PhD or research doctorate · Dedicated AI or machine learning program
UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing (integrated PhD)
The University of Edinburgh · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Upcoming intake
- Award
- PhD
- Subject
- NLP, Responsible AIFull time
- Format
- On campus4 years
- Price
- Not published
About this program
UKRI-funded four-year integrated PhD programme at the University of Edinburgh training researchers to design, deploy and oversee trustworthy natural language processing systems. Studentships are described as fully funded.
- School and department
- The University of EdinburghEdinburgh Futures Institute
- Subject or specialization
- NLP, Responsible AIRecorded only where the official program page names it as a focus, not for individual modules.
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- PhD or research doctorate
- Exact award
- PhD
- Credential type
- DegreeA degree awarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Academic credit
- Credit status not stated
- Awarding institution
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- Access and price model
- PaidPaid enrolment.
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 4 years
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Physical attendance
- Attendance requirement not verified
- Schedule
- Full timeFour-year integrated PhD with taught courses in the first years
- Required components (internships, residencies, exams, visits)
- Credit-bearing taught courses at the University of Edinburgh during the PhDShown separately from the teaching duration.
- Teaching location
- Edinburgh Futures Institute
Admissions, prerequisites and intakes
- Programming
- Not stated
- Mathematics
- Not stated
- Prior degree
- Not stated
- Work experience
- Not stated
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Intakes and deadlines
- September 2027 · deadline Stage 1 deadline 30 November 2026; Stage 2 deadline January 2027 · open
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each fee keeps its basis (per term, per year, per credit, whole program) and the academic year it applies to and is never converted or added up for you.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current fees, equipment costs and any deposit or refund terms.
Curriculum, assessment and projects
As published by the provider. None of this guarantees employment, admission or professional certification.
- Curriculum
- Five skills domains: responsible NLP data and models, explainable NLP, human-NLP partnership design, NLP governance and accountability, and co-creation of NLP futures.
- Internship
- Placements with partners are supported by the studentship support grant
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: price, prerequisites.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 1 November 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 1 November 2026)