What is a CDT?
Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) fund students to support their technical and transferrable skills training, as well as research.
2019 CDT Announcements
February 2019 saw two announcements around CDTs. 16 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) CDTs were announced as part of the government’s AI skills and talent package. This is designed to help ensure the UK has the skills needed to make the most of artificial intelligence applications in the economy.
75 CDTs were also announced by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UKRI, to develop the skills needed for UK prosperity. These centres will ensure the next generation of doctoral level students are equipped to tackle research and innovation challenges across the engineering and physical sciences landscape, including subjects such as quantum engineering, medical imaging and offshore renewables.
Working in partnership
A number of the successful CDTs are engaging with the Turing and are from a combination of Turing’s university partners, as well as the national university network. The Turing supported these bids and welcomes the new CDTs as they align to our ambitions by:
- Delivering new training and research opportunities.
- Enhancing the data science and AI skills agenda nationally.
- Supporting the next generation of data science and artificial intelligence leaders.
The Turing intends to create opportunities to enrich and engage the multi-disciplinary CDT student community in a way which builds their research experience and fosters interaction and collaboration at a national level. This partnership between a network of CDTs and convened by the Turing Institute is badged under the umbrella term Connections.
UKRI CDTs
Name of organisation |
Name of CDT |
Director |
Website |
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UCL |
Foundational Artificial Intelligence |
David Barber |
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UCL |
AI-enabled Healthcare Systems |
Geraint Rees |
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University of Exeter |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Environmental Intelligence: Data Science & AI for Sustainable Futures |
Gavin Shaddick |
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University of Edinburgh |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Natural Language Processing |
Mirella Lapata |
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University of Bristol |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Interactive Artificial Intelligence |
Peter Flach |
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University of Leeds |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence for Medical Diagnosis and Care |
David Hogg |
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QMUL |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music (AIM) |
Simon Dixon |
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King's College London and Imperial College London |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Safe and Trusted Artificial Intelligence (STAI) | Michael Luck | Link |
| University of Bath |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Accountable, Responsible and Transparent AI (ART-AI) |
Eamonn O'Neill | Link |
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Universities of Aberystwyth, Bangor, Bristol, Cardiff and Swansea |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing (AIMLAC) | Gert Aarts | Link |
| University of Sheffield |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Speech and Language Technologies (SLC) |
Thomas Cain | Link |
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Imperial College London |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for Healthcare | Aldo Faisal | Link |
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University of Cambridge |
UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in AI for the Study of Environmental Risks (AI4ER) | Emily Shuckburgh | Link |
EPSRC CDTs
Name of organisation |
Name of CDT |
Director |
Website |
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UCL |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cybersecurity |
David Pym |
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University of Warwick |
Mathematics for Real-World Systems II Centre for Doctoral Training |
Magnus Richardson |
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Durham University |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Soft Matter for Formulation and Industrial Innovation (SOFI2) |
Colin Bain |
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Imperial College London |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in the Advanced Characterisation of Materials (ACM) |
Martyn McLachlan |
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UCL |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Geometry and Number Theory at the Interface: London School of Geometry and Number Theory |
Michael Singer |
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University of Bristol |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Computational Statistics and Data Science (COMPASS) |
Nick Whiteley |
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University of Cambridge |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and Power (TURBO) |
Graham Pullan |
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University of Edinburgh |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematical Modelling, Analysis and Computation (MAC-MIGS) |
Ben Leimkuhler |
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University of Oxford and Imperial College London
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Modern Statistics and Machine Learning (STATML) | Axel Gandy | Link |
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University of Liverpool |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Distributed Algorithms: the what, how and where of next-generation data science |
Simon Maskell |
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| University of Cambridge |
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment (FIBE2) |
Abir Al-Tabbaa | Link |
In 2021, MRC announced funding for 17 CDTs and the Turing Institute has supported five of them at the bidding stage.
MRC CDTs
Name of organisation |
Name of CDT |
Director |
Website |
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University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Cardiff and University of Exeter |
GW4 BioMed2 MRC Doctoral Training Partnership |
Colin Dayan |
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University of Sheffield, University of Newcastle, University of Liverpool, University of Leeds, University of York |
Discovery Medicine North (DiMeN) Doctoral Training Partnership |
Stephen Renshaw |
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University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow |
Precision Medicine Doctoral Training Programme |
Robert Semple |
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University of Warwick |
Doctoral Training Partnership in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (DTP-IBR) |
Jonathan Millar |
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University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, University of Nottingham |
Doctoral Training Partnership in Advanced Inter-disciplinary Models (AIM) | Daniel Tennant | Link |
STFC CDTs
Name of organisation |
Name of CDT |
Director |
Website |
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University College London |
Data Intensive Science |
Nikos Konstantinidis, Ofer Lahav |
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University of Sussex, University of Southampton, University of Portsmouth, Queen Mary University of London, Open University |
Data Intensive Science Centre in the South East Physics Network (DISCnet) |
Seb Oliver |
Further information
If you are a prospective student interested in applying for a place at the CDT, please contact the relevant CDT directly.
For further details on how the Turing is working with CDTs, or if your CDT is interested in partnering with the Institute through the training-focused Connections programme, please get in touch at [email protected].