The Institute for Language, Cognition and Computation (ILCC) at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for three-year PhD studentships starting in September 2025. ILCC is dedicated to the pursuit of basic and applied research on computational approaches to language, communication and cognition. Primary research areas Primary research areas include: Natural language processing and computational linguistics Machine Translation Speech technology Dialogue, multimodal interaction, language and vision Computational Cognitive Science , including language and speech, decision-making, learning and generalization Social Media and Computational Social Science Human-Computer interaction, design informatics, assistive and educational technology Information retrieval and visualization Funding Approximately 10 studentships from a variety of sources are available, covering both maintenance at the research council rate of GBP 19,237 (2024/25 rates) per year and tuition fees. Awards increase every year, typically with inflation. Studentships are available for UK, EU, and non-EU nationals. Requirements Applicants should have a strong undergradudate degree or equivalent in computer science, cognitive science, AI, or a related discipline. For a list of academic staff at ILCC with research areas, and for a list of indicative PhD topics, please consult: http://web.inf.ed.ac.uk/ilcc/people/academic-senior-research-staff http://web.inf.ed.ac.uk/ilcc/study-with-us/possible-phd-topics-ilcc How to apply Details regarding the PhD programme and the application procedure can be found at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2025&id=491 There are TWO DEADLINES for applications to receive full consideration: round 1: 25th November 2024 round 2: 17th February 2025 We strongly recommend that non-UK applicants submit their applications in round 1, to maximise their chances of funding. Please direct inquiries to the PhD admissions team via the link below. Contact the PhD admissions team Please note that the 3-year ILCC PhD program is distinct from the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing, which offers a 4-year PhD with integrated study: https://www.responsiblenlp.org/ This article was published on 2024-11-22
