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Register now for the 4th Quantum Optics and Nanophotonics Winter School

This intensive 2-day programme (27 – 28 January 2026) offers lectures by leading international researchers and valuable industry talks, alongside dedicated poster sessions for attendees.
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Global researchers and industry leaders come together to define the future of Quantum

The Sheffield Quantum Centre hosted a two-day sandpit event with international partners across industry and the public sector to set the agenda for quantum technologies and brainstorm new use-cases.
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Scientists discover 'smart' crystals that can improve industrial gas separation processes

Researchers have developed a family of new materials that can separate carbon dioxide (CO2​) from mixed gases.
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Professor Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen awarded the 2025 Institute of Physics Cecelia Payne-Gaposchkin Medal and Prize

Robertus has received their award for outstanding contributions to solar theory over the decades and innovative approaches and leadership for ground-based solar instrumentation with application to space weather.
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New Fellowship funds smart drug development

Dr. Denis Hartmann has been awarded a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship to support his research to develop new drug delivery methods.