct research into the design and implementation of practical, robust and physically secure post-quantum cryptographic architectures at the Centre for Secure Information Technology (CSIT), at the Institute of Electronics, Communication and Information Technologies (ECIT), Queen’s […]

November 10, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: UK’s Quantum Communications Hub Satellite R&D Mission Awarded to ISISPACE Group

The Quantum Communications Hub has selected the Dutch company ISISPACE Group (ISISPACE) as the provider of satellite systems and services in support of the Hub’s In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) mission to demonstrate distribution of quantum encryption keys from space.  The IOD will be the culmination of a core Hub development programme of UK science and […]

October 20, 2022

Hub Job Opportunity!

A talented Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) is needed to work with Prof. Roger Colbeck on quantum random number generators (QRNGs).

October 14, 2022

Hub Job Opportunity!

An experimental Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position based at the National Physical Laboratory is available via the EPSRC’s Quantum Communications Hub. The successful candidate will officially be employed by the University of York.

October 13, 2022

Hub PhD Opportunity!

A PhD position is available in the Department of Mathematics at the University of York to work with Hub investigator Prof. Roger Colbeck on quantum random number generators (QRNGs).

October 5, 2022

Maximum randomness from untrusted devices

Researchers working in the Quantum Communications Hub have shown new tight bounds on the amount of randomness that can be generated from a given amount of nonlocality. Random numbers are an essential resource for modern day society, with cryptography being an important application. Here it is crucial that the numbers are not only evenly distributed, […]

October 5, 2022

Quantum Shorts returns with a new call for films

Since 2012, Quantum Shorts has launched annual calls for creative quantum works of film and short stories. Now the international contest is back. Until 5 December, Quantum Shorts is accepting short films that tell a quantum story in five minutes. The contest is free to enter and offers prizes of up to USD1500.

October 5, 2022

Hub Job Opportunity!

The University of York seeks to appoint a Research Associate to support the development and demonstration of continuous variable-based quantum key distribution (CVQKD) transmitter and receiver for free-space space and atmospheric channels.

July 26, 2022

Hub PhD opportunity!

The University of Strathclyde (Department of Physics) is advertising a PhD position in Space Quantum Communications with Hub Co-Investigator, Dr. Daniel Oi.  The distribution of quantum states and resources are crucial for many applications of quantum technologies including secure communications, networked quantum computers, distributed sensors, and enhanced positioning, navigation, and timing. Space-based systems are under […]