December 17, 2021

Hub job opportunity!

The Institute of Photonics (IPaQS) in the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS) at Heriot-Watt University seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Quantum Communication Science to work with Prof. Erika Andersson on quantum authentication, funded by the Quantum Communications Hub Partnership Resource Project “QuID – Entanglement-Based Token For Quantum PIN Identification”. The work […]

December 15, 2021

Hub Job Opportunity!

The Department of Physics at the University of York seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) in experimental quantum communications to work as part of the EPSRC’s Quantum Communications Hub. The successful candidate will be a motivated researcher with a good record of publications. Their role will be to support the development, performance testing […]

December 10, 2021

New White Paper released: The future of NCSC Technology Assurance

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have recently released a White Paper  outlining a new approach to technology assurance and plans for its implementation. In a world that is heavily reliant upon technology and in particular connected devices, it is imperative that devices and systems can be trusted, not just to perform their main function, […]

November 30, 2021

Could you be a Quantum Ambassador?

Hub partner STEM Learning is recruiting people to become Quantum STEM Ambassadors as part of the Hub Partnership Resource funded Quantum Ambassadors Programme, which aims to take quantum into the A Level classroom.  Quantum Ambassadors will be given training on the bespoke resources used as part of the programme and then paired with a school. […]

November 15, 2021

New Hub Job Opportunities!

The Quantum Communications Hub team at the University of Bristol is advertising two new research appointments: A Research Engineer in Software Engineering for Quantum Cryptography in Networks. The position would be ideal for someone with drive to work closely with scientists and engineers to build leading edge technologies. Applications welcome from talented software engineers with […]

November 11, 2021

US Government Accountability Office releases report on status of Quantum Computing and Communications

A report, which examines in detail the status and prospects of Quantum Computing and Quantum Communications Technologies and proposes a number of options for future government policy, has been released by the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report is the result of a technology assessment which was carried out by the GAO with […]

November 8, 2021

Hub team demonstrates advances in quantum communications at UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2021

The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase, organised by the KTN in collaboration with Innovate UK, took place at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London, on 5 November 2021. Aiming to highlight the success and progress of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme and commercialisation of quantum technologies in the UK throughout the last year, the Showcase […]

November 5, 2021

Twelve new projects receive funding to advance the commercialisation of quantum technologies

£50 million of funding has been awarded by the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, through the Commercialising Quantum Technologies Challenge, to twelve collaborative projects that will bring a range of quantum technologies a step closer to reality. From developing quantum computers to speed up drug discovery, to creating quantum gas sensors, the projects, which are […]

November 5, 2021

UK and US sign joint statement of intent to boost collaboration on quantum

The United Kingdom and the United States of America have recently signed a new joint statement of intent on cooperation in quantum information sciences and technologies. The statement, which was signed by George Freeman, UK Minister for Science, and Dr Eric Lander, US Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and […]

October 26, 2021

Hub technologies to be demonstrated at UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase 2021

The UK National Quantum Technologies Showcase, a major annual event within the quantum industry calendar, is taking place on Friday 5 November 2021. The event, which is organised by KTN in partnership with Innovate UK, will see over 80 exhibitors come together to showcase the latest protype and demonstrator technologies, highlighting the success and progress […]