The journal club is similar to the main PQM discussion group, with one crucial difference: attendance is limited to students and postdoctoral researchers. It has been active since its initial creation in 2019, on initiative of our (now graduated) PhD student Leon Schoonderwoerd. The main purpose of the journal club is to improve cohesion and discussion between these junior researchers in an informal context.
We aim to meet once a week for discussions. These can be a formal discussion of a particular research topic, a student-led presentation or seminar, a cross-disciplinary talk, or an informal chat about what research we have been up to recently.
For more information, or if you have suggestions for events/topics, please contact Joshua Tucker or Diksha Gautam.
Schedule for Term 1 / Autumn 2026
(organised by Joshua Tucker and Diksha Gautam)
Journal Club takes place 11am – 12pm Every Friday
- 02/10/26 – Welcome back and informal discussion by Joshua Tucker
- 23/10/26 – Paper Reviewing / Writing a proposal by Joshua Tucker
- 30/10/26 – Photonic Based Quantum Teleportation by Diksha Gautam
- 06/11/26 – Intro to Quantum Information by Joshua Tucker
- 13/11/26 – Quantum Algorithms by Lee Armstrong & Diksha Gautam
- 20/11/26 – Overview of Quantum Networks by Chris Weeks
- 27/11/26 – Research round Table
Past Years Events
Here, one can find a selection of past events run by the journal club. This should provide a good example of what can be expected for the year.
- 24/04/26 – State Amplification by Lee Armstrong
- 01/05/26 – The Geometry behind Grovers by Diksha Guatum
- 07/03/25 – “Introduction to Information Theory” by Joshua Tucker
- 28/02/25 – “Gentle Introduction to QFT” by Joseph Chapman
- 09/11/2022 – Many-body physics with arrays of individual Rydberg atoms by Ciprian-Cristian Vijeu
- 03/11/2021 — Johnathan Martin (discussing his recent work: Bouncing in an oscillatory gravitational field)
- 10/11/2021 — Holly McPhillips (presenting materials exhibiting magnetoelectric effect: Fe2Mo3O8 and Co2Mo3O8)
- 17/11/2021 — Tymoteusz Tula (introduction to Tensor Networks: link to notes)
- 24/11/2021 — Johnathan Martin (discussing quantum Cheshire Cat effect: A dynamical quantum Cheshire Cat effect and implications for counterfactual communication)
- 08/12/2021 — James Neil (discussing article about Adiabatic Demagnetization Refrigerators: Optimum operating regimes of common paramagnetic refrigerants)