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Kelvin Quantum's Stavroula Kapoulea wins £1.65m UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship

UK Research and Innovation has given a £1.65 million Future Leaders Fellowship to Dr Stavroula Kapoulea, who helped found Kelvin Quantum, a company spun out of the University of Glasgow.

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Why it matters: Kelvin Quantum, a University of Glasgow spin-out, now has its operations chief and co-founder holding a £1.65 million UKRI fellowship.

The University of Glasgow reported that Dr Stavroula Kapoulea has received a Future Leaders Fellowship from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), valued at £1.65 million.

According to the university, Dr Kapoulea helped found Kelvin Quantum, a company spun out of Glasgow, where she holds the post of chief operating officer.

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Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor

Kelvin Quantum, spun out of the University of Glasgow, now has one of its founders holding fellowship funding of £1.65 million from UKRI.

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