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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Enhancing

Human Interactions and Collaborations with Data and

Intelligence – Call for Applications for 4 year Funded

research studentships.

In a world emerging from the darkness and despair of the COVID-19

pandemic, we are looking for the next group of people who want to join us

in our mission to bring light and hope through digital discovery and

innovation. We need people who are committed to changing the world via

world-class research that focuses on amplifying human capabilities through

the use of data driven and intelligence enabled systems. The programme

spans 4 years and includes an integrated Masters.

Working alongside a rich and diverse set of industrial, public and third sector

partners – including Facebook, Siemens, Tata, Ordnance Survey, Amicus

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throughs.

The Centre, funded by the UK’s Premier Science and Engineering body, the

EPSRC, is housed in the £32.5M state-of-the art Computational Foundry at

Swansea University. Members of our Centre will be nurtured by multidiscipli-

nary supervisors who are globally leading research agendas in Computer

Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Management, Medicine and Social Care

and Law.

Candidates should have an aptitude and ability in computational thinking

and methods including the ability to write software or enthusiasm to learn

how to do so. While such aptitude might be evidenced by a degree in

Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering, we are building a

community that aspires to have a high degree of diversity of perspective. So,

if you have a background in Arts and Humanities; Social Sciences; Law;

Management for instance, please be encouraged to apply.

For future AI and big data technologies to serve society and the economy

effectively, they will need to be created and critiqued by a diverse and wide

set of perspectives as possible: we welcome applications from anyone who

feels they can help in the mission of the Centre.

This year, we have 11 fully funded places (fees plus maintenance stipend set

at the UKRI rate, currently £15,285 per annum for 2020/21 for full-time

students, updated each year). Places are also available for those in receipt of

four-year external funding.

Applications for our Centre should be made via our website (www.swansea.

ac.uk/Science/epsrc-centre-for-doctoral-training) by March 26th, 2021. There

will be an information and interview event scheduled for 21st and 22nd

April 2021.

For an informal discussion about your application, please contact the Centre

Director. We also welcome conversations with any organisations who want to

become part of our growing stakeholder community.Professor Matt Jones

([email protected]).

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