We primarily supervise doctoral students through the DPhil in Engineering Science, the AIMS CDT, and the Technical AI Governance (TAIG) Programme. We also supervise students through the ELLIS Programme.

We are open to supervising students through other Oxford CDTs or any Oxford department where the research is a good fit, subject to the programme's supervision arrangements.

Before contacting us, read our Research and Publications pages.

Possible funding routes include funded places through CDTs, TAIG studentships, Clarendon and Rhodes scholarships, external scholarships, and support from your employer. We sometimes have funding for specific doctoral projects, which we advertise on our Vacancies page.

We often try to work with prospective students on a small research project over two to three months to get a sense of how well we work together. If this interests you, please reach out early. This is not a requirement for applying.

Please include:

• Your intended programme and admission cycle
• The research question you want to pursue and how it connects to our work
• Your CV and links to relevant publications, technical reports, or code
• Your funding position and the sources you have considered
• If interested in a short research project, when you would be available

We advertise funded postdoctoral positions on our Vacancies page, including those supported by the Technical AI Governance Programme.

If there is no suitable position advertised, you are still welcome to write to us about research you would like to pursue here. Please include:

• Your CV
• Up to 300 words on your research interests and how they connect to our work
• Any fellowship or funding schemes you are eligible for or intend to apply to

Possible routes include Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Newton International Fellowships, Leverhulme fellowships, Royal Academy of Engineering fellowships, and TAIG fellowships.

We consider research visits lasting 3 to 12 months. Visitors normally arrange their own funding. Where we have capacity, we can provide workspace and help with the institutional and visa processes for an approved visit.

Please include:

• Your CV
• Your current institution, position, and programme, where applicable
• Your UK right-to-work or visa status
• Your proposed start and end dates
• A short project proposal explaining which part of our research you would build on
• How you would fund the visit

We welcome enquiries from current Oxford undergraduate and master's students about final-year projects, Part IV projects, MSc dissertations, internships, reading groups, and smaller research projects alongside their degree.

Please check our Vacancies page first, as some projects are advertised there.

Write from your Oxford email address and include:

• Your programme and year of study
• The kind of project or activity you are interested in
• When you would be available and for how long
• The area of our research that interests you and a question you might like to investigate
• Your CV, or a brief account of relevant coursework, research, and technical experience

We welcome collaboration proposals from academic researchers, public bodies, think tanks, industry, and civil-society organisations.

Please tell us:

• Your organisation and role
• What you would like to work on together and how it connects to our research
• Any relevant timelines, funding arrangements, or constraints

Support gives our researchers and students time, computing resources, and the freedom to work independently on consequential problems. We welcome conversations with individuals, foundations, and institutions interested in supporting a particular research area or the wider work of the Lab.

Please use the support form on our homepage for an initial enquiry, or email us using the subject-line code above.

Please include:

• Your name and, if representing an organisation, its name and your role
• Any research area you are particularly interested in supporting
• Any relevant timelines or constraints

Formal donations are handled through the University of Oxford. We will discuss the appropriate arrangements with you.

For interviews, expert commentary, or media appearances, please include your publication or outlet, what you would like us to comment on, the proposed format, and your deadline.

If your enquiry does not fit one of the categories above, briefly tell us what you would like to discuss and include any relevant deadline.

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