| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD
(MPhil also available) |
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years |
February and October |
January to April |
Qualifications
PhD (MPhil also available) |
Duration
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years |
Start dates
February and October |
Application period
January to April |
Making sense of human communication is at the heart of our work in natural language processing and Artificial Intelligence. Research in these areas, particularly the success of deep learning, is leading to unprecedented improvements in applications such as text understanding, information retrieval, and human language interfaces.
Our research also aims to develop a deeper understanding of how humans use language. We investigate this with our work in natural language generation, ambiguity analysis, and dialogue systems. We apply the same techniques to understanding music to generate adaptive soundtracks for computer games automatically.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential research projects
- Natural language generation
- Dialogue systems and information flow
- Ambiguity in text
- Automatic music composition
- Natural language processing in educational applications
- Information retrieval
- Neurobehavioural models of perceptual uncertainty
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full-time: £4,786 per year |
Full-time: £15,698 per year |
| Part-time: £2,393 per year |
Part-time: £7,849 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via Doctoral Training Partnership EPSRC and the STEM Faculty; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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