The University of Sheffield Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science has an international reputation for the quality of our research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), 92% of our research was rated world leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) in terms of its originality, significance and rigour. 

There are three ways you can undertake postgraduate/doctoral research in the Department:

• Researching your own idea with an academic supervisor
• Within our Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)
• As part of an existing research project

Researching your own idea with an academic supervisor

If you are interested in a specific research area and have a project in mind please apply online. You can use the find a supervisor tool to help you discover more about our academic staff. You can also learn more about the research we do on our research group web pages.

Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)

The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Speech and Language Technologies and their Applications is a world-leading hub for training scientists and engineers in speech and language technologies (SLT) – two core areas within artificial intelligence (AI) which are experiencing unprecedented growth and will continue to do so over the next decade.

PhD opportunities which are part of an existing research project.

PhD Scholarship in Data Science (located in Singapore)

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