University · Brighton
The University of Sussex's Centre for Quantum Technologies, on its campus near Brighton, has groups working on ion-trap processors, ion-photon interfaces, quantum simulators, superconducting circuits and quantum-enhanced metrology. Its best-known spin-out, Universal Quantum, was founded in 2018 and led a £7.5m Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund consortium, with Sussex and Rolls-Royce among the partners, to build an error-correcting trapped-ion machine. Since September 2024 Sussex has led, with Bristol, a £24m EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies, backed by the NQCC, NPL, BT and PsiQuantum. It was also a partner in the earlier Quantum Computing and Simulation and Sensors and Timing hubs.
University of Sussex is a university in Brighton with five quantum projects in this directory. It leads 1 UK project (EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Information Science and Technologies) and is a partner in 4 more. Profiled here: Winfried Hensinger (Co-Founder).
Sources: Quantum Technology MSc (University of Sussex) · University of Sussex spin-out led consortium awarded millions to build commercial quantum computer (University of Sussex) · New quantum CDT launched by Sussex and Bristol (University of Sussex) · QCS Hub partners (Quantum Computing and Simulation Hub) · Government announces £23.5m for UK Quantum Technology Hub (University of Birmingham)
A doctoral training centre run by the universities of Sussex and Bristol to train PhD researchers in quantum technology.
Role: Lead
Funding: £24m
Themes: Skills and training, Computing
QCi3
The national research hub for quantum computing, led by the University of Oxford. It works on scalable and networked quantum computers.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Computing, Networks, Software and algorithms
A Universal Quantum-led consortium building a trapped-ion quantum computer that can correct its own errors, with Rolls-Royce as end user.
Role: Partner
Funding: £7.5m
Themes: Computing
QCS
The phase 2 national hub for quantum computing and simulation, led by the University of Oxford. It ran from 2019 to 2024.
Role: Partner
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.
Role: Partner
Funding: £28.6m
Themes: Sensing, Timing and navigation
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