Established in 2014, the Quantum Communications Hub is part of a national network of four UK Technology Hubs led by the Universities of Birmingham, Glasgow, Oxford and York. The Hubs represent the core investment of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, which aims to provide a route for the successful translation of quantum science into mainstream technological applications for economic benefit. This Hub’s focus is on quantum secure communications and in particular the development and subsequent commercialisation of applications reliant on Quantum Key Distribution or QKD – a mature quantum technology which provides cryptographic keys to enable ultra-secure encryption of information. The Hub aims to deliver future-proof, practical, secure communications with commercialisation potential, by developing existing prototype quantum secure technologies beyond their current limitations; to thus contribute to the establishment of quantum communications technology industries in the UK; and to feed their future expansion, competitiveness, diversification and sustainability.