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Ensuring Sydney’s place as a global hub for quantum

Sydney Quantum Academy is working to create thousands of well-paid, high-tech jobs building on the city’s quantum strengths. At an online forum officially launching the Academy on Monday 7 December 2020, Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney, the Hon. Stuart Ayres MP joined representatives from academia and industry to discuss plans to grow … Read more

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Global leaders join Sydney Quantum Academy Advisory Board

The Sydney Quantum Academy, a collaboration between four leading Australian universities and the NSW Government designed to accelerate the growth of the quantum technology ecosystem, has secured an impressive line-up for its External Advisory Board. The board includes 10 senior representatives from government and industry, including leaders from international and local start-ups, venture capital, and … Read more

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SQA Postdoctoral Fellowships awarded

Photos from top left to right – Dr Karina Hudson and Dr Ting Rei Tan; from bottom left to right – Dr Cyril Laplane and Dr Christina Giarmatzi. We had a successful and competitive first round for the SQA Postdoctoral Fellowship program. The inaugural fellows will start their three-year appointments in the second half of this year. We are pleased to … Read more

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SQA headquarters move to Tech Central

The SQA business operations team will be moving to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) Axle building at South Eveleigh.  SQA is fortunate to have office space generously provided by CBA.  South Eveleigh is a technology and innovation precinct being brought to life by Mirvac and its consortium partners, AMP Capital and Sunsuper. It is … Read more

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Accelerating the quantum ecosystem

According to CSIRO, by 2040 Australia’s quantum technology industry could generate over $4 billion in revenue and 16,000 new jobs. Sydney and NSW will be at the centre of much of this growth but how do we fare on the world stage? At this online event introducing the newly established Sydney Quantum Academy, we will … Read more

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Australia’s $4 billion quantum opportunity

CSIRO recently published a report outlining a vision to grow the quantum technology industry in Australia. CSIRO Chief Scientist, Dr Cathy Foley, hosted an online webinar with an invited panel of experts, representing the research and industry sectors, who discussed aspects of this National Roadmap. While Australia currently boasts a significant level of expertise and … Read more

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Chief Executive Officer appointed to Sydney Quantum Academy

Professor Peter Turner has accepted the appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the SQA commencing in the second half of this year. In addition to his role as CEO, Professor Turner will also hold an Honorary Professorship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Macquarie University, and be a member of the Macquarie University Research … Read more

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Round 1 PhD Scholarships awarded

In our first round of PhD scholarships, SQA awarded $1.4 million in full and supplementary scholarships. The distribution of awards across the four partner Universities were: USYD: two full scholarships MQU: one full and five supplementary scholarships UTS: one full and nine supplementary scholarships UNSW: 16 supplementary scholarships. SQA congratulates all scholarship awardees, who have … Read more

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