UK-based research hub, the Alan Turing Institute, has expanded its university network to include 29 new members, bring the total number of institutions involved in its research to 65.
The Turing University Network offers UK universities with a research interest in data science and artificial intelligence (AI) connection with both the institute and broader academic networks, as well as industry and the public sector.
It hopes to encourage collaborations by enabling a data science and AI ecosystem in the UK.
The network first launched on a trial basis in April 2023, which was followed by a call for new members in early summer 2023.
The new universities to join its ranks include:
• Aston University
• University of Aberdeen
• University of Bath
• University of Bradford
• University of Dundee
• University of East Anglia
• University of Essex
• University of Greenwich
• University of Hull
• University of Lincoln
• University of Portsmouth
• University of Salford
• University of Sussex
• University of Westminster
• University of York
• Birkbeck, University of London
• Coventry University
• Edinburgh Napier University
• Heriot-Watt University
• Lancaster University
• London Business School
• Loughborough University
• Manchester Metropolitan University
• Oxford Brookes University
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Swansea University
• The Open University
• University of Leicester
• University of St Andrews.
Heriot-Watt University is home to the National Robotarium, a finalist at this year’s Robotics & Automation Awards.
Dr Jean Innes, CEO of The Alan Turing Institute, said: “We’re really pleased to welcome our new members to the network.
“We hope that they will benefit from being part of our data science and AI group and find opportunities for new, meaningful collaborations across the data science and AI landscape.”
Inviting new institutions to join forms a key part of The Alan Turing Institute’s strategy to support the institute to achieve its ambitions to ‘advance world-class research and apply it to national and global challenges, build skills for the future and drive an informed public conversation’.
Oliver Lemon, professor in conversational AI and academic co-lead of the National Robotarium, said: “We are thrilled to be accepted into the Turing University Network, a prestigious consortium of universities dedicated to advancing world-class AI research with real-world applications.”
Heriot-Watt University is host to the National Robotarium, a finalist for the first-ever Robotics & Automation Awards in the The HMS Networks – Inspiring the Next Generation Award and R&D Innovation categories. Interested in attending this unmissable event for the robotics and automation sectors? Book your table now!
