Spring School 2026

What to Expect

This Spring School is designed for postgraduate students and early-career researchers, working across quantum informatics, computer science, mathematics, physics, and engineering who wish to broaden and deepen their understanding of quantum informatics. Over the intensive five-day programme you will:

• Engage with advanced training in the structure, behaviour, and interaction of quantum hardware, software, and applications, aligned with the QI CDT’s mission of making quantum technology integrable, interoperable, and impactful.
• Participate in lectures, hands-on tutorials and interactive sessions led by academic experts.
• Network with peers, build collaborations and explore interdisciplinary perspectives across quantum informatics, computer science, mathematics, physics, and engineering. 
• Benefit from the unique setting of Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, nestled in the landscape of Skye and offering a tranquil, focused environment away from the bustle of everyday research life.

Programme & Further Details

The detailed training programme for the week is currently being finalised. In the coming months, we will publish:

• A full schedule of courses, including lectures, tutorials and workshops.
• Profiles of invited speakers and facilitators.
• Information on accommodation, travel logistics and optional social activities in the Isle of Skye region.
• Practical guidance on preparation, required background and pre-reading materials.

Why Attend

• Take advantage of a focused, high-calibre training environment that reflects the QI CDT’s interdisciplinary ethos.
• Expand your quantum informatics skill-set at a time when quantum technologies are rapidly evolving and demand is growing.
• Experience research-led learning in one of Scotland’s most beautiful and vibrant settings, fostering reflection, innovation and community.

Stay Connected

We encourage you to save the dates (24th to 29th May 2026) and check back soon for full registration details and the programme announcement. In the meantime:

• Follow us on LinkedIn to see real-time updates, including when the call for participants opens.
• If you are already a QI CDT or Aligned Student, liaise with the QI CDT Team if you have any queries.
• If you are an external PhD student with a relevant academic background and an interest in quantum informatics, you may also attend for a small fee (details to follow in due course).like ‘priority to students and early-career researchers’. 
• If you have any queries, please contact this year’s lead organisers, Malin Altenmüller and Louis Lemonnier, both postdoctoral researchers at the University of Edinburgh, at qicdtspringschool@gmail.com.