Quantum technologies summer school launched for UK early career researchers in the UK and Canada

An international summer school to train promising early career researchers in quantum technologies has been announced by the UK's Quantum Technology (QT) Hubs. The network of QT Hubs has been awarded funding to host the school by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, part of UK Research & Innovation. The 10-day residential event, held at the University of Birmingham, will train 60 of the UK's and Canada's most promising early career quantum researchers. The aim is to create opportunities for increased mobility, giving students an international perspective and providing an enhanced talent pipeline for UK academia and industry. Both countries have identified quantum as a key emerging technology and have invested heavily in this area. At the same time, both skills and training and international engagement are expected to feature at the core of the forthcoming, newest iteration of the UK's national quantum strategy, expected to be published by BEIS in early 2023. Quantum technologies rely on properties of quantum mechanics.