July 12, 2021

An interview with a Quantum Scientist – Dr Siddarth Koduru Joshi, University of Bristol

Dr Siddarth Koduru Joshi had a keen interest in physics from a very early age and as he and his understanding of physics grew, his interest in quantum quickly developed. Siddarth studied for an undergraduate degree in Physics at Bangalore University, however, this left him wanting more and so he participated in a programme which […]

June 21, 2021

An interview with a Quantum Scientist – Dr Rupesh Kumar, University of York

As a child, Dr Rupesh Kumar always enjoyed working with his hands and had an affinity for subjects like mathematics and science, so becoming an experimental physicist was quite a natural career choice for him. Rupesh started by studying for a Masters in Physics at Mahatma Gandhi University, India, before undertaking a PhD in quantum communications at the […]

June 7, 2021

Press Release: Quantum holds the key to secure conference calls

The world is one step closer to ultimately secure conference calls, thanks to a collaboration between Quantum Communications Hub researchers and their German colleagues, enabling a quantum-secure conversation to take place between four parties simultaneously. The demonstration, led by Hub researchers based at Heriot-Watt University and published in Science Advances, is a timely advance, given […]

May 28, 2021

An interview with a Mechanical Engineer in Quantum – Cassandra Mercury, Craft Prospect

Cassandra Mercury has had a varied career that’s seen her move from sunny Los Angeles, where she was born and raised, to Edinburgh to pursue a role engineering quantum technologies for space. Cassandra studied at University of Southern California for her Bachelors degree and, subsequently, a Masters in Astronautical Engineering. Upon graduating, she took up […]

May 11, 2021

Quantum communications and the telecoms sector: Building a quantum-enabled economy

Quantum driven technologies, solutions, products and services are expected to bring profound changes to the telecommunications sector.  The potential of Quantum technologies for telecommunications is part of a wider push in the UK towards commercialisation of Quantum products and services. Given this new direction of travel, techUK believes now is the time to consider whether key […]

May 7, 2021

Hub Job Opportunity!

The Department of Mathematics at the University of York is seeking a talented postdoctoral research associate to work on an experimental project looking at evaluating quantum random number generators (QRNGs). This position is funded by the EPSRC’s Quantum Communications Hub and will be based at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Teddington (London) in the […]

May 7, 2021

An interview with a quantum scientist – Dr Zixin Huang, University of Sheffield

Having studied chemistry and physics during her undergraduate degree at the University of Sydney, Dr Zixin Huang undertook a PhD in quantum photonics at the same institution, before moving to the University of Sheffield for a postdoctoral position as part of the Quantum Communications Hub. Later on this year, Zixin will be moving on to the Sydney Quantum Academy where […]

May 5, 2021

Hub holds international workshop on next generation quantum networking

Researchers and members of industry from around the world gathered to discuss recent advances in quantum networking at the Quantum Communications Hub’s recent workshop: ‘Next Generation Quantum Networking: Applications, Use Cases, Architectures and Technologies’. The workshop, which was held online across two days (29-30 April 2021), brought together speakers from countries such as Austria, Canada, […]

May 4, 2021

Quantum Shorts film screening at York Festival of Ideas

The Quantum Communications Hub is hosting a film screening as part of the York Festival of Ideas 2021. From a crime solved using quantum clues to a comedic take on quantum superposition, we present a special screening of the top ten shortlisted films of the international Quantum Shorts Festival. The short five-minute films, all inspired by […]

April 29, 2021

New Hub Job Opportunity!

The School of Engineering & Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University seeks to appoint a Research Associate in Ground Stations for Satellite Quantum Communications.  The Research Associate will investigate the design, modelling, construction, and testing of the UK’s main optical ground station for satellite quantum communications within the UK Quantum Communications Hub project, a £25M collaborative […]