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« Back to NewsNew breakthrough enables precise activation of quantum features in diamond
16 June 2025
A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has achieved a major advance in quantum materials, developing a method to precisely engineer single quantum defects in diamond – an essential step toward scalable quantum technologies.
Oxford physicists set new world record for qubit operation accuracy
10 June 2025
Physicists at the University of Oxford have set a new global benchmark for the accuracy of controlling a single quantum bit, achieving the lowest-ever error rate for a quantum logic operation – just 0.000015%, or one error in 6.7 million operations.
New quantum visualisation techniques could accelerate the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computers
3 June 2025
A collaborative research study has developed a powerful new technique for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing with the potential to end a decades-long search for inexpensive materials that can host unique quantum particles.
Professor Ian Walmsley appointed to lead Oxford Quantum Institute
14 May 2025
Oxford marks a significant milestone in its quantum advancement with the Department of Physics' Professor Ian Walmsley appointed as Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute. Professor Walmsley has also joined the National Quantum Strategic Advisory Board, which advises the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
First distributed quantum algorithm brings quantum supercomputers closer
6 February 2025
A breakthrough from researchers at the Department of Physics addresses quantum’s ‘scalability problem’: a quantum computer powerful enough to be capable of processing millions of qubits.
Oxford Ionics: Leading the race towards quantum computers
27 August 2024
A profile of Dr Chris Ballance and spin-out company Oxford Ionics.
New Oxford quantum hub to tackle key challenges in quantum technologies
26 July 2024
The UK Government has announced the launch of five new research hubs to develop quantum technologies. The Hub for Quantum Computing via Integrated and Interconnected Implementations (QCI3) will be led by researchers at Oxford.
Breakthrough promises secure quantum computing at home
11 April 2024
The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford University Physics guaranteeing security and privacy.
Dr Chris Ballance, quantum computing’s up-and-coming star
9 April 2024
Profile of Dr Chris Ballance, Future Leaders Fellow at Oxford University Physics, who is at the forefront of the field of quantum computing, from the initial blue-sky ideas through to leading high-performance quantum systems that are solving real problems.
New study uses machine learning to bridge the reality gap in quantum devices
10 January 2024
A study led by the Department of Engineering Science has used the power of machine learning to overcome a key challenge affecting quantum devices. For the first time, the findings reveal a way to close the ‘reality gap’: the difference between predicted and observed behaviour from quantum devices.
Oxford Computer Science student Lia Yeh awarded Google PhD Fellowship
16 October 2023
Lia Yeh, a DPhil student in the Department of Computer Science, is one of 67 doctoral students around the world, and the only one in the UK, to be awarded a 2023 Google PhD Fellowship.
From The Conversation: Great Mysteries of Physics 4: does objective reality exist?
29 March 2023
Chiara Marletto from the Department of Physics talks to The Conversation about constructor theory, a generalisation of the quantum theory of information.
Professor David Deutsch awarded Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
22 September 2022
Professor David Deutsch has today been named as one of four internationally pioneering physicists to receive the 2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for his work on quantum information, while Professor James Maynard has received one of six New Horizons in Mathematics Prizes.
‘Holy Grail’ physics discovery could open the way to super-efficient quantum electronics
7 September 2022
An international team of researchers, led by Professor JC Séamus Davis from the Department of Physics, has announced results that support one of the leading theories explaining the atomic-scale mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity.
Oxford physicists to benefit from £6m UKRI programme to spur the UK’s quantum leap
4 August 2022
A multi-institutional project involving a team from Oxford’s Department of Physics is one of 17 new projects to share in £6 million of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) quantum technology funding, announced this week.
Secure cryptography with real-world devices is now a realistic possibility
28 July 2022
New research published in Nature explains how an international team of researchers have, for the first time, experimentally implemented a type of quantum cryptography considered to be the ‘ultimate’, ‘bug-proof’ means of communication.
Research winners and commendation announced for MPLS Impact Awards 2022
11 July 2022
- AI and data science
- Award
- Biomedical engineering
- COVID-19
- Computer science
- Engineering
- Innovation and Enterprise
- Physical sciences underpinning health
- Physics
- Public Engagement
- Quantum
- Research
- Space
- Spin out
Eleven MPLS researchers have been recognised in this year’s MPLS Impact Awards, which showcase research impact across the division and help us to identify examples of impact excellence that will help us to prepare the ground for future Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions and similar exercises.
Quantum computing spin-out to benefit from £38m investment injection
7 July 2022
The new investment in Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), a spin-out company from the Department of Physics, will accelerate the company’s research and development and fuel its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The Series A investment funding is the largest ever secured in the UK by a quantum computing start-up.
Oxford joins UK consortium to build auto-calibrated quantum control system
12 April 2022
Funded by Innovate UK, the £6.8M project will apply machine learning techniques to find fast, automated, and scalable ways to calibrate quantum computers. The aim is to build a system capable of controlling hundreds of qubits simultaneously across different types of quantum hardware.
New £3m EPSRC-funded programme in Robust and Reliable Quantum Computing - RoaRQ
22 March 2022
The programme will establish a cross-disciplinary community of researchers in quantum computing and computer science, who will collaborate to address the global challenge of delivering quantum computing that is robust, reliable, and trustworthy.