Researchers from the University of Glasgow are collaborating with their colleagues in Canada on a quantum technology research initiative backed by new financial support.
This project, named Coherent Optimisation and Magnon Manipulation for Information Transfer, or COMMIT, is among ten projects benefiting from £6.5 million in funding provided by the UK-Canada Quantum for Science Research Collaboration.
This initiative aims to leverage the unique characteristics of quantum technology to promote international innovation and scientific advancement.
The research will see Dr. Rair Macêdo from Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering partnering with Professor Robert Stamps from the University of Manitoba to enhance hybrid magnetic quantum devices for use in secure communications, precise sensing, and advanced computing.
COMMIT intends to investigate what is often referred to as ‘quantum weirdness’ in specific magnetic materials, with the research team aiming to harness excitations generated by these materials through light interactions and develop methods for their application in quantum technologies.
“2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, so I’m delighted to be teaming with colleagues at the University of Manitoba on this project,” said Dr. Macêdo.
“Together, we will develop foundational knowledge to advance efficient, hybrid magnetic-based quantum devices that have the potential to be employed across several branches of quantum technologies from secure communications to precision sensing and advanced computing.”
The grant funding will be administered collaboratively by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the International Science Partnerships Fund, in conjunction with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), as part of the UKRI-NSERC Collaborative Agreement.
The distribution of £4 million from the UK and $4.2 million from Canada (amounting to £6.5 million) will facilitate innovative and cooperative research endeavours between academic researchers in both nations, aiming to enhance research in quantum communications, sensing, and detection.
