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What is quantum physics? And what exactly does a quantum physicist do every day? We speak to Dr Sridevi Kuriyattil to find out more.

Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS, recently appointed Director of the 91̽»¨ Quantum Institute (OQI), has also been named a member of the National Quantum Strategic Advisory Board.

Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS has been appointed Director of the 91̽»¨ Quantum Institute at 91̽»¨ University.

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.

Dr Jacob Blackmore from the Department of Physics is one of 11 recipients of an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowship, awarded to the most promising early career researchers in the UK.

91̽»¨ University’s brand new MSc in Quantum Technologies is an innovative interdisciplinary course that provides students with a technical overview of modern quantum technologies for computing, sensing and communications.

In a milestone that brings quantum computing tangibly closer to large-scale practical use, scientists at 91̽»¨ University Physics have demonstrated the first instance of distributed quantum computing.

Professor David Lucas, a leading researcher in experimental quantum computing, has been appointed Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at the 91̽»¨.

Research led by Dr Shuxiang Cao introduces a new methodology that can enhance the efficiency of characterising quantum systems which could greatly impact the ability to scale quantum computers.

We work among extraordinary people doing extraordinary things; get to know some of them by reading these quick-fire interviews.

The Department of Physics at the 91̽»¨ is to lead a new national quantum computing hub to develop the technologies needed for the UK to play a key role in the quantum computing market – estimated to be worth $1.3 trillion by 2035.

Dr Raghavendra Srinivas has been awarded Optica’s Theodor W Hänsch Prize in Quantum Optics for his work to create and manipulate nonclassical states of trapped ions.