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.

September 8, 2022

Looking to the future with Quantum City at New Scientist Live

Quantum City is back again – this time at New Scientist Live (NSL), which is taking place in London between 7-9 October 2022. NSL is considered to be one of the UK’s biggest festivals of ideas and discoveries, and this event will mark the third time Quantum City will have had a presence representing all the partners […]

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 […]

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 […]

December 14, 2021

Visit Quantum City at New Scientist Live Manchester!

The Quantum City team will be exhibiting at the New Scientist Live Manchester event taking place at Manchester Central on 12-14 March 2022. Visitors will be able to get hands-on and engage with a range of exciting and interactive demonstrations to find out more about quantum and the far-reaching applications of quantum technologies. New Scientist […]

September 20, 2021

A new call for quantum inspired art

Quantum Visions is now welcoming artwork that draws inspiration from the quantum world. Quantum City, the public engagement arm of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme (UKNQTP) has today launched, Quantum Visions, a new prize competition for quantum-inspired artwork.  The prize competition aims to provide people an opportunity to artistically explore quantum science and the […]

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 […]

March 24, 2020

Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics UK 2020

The Quantum Communications Hub was delighted to support the Conference for Undergraduate Women UK 2020 (CUWiP UK) between 12 and 15 March 2020, at the University of York. The conference was attended by over 100 undergraduate students, who identify as women, and had a schedule packed with interesting and inspiring activities. The conference included trips […]

March 17, 2020

British Science Week 2020: The Annual Holgate Science Lecture

As part of British Science Week 2020, the Quantum Communication Hub was asked to give a talk to students (aged 11-18) and parents, at the Annual Holgate Science Lecture at the National STEM Learning Centre, York. Hub Investigator, Dr Roger Colbeck, gave the talk which included an introduction to quantum communications and quantum cryptography. After the […]