The University of Sussex, in partnership with the University of Bristol, has announced it is to receive millions in funding to launch a brand new quantum technologies Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT). The Sussex and Bristol partnership is one of 65 new CDTs announced this month by the Science and Technology Secretary, Michelle Donelan.
The CDT will receive £24 million of funding via the government’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), industry and other government organisations, as part of wider work to support leading research in areas the government has designated of national importance.
This includes a support package of £11.6 million from project partners including the National Quantum Computing Centre and National Physical Laboratory and private investment from companies such as BT, Hewlett Packard and Oxford Instruments and a vast array of quantum technology companies, including PsiQuantum and University of Sussex spin-out, Universal Quantum, which is based in the Greater Brighton Metropolitan area and Hamburg, Germany.
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