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Applications are currently closed. They will open on the 8th of October 2025 for the 2025/26 recruitment round.

Before applying, make sure that...

  1. You have checked your eligibility to the programme: see Eligibility and Entry Requirements.
  2. You are aware of the level of funding that comes with a CDT studentship: see Funding details.
  3. You understand what a PhD on the CDT MLSystems entails and what the CDT remit is: see Programme.
  4. You have checked whether the Company-linked studentships (if any) listed on the website are appropriate for you: see CDT Company-linked Studentships.
  5. You have browsed the CDT supervisors profiles and identified some suitable prospective supervisors, contacted them to discuss a potential PhD project and they showed interest in supporting your application: see Supervisors.
  6. You are aware of the application deadline applying to you: see Application Deadlines.
  7. You have read the application guidance: see Application Guidance.
  8. You are aware of the CDT selection process and timeline and you know what to expect: see CDT Selection process and timeline page.

Application to the Centre in Doctoral Training in Machine Learning Systems is through an online first-stage Application Form to begin with.

You can download below the Word/LibreOffice version of the first-stage Application Form to prepare your online submission.

Word/LibreOffice template of the first-stage Application Form:
Link to the online first-stage Application Form (Jisc):

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