January 13, 2017

New EPSRC-funded PhD studentship in Quantum Communication Networks!

Hub partners University of York and Toshiba Research Europe Ltd (TREL) Laboratories, based at Cambridge, are offering a fully funded EPSRC PhD studentship for research into quantum communication networks. The project will research the technology and applications for quantum communications that go beyond simple point to point networks. It will investigate methods for distributing quantum keys […]

November 30, 2016

IDQ opens UK office to support UK Quantum Technologies Programme

[Reposted from the IDQ website, www.idquantique.com, 29th November 2016] IDQ announces a prestigious collaboration with the UK Quantum Communications Hub partnership – including BT and the Universities of York, Cambridge and Bristol – in the development of quantum communications for real world application. GENEVA — November, 2016. ID Quantique SA (IDQ), the world leader in […]

November 29, 2016

The Quantum Communications Hub is hiring!

We are currently looking to recruit two research positions. If you are interested in our work and would like to join the team, please have a look at the posts advertised. Research Fellow in Quantum Communications (University of Leeds). For more information and to apply, check this link Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Quantum Communications Networks (Experiment […]

November 25, 2016

The Face of Quantum Communications Technology

A new public engagement video, titled The Face of Quantum Communications Technology and produced with support from our funder, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, is now available to view. The short film introduces some key concepts in the field of quantum communications and talks briefly about the work of the Hub. To view the […]

October 31, 2016

First Annual Quantum Communications Hub Report is now published!

The first annual report of our Quantum Communications Hub, describing activities from the first year of the project, has now been published and it is available to download from the Hub literature page.

July 29, 2016

Funding opportunity for UK innovation positions within quantum technologies

When developing the UK National Strategy for Quantum Technologies, the Strategic Advisory Board identified increasing international engagement as one of five areas of focus in order to maximise the benefit of the programme to the UK. The Strategy recognises the importance of the UK continuing to support international collaboration as a means to attract the […]

June 14, 2016

QKD in Space: Satellite QKD Technologies Workshop

The Quantum Communications Hub held a specialist workshop in early June on satellite quantum key distribution at ECSAT – European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications – the European Space Agency’s new UK facility at Harwell. The workshop was focused on the use of satellite communications for quantum key distribution – a combination of technologies […]

March 1, 2016

Minister announces major investment in doctoral training and Quantum Technologies research at York

[D. Garner, Head of Media Relations, University of York] The University of York is to benefit from investment in science and engineering research totaling £204 million announced by Science minister Jo Johnson today. It is one of 40 UK universities which will share in £167 million support for doctoral training over a two year period, […]

February 8, 2016

Interview: Professor David Delpy, UK head of quantum technology strategy

By Stuart Nathan. [Re-posted from the Engineer (www.theengineer.co.uk)] How to fund science and engineering research is a perennially tricky question: although most people in the sector probably have ideas on how much taxpayers’ money is allocated to research and how it’s shared out, the overwhelming feeling is probably one of relief that they don’t have […]

November 19, 2015

Researchers confirm ‘realistic’ answer to quantum network puzzle

[D. Garner, Head of Media Relations, University of York] Scientists at the University of York’s Centre for Quantum Technologies have discovered new evidence to support the development of scalable and secure high rate quantum networks. Earlier research with colleagues at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Toronto, saw […]