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« Back to NewsOxford University expands AI fellowship programme to support researchers in Africa and India
10 December 2024
The University of Oxford is set to broaden its AI in Science Fellowship Programme through a new initiative supporting early career faculty at African and Indian universities.
Oxford University to lead AI security research through new national laboratory partnership
4 December 2024
AI and data science MPLS Research
The University of Oxford, in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute and UK Government, will play a lead role in the newly announced Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR). The £8.22 million government-funded initiative marks a significant step forward in strengthening Britain's cyber resilience.
EPSRC announces £22 million investment for seven projects to kick start economic growth and address regional needs
20 November 2024
AI and data science Engineering Funding
Nuclear robotics and artificial intelligence cluster will link Cumbria and Oxfordshire to accelerate the decommissioning of the country’s nuclear legacy and remove people from harm.
Oxford Establishes Ashall Professorship in Artificial Intelligence Following Ashall Donation
15 November 2024
AI and data science Funding Research
Leading AI researcher Professor Michael Wooldridge appointed as first Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford, following an endowment to secure the pioneering role.
New UKRI-funded network to bolster UK’s cyber security research ecosystem
12 November 2024
AI and data science Computer science Funding
A new network led by the Department of Computer Science aims to protect cyber security in the UK and beyond, realise the benefits of emerging technologies, and better prepare society against future cyber threats.
New, ARIA-backed project aims to unlock radically cheaper AI hardware
6 November 2024
AI and data science Computer science Engineering Funding
The University of Oxford is to share in a £50 million award from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), to advance research that could unlock artificial intelligence (AI) hardware at a thousandth of the cost.
Intelligence Community Awards Support Oxford Security Research
25 October 2024
AI and data science Award Computer science Engineering
Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt (Department of Engineering Science) and Dr Simon Birnbach (Department of Computer Science) have been awarded UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme to tackle emerging security challenges.
University of Oxford to lead two projects from new UKRI interdisciplinary scheme
4 September 2024
AI and data science Chemistry Computer science Funding MPLS Physical sciences underpinning health
The University of Oxford is to share in £32.4m funding from the first round of UKRI’s new cross research council responsive mode (CRCRM) pilot scheme. The scheme is designed to stimulate exciting new interdisciplinary research.
New ‘game-changing’ discovery for light-driven artificial intelligence
2 August 2024
AI and data science Materials science Research
Researchers from the Department of Materials, along with collaborators from Muenster, Heidelberg, and Ghent show that replacing lasers with less complex light sources can surprisingly boost performance in some optical applications, such as light-driven AI technologies.
University spin-out Oxford Semantic Technologies acquired by Samsung Electronics
18 July 2024
AI and data science Computer science Innovation and Enterprise
Oxford Semantic Technologies, established in 2017 by three Department of Computer Science professors — Ian Horrocks, Boris Motik and Bernardo Cuenca Grau, sees its RDFox technology incorporated into Samsung AI consumer devices.
Major research into ‘hallucinating’ generative models advances reliability of artificial intelligence
20 June 2024
AI and data science Computer science Research
Researchers from the Department of Computer Science have made a significant advance towards ensuring that information produced by generative artificial intelligence (AI) is robust and reliable.
World leaders still need to wake up to AI risks, say leading experts ahead of AI Safety Summit
21 May 2024
AI and data science Computer science Engineering
Leading AI scientists, including researchers from the University of Oxford, are calling for stronger action on AI risks from world leaders, warning that progress has been insufficient since the first AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park six months ago.
New cohort of 15 Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships join MPLS
25 April 2024
AI and data science Funding MPLS
In October 2022 the University of Oxford became one of nine leading research universities around the world selected to deliver the Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship programme. Ten Fellows were recruited to Oxford in 2023 and this year a further 15 Fellows are joining them.
Can we truly align AI with human values?
27 March 2024
A Q&A with Brian Christian, an acclaimed American author and researcher who explores the human and societal implications of computer science. Brian talks about the latest chapter of his career journey: starting a DPhil (PhD) at the University of Oxford to grapple with the challenge of designing AI programs that truly align with human values.
AI ethics are ignoring children, say Oxford researchers
21 March 2024
AI and data science Computer science Research
Researchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA) and Department of Computer Science have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for children.
Oxford Martin researchers explore global views on data privacy
19 March 2024
AI and data science Computer science Research
Department of Computer Science researchers from the University of Oxford’s Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA) are trying to better understand people’s values over who manages the sharing of their personal information online through an expansive research project.
Can AI be a force for inclusion?
8 March 2024
AI and data science Computer science
Kelsey Doerksen is a PhD student in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems at the Department of Computer Science, and the President of the Oxford Womxn in Computer Science Society. She is also a Giga Data Science Fellow at UNICEF and a Visiting Researcher at European Space Agency.
The Alan Turing Institute welcomes over 50 new Turing Fellows to tackle societal challenges
1 March 2024
AI and data science Award Computer science Engineering
The new cohort of Turing Fellows will tackle science and innovation challenges, and support our work in skills and public engagement
Creating an accessible future for AI
8 February 2024
AI and data science Engineering
A profile of Professor Lionel Tarassenko (Department of Engineering Science) and his work in machine learning and AI.
New Oxford research hub to propel transformative AI innovations
6 February 2024
AI and data science Computer science Funding
The University of Oxford is to share in a major £80 million investment announced today to develop next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The funding, from EPSRC, will support nine new AI research hubs in the UK, one of which will be based at the Department of Computer Science.