May 24, 2022

Future proofing cyber security for the healthcare sector with quantum communications

Data security is hugely important in healthcare. Patient details and medical records, most of which are held digitally now, must be kept secure at all times, whether in storage or in transfer between healthcare providers. Any breach of cyber security resulting in a violation of confidentiality laws could have major legal and financial implications. Furthermore, […]

May 23, 2022

Hub delivers ‘Careers in Quantum Technologies: Communications’ assembly for secondary school students

In an effort to inspire the next generation of quantum technologists and to spread the word regarding the exciting careers available in the field of quantum communications, the Quantum Communications Hub delivered an assembly for secondary schools specifically focused on careers in the field of quantum communications technologies, on Wednesday 18 May 2022. Hosted by […]

May 11, 2022

Hub PhD opportunity!

The School of Computing at the University of Kent are currently inviting applications for a PhD scholarship in relation to the project ‘Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs)’, as part of the EPSRC Quantum Communications Hub. This project will investigate QRNGs, analyse and develop new statistical tests of randomness leading to new certification schemes that would […]

May 4, 2022

Hub PhD opportunity!

Funding is available for a PhD student to join the Smart Internet Lab / High Performance Networks Groups in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Bristol, to work on a project funded by the Quantum Communications Hub.  With demonstrations from the likes of IBM Q, Google’s Bristlecone, Rigetti’s Aspen and […]

April 26, 2022

Quantum technology career development fellowship success

Hub researcher Dr Xin Yi, who is based at Heriot-Watt University, is one of just 15 researchers in the UK to have recently been awarded a prestigious EPSRC Quantum Technology Career Development Fellowship. Over the course of his five-year fellowship, for which he has been awarded £747,000, Dr Yi will develop a new class of […]

April 20, 2022

Hub holds QNetworks 2022: an international workshop on Next Generation Quantum Networks

Researchers and members of quantum industry from around the world came together in Cambridge and online, on Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 April 2022, at the second instalment of the Hub organised QNetworks international workshop. The workshop, which had over 350 registrations, saw esteemed speakers from Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, the USA and the UK […]

April 4, 2022

Securing the communications of the UK’s transport sector

Transport is key to society and the economy. From the haulage of food, medicines, and materials around the world, to the transport of people to workplaces, children to schools and of the emergency services, the UK is heavily reliant upon a smooth and resilient transport system. Secure communications are critical to the operability of this […]

March 31, 2022

SPIE Photonex & Quantum Technology: Driving Commercialisation of an Enabling Science II conference

SPIE Photonex will take place on 7-8 December 2022, in Birmingham. The event addresses solutions, components, instruments and systems, vacuum enabled techniques and processes bringing together the whole supply chain: supplier companies, consultants, industrial users, researchers, science groups and innovative start-ups.

March 24, 2022

Hub job opportunity!

A Communications and Outreach Officer position (maternity cover) is available to work on the Quantum Communications Hub project. The position is based at the University of York.  About the role: You will work as part of an industry/research consortium established to develop quantum secure communications technologies towards a commercialisation-ready stage. You will work with key […]

March 16, 2022

EPSRC Quantum Technologies workshop

The EPSRC will be holding a Quantum Technologies workshop on the 10th of May 2022 with the aim of bringing the quantum technologies and engineering communities together. This workshop aims to explore and assess the current state of the research and industrial landscape at this interface between the Quantum Technologies and Engineering communities and highlight how […]