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<div><b>EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Enhancing Human Interactions and Collaborations with Data and Intelligence Driven Systems – Call for Applications </b><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>for 4-year Funded Research Studentships.</b></span></div>
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<div>We are looking for 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. </div>
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<div>Working alongside a rich and diverse set of industrial, public and third sector partners – including Facebook, Tata Steel, Ordnance Survey, Microsoft Research, Gofore, NHS and QinetiQ – successful candidates will use a <span style="font-size:12pt">people-first
approach to drive exciting, adventurous and impactful scientific breakthroughs.</span></div>
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<div>This new Centre, funded by the UK’s Premier Science and Engineering body, EPSRC, is housed in the recently opened £32.5M state-of-the-art Computational Foundry at Swansea University. Members of our Centre will be nurtured by multidisciplinary supervisors
who are globally leading research agendas in Computer Science, <span style="font-size:12pt">Mathematics, Engineering, Management, Medicine and Social Care and Law.</span></div>
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<div>Candidates should have an aptitude and ability in computational thinking and methods
<i>(as evidenced by a degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or </i><span style="font-size:12pt"><i>Engineering, for instance)</i> including the ability to write software. The minimum entry requirement is a 2.1 undergraduate degree. For non-native English
language speakers an IELTS average score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any element is required</span></div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div>This year, we have 11 fully funded places (<i>fees plus maintenance stipend set at the UKRI rate, currently £14,777 per annum for 2018/19 for full-time students, updated each year</i>) for UK/Home and EU nationals who can satisfy UK residency requirements.
Places are also available for those in receipt of four-year external funding.</div>
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<div><b>Applications for this first cohort </b><i style="">(starting Autumn 2019</i>)
<b>should be made via our website <i>(</i></b><a href="http://people-first.best" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk320098" style="font-weight:bold" previewremoved="true"><i>people-first.best</i></a><b><i>)</i> by March 22nd, 2019</b>. There will be an <span style="font-size:12pt">information
and interview event scheduled for 16th and 17th April 2019. </span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:12pt">For an informal discussion about your application, please contact the Centre Director, Professor Matt Jones (<b>Director-Enhance-CDT@swansea.ac.uk</b>).</span></div>
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