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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">***apologies if you receive this more than once***<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The WSI is currently offering three interdisciplinary PhD studentships for students eligible for UK fees, starting in October 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The studentships are open to candidates from a range of academic backgrounds who have some relevant computational or programming experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The successful candidates will join the WSI’s
<a href="https://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi/aifs/index.page">Human-Centred AI for the Future of Society</a> student cohort.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The interdisciplinary supervisory team will be determined by the applicant’s choice of project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NEW</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<a href="https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1376621FP">Studentship: Knowledge Representation for Ontological Interoperability</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">EPSRC ICASE studentship in collaboration with Dstl.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We welcome proposals related to prior knowledge representation, semantic interoperability and ontology construction
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Application deadline: 30 June 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1360921FP">Studentship: AI for the Future of Society: Technology, Ethics and Societal Values</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In collaboration with Dstl and the Alan Turing Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We welcome project proposals related to AI and Data Science technology with a focus on national security and defence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Application deadline: 1 June 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1361021FP">Studentship: AI for the Future of Society</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WSI studentship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We will consider any relevant research proposals but are particularly interested in those which address the following WSI themes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Health and Social Care; Social and Embodied AI; Democratic Futures; Trustworthy AI for the Future of Society<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Application deadline: 1 June 2021<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please feel free to circulate to any potential students who might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Alison<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Alison Tebbutt<br>
Programme Manager, CDT in Web Science Innovation<br>
Skills Manager, UKRI TAS Hub<br>
Web Science Institute<br>
B32, Room 3057<br>
Highfield Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: <a href="mailto:amt4@soton.ac.uk">amt4@soton.ac.uk</a><br>
<a href="http://www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi">www.southampton.ac.uk/wsi</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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