April 26, 2017

Establishing the boundaries of quantum secure communications

[Reposted from the University of York website www.york.ac.uk on 26 April 2017] Scientists at the University of York’s Centre for Quantum Technologies have made an important breakthrough in the theory of quantum secure communications. Today’s classical communications, such as email or phone, are potentially vulnerable to eavesdroppers as conventional data encryption is based on the […]

April 24, 2017

Quantum Technologies POSTnote

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has published a briefing document today focusing on quantum technologies. POSTnotes are reports designed to provide balanced and impartial advice to MPs and Peers, and today’s briefing includes information on quantum technologies from stakeholders from across the spectrum of academia, industry, government and the third sector. The result is […]

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 29, 2016

5th ETSI/IQC Quantum-Safe Cryptography Workshop

Following last year’s successful event at Toronto, Canada, the 5th ETSI/IQC workshop on quantum safe cryptography will take place this September in London, UK. The event is jointly co-organised by ETSI, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, and the IQC, the University of Waterloo’s Institute of Quantum Computing, with further support provided by the Quantum Communications Hub, part […]

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 […]

November 3, 2016

2nd National Quantum Technologies Showcase

The UK National Quantum Technologies Programme is a £270m investment over five years, aimed at accelerating the translation of quantum technologies into the marketplace, boosting British business and making a real difference to our everyday lives. The vision is to create a coherent quantum technology community that gives the UK a world-leading position in the emerging […]

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 […]