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.

Challenge 1 – Accelerating Materials Design Through Predictive Property

Challenge 2 – Quantum Computing for Nuclear Sector Challenges

Challenge 3 – Complex Oxide Supports – Challenges in Accuracy, Transferability and Catalytic Prediction

Challenge 4 – Democratising Advanced Scientific Modelling Through AI-Driven Research Workflows

Challenge 5 – Improving the Accuracy of Heterogeneous Catalyst Performance

Challenge 6 – Predicting photostability and UV absorptions in candidate molecules for crop protection under high-irradiance conditions

Challenge 7 – Quantum-Enhanced Optimisation of Trusted Data and Transaction Intelligence in Financial Services

Challenge 8 – Simulation of f-block chemistry