Professor Ian Walmsley appointed to lead Oxford Quantum Institute and joins government’s Quantum Strategic Advisory Board

Published on May 14, 2025

The University of Oxford is celebrating a major step in its quantum journey with the announcement that Professor Ian Walmsley CBE FRS has been appointed Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute (OQI) and has also been named a member of the National Quantum Strategic Advisory Board (SAB)*, which advises the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
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