The UK's national quantum hubs are multi-year, university-led research consortia with industry partners, funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, UK Research and Innovation and National Institute for Health and Care Research. 5 are active, with £111.7m in sourced grants between them; 4 earlier hubs have finished.
QCi3
The national research hub for quantum computing, led by the University of Oxford. It works on scalable and networked quantum computers.
Led by University of Oxford
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Computing, Networks, Software and algorithms
IQN
A national research hub building quantum networks, from local links to satellite connections. Heriot-Watt University leads it.
Led by Heriot-Watt University
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Networks, Communications
QEPNT
A national research hub for quantum position, navigation and timing, led by the University of Glasgow. It aims to reduce reliance on satellite signals such as GPS.
Led by University of Glasgow
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Timing and navigation, Sensing, Defence and security
Q-BIOMED
A national research hub that develops quantum sensors for earlier diagnosis of disease. UCL and the University of Cambridge lead it.
Led by University College London
Funding: £24m
Themes: Sensing, Biomedical and health, Imaging
QuSIT
A national research hub for quantum sensing, imaging and timing, led by the University of Birmingham.
Led by University of Birmingham
Funding: £22m
Themes: Sensing, Imaging, Timing and navigation
| Hub | Lead | Years | Partners | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QCi3Computing, Networks, Software and algorithms | University of Oxford | 2024 to 2029 | 34 | £21.9m |
| IQNNetworks, Communications | Heriot-Watt University | 2024 to 2029 | 39 | £21.9m |
| QEPNTTiming and navigation, Sensing, Defence and security | University of Glasgow | 2024 to 2029 | 23 | £21.9m |
| Q-BIOMEDSensing, Biomedical and health, Imaging | University College London | 2024 onwards | 9 | £24m |
| QuSITSensing, Imaging, Timing and navigation | University of Birmingham | 2024 to 2029 | 20 | £22m |
QuantIC
The phase 2 national hub for quantum imaging, led by the University of Glasgow. Its grant ran from December 2019 to May 2025.
Led by University of Glasgow
Funding: £25m
Themes: Imaging, Sensing
The phase 2 national hub for quantum communications, led by the University of York. The hub's work ran from 2019 to 2024.
Led by University of York
Funding: £23.5m
Themes: Communications, Networks
QCS
The phase 2 national hub for quantum computing and simulation, led by the University of Oxford. It ran from 2019 to 2024.
Led by University of Oxford
Funding: £27.3m
Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms
The phase 2 national hub for quantum sensors and clocks, led by the University of Birmingham. It ran from 2019 to 2024.
Led by University of Birmingham
Funding: £28.6m
Themes: Sensing, Timing and navigation
A University of Glasgow centre that brings together the university's quantum research and development.
Led by University of Glasgow
Themes: Imaging, Sensing, Computing
NQCC
The UK's national laboratory for quantum computing, based at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire.
Led by NQCC
Funding: £93m
Themes: Computing, Software and algorithms, Skills and training
QTIC
A University of Bristol innovation centre with facilities and support for quantum and deep tech start-ups.
Led by University of Bristol
Funding: £35m
Themes: Computing, Communications, Sensing
QMI
NPL's institute that provides measurement expertise and facilities for testing and validating quantum technologies.
Led by NPL
Themes: Timing and navigation, Sensing, Computing, Communications
Fraunhofer CAP
Fraunhofer's first UK research centre, in Glasgow, with a dedicated unit for lasers and photonics used in quantum technologies.
Led by Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics
Themes: Sensing, Communications, Materials and components
A planned national centre, funded by EPSRC, to teach researchers the skills needed to turn quantum research into companies and products.
Led by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Themes: Skills and training
QCNDS
A centre of excellence launched by AWE in November 2025 and led by the University of Strathclyde, applying quantum sensing and computing to nuclear science for national security.
Led by University of Strathclyde, Aldermaston
Themes: Computing, Sensing, Defence and security
