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 […]