April 14, 2024

Final three winners of the Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition

Three stories inspired by quantum physics have claimed prizes in the final round of the international Quantum Shorts competition. First Prize goes to the author of “A World in Threads” – in which a girl searches for a perfect reality through many worlds. “The Observer”, where the emergence of observers within an observed universe causes […]

March 11, 2024

Ten Quantum Shorts finalists selected from record number of submissions

The international Quantum Shorts competition received a record 650 entries in its last call for flash fiction that takes inspiration from quantum physics. Now, it is delighted to present the 10 finalists. Quantum Shorts is organised by the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore.  The Quantum Communications Hub through its involvement in the outreach partnership […]

October 24, 2023

Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition returns for one last call

The international Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition has opened a new call for entries. The contest is free to enter and is accepting submissions until 8 January 2024.   Organised by the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, this is the final open call in the competition series which has alternated between annual calls for creative […]

April 3, 2023

“Missed Call” is a hit for the Quantum Shorts film festival

Missed Call has taken First Prize in the Quantum Shorts film festival! The emotive short film by director Prasanna Sellathurai tells of a physics student grappling with his father’s health crisis. “I am thrilled and honoured to be awarded first place in this year’s Quantum Shorts Film Festival!” says Prasanna Sellathurai. “I’ve often heard that […]

March 6, 2023

The finalists of the Quantum Shorts film festival are announced!

Quantum Shorts is an annual public engagement competition organised by the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore and involving many scientific partners, including the UK’s own National Quantum Technologies Programme (via its outreach arm – Quantum City). The competition alternates each year between short films and flash fiction and this year, […]

October 5, 2022

Quantum Shorts returns with a new call for films

Since 2012, Quantum Shorts has launched annual calls for creative quantum works of film and short stories. Now the international contest is back. Until 5 December, Quantum Shorts is accepting short films that tell a quantum story in five minutes. The contest is free to enter and offers prizes of up to USD1500.

June 16, 2022

Public discovers more about communicating with quantum at York Festival of Ideas

On Sunday 12 June 2022, the Quantum Communications Hub held a stand at the York Festival of Ideas Discovery Zone event, which took place at the newly renovated Guildhall in the city centre. As part of the stand, Hub PhD students based at the University of York’s Experimental Quantum Communications Group, part of the York […]

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 […]

April 5, 2022

Three stories win prizes in the Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition

The stories offer imaginative takes on the dangers of ignoring equipment warning signs, the quantum Zeno effect and quantum advantage “Helping Hands”, a spooky story about a quantum experiment gone awry, has bagged First Prize in the Quantum Shorts flash fiction competition. The story about mishandled machinery just pipped Runner Up “Quantum et Circenses”, an […]

March 15, 2022

Quantum City exhibits at New Scientist Live Manchester

Between 12 – 14 March 2022, New Scientist held its first ever science festival outside of London, New Scientist Live Manchester. Quantum City was proud to represent the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme at the event, which will hopefully become an annual feature within the New Scientist events calendar. The first two days of the […]