PhD Opportunities

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.

SUSTAINSustainable Understandable agri-food Systems Transformed by Artificial INtelligence (open)

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/

AI4BI – AI for Biomedical Innovation (open)

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

CDT-D2AIRDependable and Deployable AI for Robotics (open)

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

CDT-NLPResponsible and Trustworthy in-the-world NLP (open)

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. Applications will reopen near the end of 2024.

https://www.responsiblenlp.org

SOCIAL-CDT Socially Intelligent Artificial Agents (closed)

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

CDT-RASRobotics and Autonomous Systems (closed)

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

https://www.edinburgh-robotics.org

Edinburgh Centre for Robotics – RAS1 & 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.

University of Aberdeen
Abertay University
University of Dundee
Edinburgh Napier University
University of Edinburgh
Glasgow Caledonian University
Heriot-Watt University
University of Glasgow 
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) 
Robert Gordon University
University of Stirling
University of St Andrews
University of Strathclyde
University of the West of Scotland