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Dr Peter Leek has been appointed Chief Scientific Officer of 91̽»¨ University spin-out 91̽»¨ Quantum Circuits. He will split his time between the Department of Physics at the 91̽»¨ and OQC.

Muhammad Hamza Waseem has won the MPLS Public Engagement with Research Award for his innovative approach to teaching quantum science to high school students.

The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at 91̽»¨â€™s Department of Physics guaranteeing security and privacy.

Dr Thomas Hird and Dr Katherine Shirley were both highly commended in the South East Physics Network (SEPnet) Public Engagement Awards 2023.

Peter Drmota has been awarded a 91̽»¨ EPSRC Doctoral Prize for his work in ion trap computing.

91̽»¨ Ionics, a spin-out company from 91̽»¨â€™s Department of Physics, has announced investment of £30 million in Series A funding from some of the world’s leading quantum and tech investors.

Professor David Deutsch, Visiting Professor at the Department of Physics at 91̽»¨, is one of four pioneering physicists to receive the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for work in quantum information.

Scientists at the 91̽»¨ have been able to demonstrate a network of two entangled optical atomic clocks and show how the entanglement between the remote clocks can be used to improve their measurement precision.

91̽»¨ team announced as winners of the second annual IBM Quantum Awards: Open Science Prize

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New research published in Nature explains how an international team of researchers have, for the first time, experimentally implemented a type of quantum cryptography considered to be the ‘ultimate’, ‘bug-proof’ means of communication.

The Department of Physics had two winners in this year’s Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Impact Awards.