The University of Oxford has launched Oxford × QRT Labs as part of a major new long-term philanthropic partnership with Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), alongside Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge. The initiative forms part of a major investment by QRT across higher education, designed to support fundamental, multidisciplinary research and the next generation of scientific leaders. Oxford Mathematics is a significant part of the partnership.
Oxford x QRT Labs represents a significant investment in people - supporting students and early-career researchers working across mathematics, statistics, computer science and engineering. Through this multi-university partnership, QRT will directly fund more than 70 early-career researchers, including doctoral (PhD/DPhil) students and postdoctoral researchers and research fellows, helping to strengthen the pipeline of future scientific leaders.
Research supported through Oxford × QRT Labs will span both foundational questions and real-world challenges, reflecting Oxford’s long-standing commitment to excellence across disciplines. By giving researchers the space to explore complex problems - particularly those involving data, uncertainty and computation - the initiative will help lay the groundwork for future advances with broad societal relevance.
Alongside Oxford, Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge are each establishing dedicated QRT Labs centres within their institutions, supported by Qube Research & Technologies. Across the three universities, QRT Labs will operate as a coordinated programme, with shared scientific activities including seminars, workshops and events designed to encourage sustained collaboration and exchange, while preserving academic independence within each institution.
Photo, from left to right: Professor James Naismith, Head of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division, University of Oxford; Dr Daniel Giamouridis, Quantitative Research Director Qube Research & Technologies (QRT); The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder, Master of Pembroke College, University of Oxford; Professor Jon Chapman, Head of the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford; Professor Frank Windmeijer, Head of the Department of Statistics, University of Oxford; and Professor Clive Siviour, Head of the Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford. Credit Cyrus Mower