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 […]

April 6, 2021

The latest round of Partnership Resource Funding is now open!

The Quantum Communications Hub is pleased to announce a new round of Partnership Resource Funding, which aims to support new collaborations that are closely aligned with the work of the Hub. The vision of the Quantum Communications Hub, which is funded through the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, is to deliver integrated secure quantum communications […]

April 5, 2021

Enabling quantum secure communications from the stratosphere

A new project that will demonstrate quantum secured communications from the stratosphere has been awarded Partnership Resource funding by the Quantum Communications Hub. The collaborative project, which is led by researchers at the University of York and involves researchers from Heriot Watt University, along with industrial partners Auriga Aerospace Ltd and Elson Space Engineering, follows […]