Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing PhD with Integrated Study at University of Edinburgh

Four-year PhD with integrated study that develops interdisciplinary researchers who combine natural language processing expertise with ethics, governance and consideration of users and use contexts. Students train in cohorts and work on team science projects with more than 70 partners across industry, the public and non-profit sectors and research.

Faculty: College of Science and Engineering  |  Department: School of Informatics (hosted at the Edinburgh Futures Institute)  |  Duration: 4 years full-time; 6 years part-time (only for students not requiring visa sponsorship)  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students complete 180 taught credits over the first two years, 110 from mandatory CDT courses and 70 from option courses, plus the equivalent of three years of PhD research. Every student undertakes a placement of up to 3 months in Year 2 or 3 with a partner.

Career pathways

Students are expected to follow careers in academia, industrial research and development, entrepreneurship and social innovation, and start-ups, supported by Fast-Track Impact training and commercialisation support.

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