Menu Breadcrumb Home About us Training a new generation Learn more Data science and artificial intelligence research relies on a specific set of technical skills and competencies. These include algorithms, systems, mathematical methods and modelling, machine learning and statistics, software engineering, and computer science, as well as engineering, the social sciences, ethics, and design. The significant industry, government, and academic demand for these skills creates a supply problem, with the UK facing a major skills gap which could inhibit the anticipated potential of data science and AI for our economy and society. We are committed to taking a leading role in training the next generation of leaders in these sciences, supporting the UK to realise its industrial ambitions. We will also upskill the professional community, developing a programme of executive education and upskilling government and industry through our research programmes and partners. View our current opportunities Doctoral training In our first two years we have recruited more than 75 of the brightest and best students to our doctoral studentship schemes from over 450 applicants. As well as offering full-time doctoral placements to 35 students, more than 40 students have joined the Turing through our unique enrichment scheme, which enables those already undertaking PhDs to spend a year or less at the Turing boosting their skills in data science. Turing PhDs are fully-funded and we work with university partners to ensure we can attract the best international students to the UK. We share our data science talks, delivered by experts from our partner and university network, with the world via YouTube, a valued academic resource with more than 600,000 views to date. We are committed to ensuring that all Turing students go on to successful data science careers in academia, business and government. Early career researchers Turing Research Fellows are independent researchers, employed by one of the Turing's partner universities and based at the Institute. They were recruited following success in an internationally competitive process. The objective of Turing Research Fellows is to develop a personal research programme at the Turing to conduct outstanding, creative and innovative research in data science and artificial intelligence, develop internationally significant outcomes, and play a prominent role in advancing the research programmes of the Institute and its partners, acting as project leaders. Talent pipeline We have a national responsibility to help to increase the talent pipeline, and to attract more young people to a career in data science and artificial intelligence. In our first two years of operations our internship scheme has seen 40+ post-graduates to date spend their summer at the Turing, working on data science problems. We will prioritise working with schools and bringing young learners into the Turing through internships and work placements. We are also working with learned organisations, government and through the Data Skills Taskforce to drive the agenda for data skills training at a national level. Executive education There is a demand at a high-level in organisations for training and informing employees in critical skills in data and AI. This falls into two categories; courses for executives providing a strategic perspective of data science across sectors, and state of the art and best practice workshops. Following a series of successful pilots, we will run training sessions for industry, public sector, and third sector participants, in important practical skills and the latest scientific developments in data ethics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Also in this section Studentships The Turing offers unique opportunities for students Explore the Institute Sign in Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic Events News The Turing Podcast Impact stories Data science and AI glossary Blog About us Annual report Frequently asked questions Governance Training a new generation Equality, diversity and inclusion What Alan Turing means to us How to get to the Turing Research Research areas Challenges Programmes Projects AI for science and government (ASG) Research Engineering Climate action at the Turing Interest groups Publications & policy submissions Data ethics People Spotlights Researchers Doctoral Students Former Researchers Business team Governance University Liaison Opportunities at the Turing Why work at the Turing? Jobs Studentships Internships Research and funding calls Engage with the Turing as a researcher Collaborate with the Turing Industry Government bodies Research institutions Current partnerships and collaborations Data Study Groups Contact us Press office YouTube Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Instagram © The Alan Turing Institute 2021. All rights reserved. The Alan Turing Institute, a charity incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 09512457 and charity number 1162533 whose registered office is at British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, England, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom. For website-related enquiries email website@turing.ac.uk Legal menu Sitemap Privacy notice Cookie notice Terms and conditions Terms of acceptable use eduroam at the Turing Intranet This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. We use cookies to improve your experience when you browse our website. Using cookies, the website can 'remember' you during a single visit to the site (a session cookie) or for repeat visits (persistent cookies). For more information see our cookie notice here. You can enable all cookies and save (recommended) by clicking the button. Or you can enable or disable specific cookies by adjusting the sliders below. Clicking the X at the top will always keep the slider settings as they appear. Enable all cookies and save Necessary Cookies Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences. Analytics Cookies On Off Analytics allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the site when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. Social Cookies On Off We use social features on this site to allow you to like and share content with your social networks.