The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Quantum Technology
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- September 24, 2024
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We are happy to announce that Heriot-Watt and our lab in particular will be part of a newly funded UK doctoral training centre: the EPSRC CDT in Applied Quantum Technologies (CDT-AQT). Led by Strathclyde University and with Heriot-Watt and Glasgow University as equal partners, we aim to train up to 80 PhD students in Quantum Technologies starting September 2025. From our press release:
The Applied Quantum Technologies CDT addresses the national need to train the next generation of quantum scientists and engineers for this emerging industry. The training program is a partnership between the Universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow and Heriot-Watt, and more than 30 UK industry partners. It will offer advanced training for 80 PhD students in broad aspects of Quantum Technology, from technical underpinnings to applications in three key domains: Quantum Measurement and Sensing, Quantum Computing and Simulation, and Quantum Communications.
Quantum Technology, based on phenomena that govern physics on an atomic scale, enables transformative breakthroughs across all these areas. Quantum networks will provide communication security on a global scale, quantum sensors will revolutionise precision measurements in fields such as geology and biomedical imaging, and quantum computers will efficiently solve problems that are intractable even on the best future supercomputers.
Professor Stefan Kuhr said: “This CDT stands as a flagship initiative in Scotland and the UK, playing a crucial role in training the next generation of quantum scientists and engineers.”
If you’re interested to get involved, check out our website.