Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT)

SICSA is partner for a number of UKRI-funded Centres for Doctoral Training. Explore the work of our CDTs including those that are currently accepting applications.

Accepting applications

Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial INtelligence

The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial INtelligence (SUSTAIN) is a collaboration between University of Lincoln, University of Aberdeen, Queen’s University Belfast and University of Strathclyde with a focus on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to sustainable agri-food.

https://www.sustain-cdt.ai/

Accepting applications

AI for Biomedical Innovation

UKRI Artificial Intelligence Centre for Doctoral Training in Biomedical Innovation is hosted in the School of Informatics at University of Edinburgh.

https://www.ai4biomed.io

Accepting applications

Dependable and Deployable AI for Robotics

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Dependable and Deployable AI for Robotics (CDT-D2AIR) is offered by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a collaboration between Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Centre for Robotics – D2AIR

Accepting applications

Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world NLP

The UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world Natural Language Processing (NLP) is based at the University of Edinburgh. 

https://www.responsiblenlp.org

recruitment closed

Socially Intelligent Artificial Agents

UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Socially Intelligent Artificial Agents (SOCIAL) is hosted by University of Glasgow as a collaboration between the Schools of Computing Science, Psychology & Neuroscience, Critical Studies, Engineering, Social Sciences and the Adam Smith Business School.

https://www.socialcdt.org

recruitment closed

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (CDT-RAS1 and CDT-RAS2) is offered by the Edinburgh Centre for Robotics, a collaboration between Heriot-Watt University and University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Centre for Robotics – RAS 1
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics – RAS 2

Find a SICSA PhD

All of our SICSA institutions provide world-class training for postgraduate researchers. Computing Science PhD students across Scotland have the added benefit of bespoke workshops, networking events and development activities provided at zero cost through SICSA, including our annual PhD Conference.