**High-level backing** “Quantum Metrology: From Foundations to the Future” was held at NPL as part of the global celebrations for the UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Above: Lord Vallance, UK Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, opens the workshop with the official launch of the NMI-Q collaboration, an international metrology initiative that aims to accelerate the adoption of quantum technologies and applications. (Courtesy: NPL) The UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) ends on an exotic flourish this month, with the official closing ceremony – which will be live-streamed from Accra, Ghana – looking back on what’s been a global celebration “observed through activities at all levels aimed at increasing public awareness of the importance of quantum science and applications”. The timing of IYQ has proved apposite, mirroring as it does a notable inflection point within the quantum technology sector.…