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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and Facebook AI Research to deliver PhD programme

26 February 2021

This new strategic partnership between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and FAIR, sees Facebook’s PhD programme launch in the UK for the first time.

Red Bus in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø  front Quad in front of the Wilkins Portico.

We are pleased to announce Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø has agreed a four-year research partnership with Facebook AI Research (FAIR), enabling PhD students to spend time at both Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Computer Science and Facebook.

The FAIR London site already hosts a number ofÌýPhD students, including Patrick Lewis, aÌýthirdÌýyearÌýresearch studentÌýworking on teaching machines to answer any natural language question. Patrick is equally immersed atÌýboth Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and Facebook, noting: “Unlike a summer internship, the FAIR PhD programme provides the continuity that allows for deeper collaboration, enabling us to build out long research visions and execute on them."

Prof Nigel Titchener-Hooker, Dean of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Engineering

“Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Engineering is a Faculty at the forefront of innovation and research, and our Department of Computer Science is no exception to this. This strategic partnership between Facebook AI Research and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Computer Science will enable the next generation of innovators to excel in some of the most exciting and important areas of artificial intelligence research.
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