September 21, 2020

Quantum R&D is more than just Qubits and Quantum Computers! – live webinar

The Institution of Engineering and Technology is hosting a series of webinars on Quantum Engineering, raising awareness of the new opportunities created in engineering by the emerging quantum technologies. This is the first of six webinars. Speaker: Professor Sir Peter Knight FRS Abstract: The UK through a mix of government and industry funding has committed more […]

September 18, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Dr Ke Guo

Physics had always been one of the subjects Ke Guo excelled at in school, so that, combined with her love for learning new things and discovering new applications meant a career in quantum science was for her. Ke first undertook a Bachelors degree in Physics before embarking upon a Masters and subsequently a PhD in […]

August 31, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Robert Collins

Heriot-Watt University has been at the heart of Robert’s physics journey since he began his undergraduate physics degree there and remained for his PhD and postdoctoral research associate position. Despite undertaking a general physics degree, Robert found that his studies were structured towards quantum photonics from an early stage, due to quantum photonics being such […]

August 10, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Laura Huddleston

While in the final year of her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering, at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Laura applied for and won a position on The Bobby Jones Fellowship exchange programme with the University of St Andrews in Scotland. This paved the way for Laura to join the Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices MSc […]

July 16, 2020

Being a Quantum Scientist – an interview with Dr Steven Johnson

Steven (right) started his physics journey by undertaking a theoretical physics degree, before switching paths to experimental physics and taking up a PhD at the University of Birmingham, building a cold atom system. From there he went into industry for 5 years and worked on imaging sensors that will ultimately be launched into space, specifically […]

July 9, 2020

Recommended Summer Reading!

School is almost out! Are you looking for some interesting summer reads? If so, check out our list of recommendations below, there’s something for everyone – including your dog! From quantum classics to books for babies, our list includes all of the absolute must reads in the field of quantum. John Polkinghorne, 2002, Quantum Theory: […]

June 29, 2020

Pursuing a career in quantum technologies

Scott, an A Level student at Lytchett Minster School, Poole, is currently studying Maths, Physics and Further Maths. He is also undertaking an Extended Project Qualification as an AS course and was tasked with writing a 5000 word dissertation on a topic of his choice, Scott chose to focus on “What are the uses of […]

June 22, 2020

An interview with Professor Winfried Hensinger

While heading up the Sussex Ion Quantum Technology Group and being Director of the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies, Professor Winfried Hensinger is working on constructing a trapped-ion quantum computer demonstrator device, a quantum simulation engine and portable quantum sensors. He is also a co-founder, Chief Scientist and Chairman of Universal Quantum, a quantum computing […]

June 19, 2020

Schools’ Physicist of the Year Awards 2020

Thursday 18th June saw Hub Director, Professor Tim Spiller, give a keynote on lecture on Quantum Technologies at the ‘Schools’ Physicist of the Year Awards 2020’ which was hosted virtually, by the University of York. The awards ceremony, an annual occurrence, is part of a national scheme run and funded by the Ogden Trust, a […]

June 10, 2020

Many worlds flash fiction wins Quantum Shorts competition!

Three short stories that give their characters access to other timelines have claimed prizes in the 2019-20 edition of the Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition. The stories explore the many worlds idea from quantum physics, in which every event is understood to have all possible outcomes, each happening in its own branch of the universe. […]