It is worth noting that UKRI is in the process of changing their language to Doctoral Landscape Awards (replacing DTP) and Doctoral Focal Awards (CDT). The announcements for BBSRC and NERC have already been done, but I can’t find what EPSRC is doing.
If you’re interested in doing a PhD in AI in the UK, I recommend applying for the Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) in AI such as:
CDT in Responsible and Trustworthy in-the-world NLP (University of Edinburgh)
CDT in Practice-Oriented Intelligence (University of Bristol)
CDT in Fundamentals of AI (University of Oxford)
CDT in Safe and Trusted AI (King’s College London)
CDT in Statistics and Machine Learning (University of Oxford)
Note that these programs are competitive so the acceptance rate is ~10%.
It is worth noting that UKRI is in the process of changing their language to Doctoral Landscape Awards (replacing DTP) and Doctoral Focal Awards (CDT). The announcements for BBSRC and NERC have already been done, but I can’t find what EPSRC is doing.