Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Funder · Swindon
The UKRI research council behind the UK's five quantum research hubs, the NQCC's founding budget and quantum fellowships and skills.
Active Programme
EPSRC Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowships
EPSRC fellowships for 11 early-career quantum technology researchers at UK universities.
Project data last updated 11 October 2026
About this project
In April 2025 EPSRC announced £15 million for 11 Quantum Technology Career Acceleration Fellowships. The scheme supports early-career researchers working on quantum technologies, with uses from drug discovery to disease diagnostics.
The fellows are based at the universities of Oxford (two), Warwick, Durham (two), Newcastle, Birmingham, Strathclyde, Edinburgh, Sheffield and University College London.
Lead organisation
Partners (9)
University of Oxford
University · Oxford
University of Warwick
University · Coventry
Durham University
University · Durham
Newcastle University
University · Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Birmingham
University · Birmingham
University of Strathclyde
University · Glasgow
University of Edinburgh
University · Edinburgh
University College London
University · London
University of Sheffield
University · Sheffield
Funders
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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Funder · Swindon
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A recap of the Quantum Software Lab’s Quantum Fringe in Edinburgh, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
The Quantum Software Lab (QSL) at the University of Edinburgh has become a globally recognized hub for creating software solutions, and with its strategic partnership with the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), now has more than 70 researchers. In three years, the QSL is poised to lead a
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University of Edinburgh’s Quantum Fringe festival builds on 1,000 attendees, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
Quantum Fringe Festival 2026, a two-month programme of events, explores the latest developments in quantum computing and its real-world applications. Building on last year’s event, which brought together around 1,000 attendees across 16 events, the festival running from May to July 2026, continues t
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University of Edinburgh team builds secure quantum network protocols, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
Authentication is a fundamental building block of secure quantum networks, essential for quantum cryptographic protocols and often debated as a key limitation of quantum key distribution in security standards. Researchers at School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh, introduced a new authentica
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Researchers Bound Extended Source Imaging Error by 74%, read on Quantum Zeitgeist
A weighted variance just 7% from fundamental limits demonstrates how entangled photons can dramatically outperform conventional optical interferometry. Previously restricted to single or dual telescopes, this work extends that advantage to M-station arrays, achieving roughly ten times better perform
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