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    QEPNT: UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing

    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.

    Project data last updated 11 October 2026

    About this project

    QEPNT is one of five quantum technology research hubs funded from December 2024. Professor Douglas Paul of the University of Glasgow is principal investigator. At its launch the hub named Imperial College London, the universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Loughborough and Strathclyde, Heriot-Watt, Queen's University Belfast and the National Physical Laboratory as research partners. The grant record lists more than 30 project partners from industry and government, including Toshiba Europe, BAE Systems, Airbus and Fraunhofer UK.

    The hub develops quantum clocks, sensors and navigation systems. The aim is to keep national security and critical infrastructure working if global satellite navigation signals are lost or jammed.

    Who leads it

    • David Cumming

      Director, QEPNT Hub; University of Glasgow

      University of Glasgow

    • Douglas Paul

      Principal Investigator, QEPNT Hub; University of Glasgow

      University of Glasgow

    • Robert Henderson

      Co-Investigator, QEPNT Hub; University of Edinburgh

      University of Edinburgh · Singular Photonics

    Lead organisation

    University of Glasgow

    University · Glasgow

    Lead of the QEPNT quantum navigation and timing hub, former lead of the QuantIC imaging hub, and home of the Centre for Quantum Technology.

    Partners (23)

    Funders

    In the news

    Quantum Zeitgeist articles about QEPNT, then ones naming its lead or partners.

    • UK Launches Quantum Internet Hubs for Future Proof Cybersecurity

      · UK

      UK Funds Quantum Internet Hubs for Cybersecurity, read on Quantum Zeitgeist

      The UK is investing £106 million in five Quantum Technology Hubs to develop innovative systems for critical infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, and improved indoor and underwater navigation. The hubs will harness quantum properties to provide unparalleled power and capacity for analysis at a molecu

      Image © Quantum Zeitgeist

    • A recap of the Quantum Software Lab's Quantum Fringe in Edinburgh

      · UK

      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

      Image © Quantum Zeitgeist

    All news for this project and its partners

    Sources

    1. QEPNT: Launch of new Quantum Hub to support national security and critical infrastructure (November 2024) (qepnt.org)
    2. QEPNT: Investigators (qepnt.org)
    3. Gateway to Research: EP/Z533178/1 (grant record, project partner list) (gtr.ukri.org)
    4. University of Glasgow: University of Glasgow set to play key roles in new quantum hubs (July 2024) (gla.ac.uk)
    5. University of Cambridge: Five hubs launched to ensure UK benefits from quantum future (26 July 2024) (cam.ac.uk)
    6. Loughborough University: Loughborough University to play key role in new £21.9m quantum technology hub (July 2024) (lboro.ac.uk)
    7. Quantum Zeitgeist: UK Quantum Hub Boosts Security, Infrastructure (6 December 2024) (quantumzeitgeist.com)
    8. Quantum Zeitgeist: UK Funds Quantum Tech Hubs With $220M (29 July 2024) (quantumzeitgeist.com)