EPSRC Quantum Technologies team - Quantum Mission 1 Funding Workshop

The EPSRC Quantum Technologies team is hosting a networking workshop to bring together AI/HPC experts, end users and quantum computing specialists to support the objectives of Quantum Mission 1 in advance of an upcoming funding opportunity. The workshop will take place in Birmingham on 23 September and will be structured around a series of real-world challenges identified by end users. Please register your interest in attending by clicking on one of the challenges below and clicking 'connect'. By signing up to a challenge, you are committing to participate in the roundtable discussion associated with that challenge.

Please note:

• Registering your interest does not guarantee a place at the workshop.
• Successful participants will be notified by 14 September 2026 and provided with the event agenda.
• Attendance at the workshop is not required to submit a future funding application.
• Participation does not confer any advantage during the assessment process.
• Organisations and individuals unable to attend remain eligible to apply to the funding opportunity.

Further information about the event can be found under each challenge.

1. Challenge 1 - Accelerating Materials Design Through Predictive Property
2. Challenge 2 - Quantum Computing for Nuclear Sector Challenges
3. Challenge 3 - Complex Oxide Supports - Challenges in Accuracy, Transferability and Catalytic Prediction
4. Challenge 4 - Democratising Advanced Scientific Modelling Through AI-Driven Research Workflows
5. Challenge 5 - Improving the Accuracy of Heterogeneous Catalyst Performance
6. Challenge 6 - Predicting photostability and UV absorptions in candidate molecules for crop protection under high-irradiance conditions
7. Challenge 7 - Quantum-Enhanced Optimisation of Trusted Data and Transaction Intelligence in Financial Services
8. Challenge 8 - Simulation of f-block chemistry