Cambridge researchers of all career levels can engage with the Turing in a variety of ways:

• Apply for funding
  Open funding calls organised by the Turing can be found at: Research and funding calls | The Alan Turing Institute

   

• Attend seminars, lecture and events 
  Events taking place at the Turing and across the Turing University Network can be found at: Events | The Alan Turing Institute

Relevant events and opportunities are published on C2D3's Opportunities and Events pages and will be included in C2D3’s fortnightly bulletin. University of Cambridge staff and students can sign up here to receive this. 

• Join a Turing interest group
  Interest groups gather researchers around areas of shared interest in data science and AI to share knowledge and spark new collaborations. Find out more and view the wide range of groups available at: Interest groups | The Alan Turing Institute

   

• Advertise your events to the Turing community
  If you are running an event or seminar that you would like to advertise to the Turing University Network and wider Turing community please contact Alison (turing@admin.cam.ac.uk) with the details. 

More details available at: Engage with the Turing as a researcher | The Alan Turing Institute

PhD students and Early career researchers (ECRs) are encouraged to engage with the Turing in the ways listed above. The Turing also provides some exciting opportunities specifically for these groups:

• Turing PhD Enrichment Scheme

  The Turing PhD Enrichment Scheme offers students currently enrolled on a doctoral programme at a UK university the opportunity to enrich their studies by undertaking a nine-month placement at the Turing. Students continue their doctorate with their current supervisor at their home university, while gaining the opportunity to expand their research horizons, develop new skills and build collaborations amongst the Turing's diverse community of researchers. This programme typically opens for applications at the start of the calendar year with placements starting in October.  

  Find out more at: Turing PhD Enrichment scheme | The Alan Turing Institute

  Three Cambridge students are taking part in the 2025-26 Enrichment Scheme:

  • Ieva Raminta Staliunaite (Department of Computer Science and Technology)
  • Sophie-Charlotte Perret (Department of Engineering)
  • Pritthijit Nath (Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics)

   

• Turing Internship Network (PhD students)

  The Turing Internship Network provides opportunities for current or recently graduated PhD students to acquire industry experience working on real-world problems in data science and artificial intelligence at leading organisations across industry, government and the third sector in the UK and Ireland. Internships typically last between three and twelve months and the host organisation will hire and provide a salary for the successful interns. Roles are advertised three times a year in January, May and September.

  More details including eligibility criteria, open calls and examples of previous projects can be found at: Turing Internship Network | The Alan Turing Institute

• Data study groups (PhD students and ECRs)

  Data study groups (DSGs) are intensive "collaborative hackathons" where a team of talented multi-disciplinary researchers tackle a real-world problem posed by an organisation from industry, government or the third sector.

  Join a challenge group: Regular open calls are held for researchers interested in joining a challenge group. Groups are typically made up of PhD students and ECRs from across the UK. DSGs can take place in-person at The Alan Turing Institute in London or virtually lasting 1-2 weeks. For more information see: Get involved as a researcher | The Alan Turing Institute

  Become a Principal Investigator (PI): Every DSG challenge requires a PI to act as the academic lead. Working closely with the organisation proposing the challenge the PI will determine the challenge scope, understand the nature of the proposed data set, support the participants during the event and report the outcomes. This is a paid opportunity for ECRs to gain valuable experience in academic leadership and working collaboratively with industry, government or the third sector. For more information and to register your interest in becoming a PI visit: Get involved as a PI | The Alan Turing Institute

• Events for PhD students and ECRs

  As part of the Turing Connections Initiative the Turing organises a number of events for PhD students and ECRs including:

  • Regular PhD student presentation and networking days
  • PhD Connect (an annual 2-day AI and data science conference for PhD students)
  • AIUK ECT Connect (an ECR event at AI UK)

Cambridge researchers collaborate with the Turing across a wide range of research areas from Mental Health to the Environment and Sustainability. A full list can be found at People | The Alan Turing Institute with the University of Cambridge as the partner institution.

Several Cambridge academics hold leadership roles at the Turing including:

• Professor Mark Girolami (Department of Engineering) - Chief Scientist
• Professor Jon Crowcroft (Department of Computer Science and Technology) - Researcher at Large
• Dr Adrian Weller (Department of Engineering) - Head of Safe and Ethical AI
• Professor Richard Turner (Department of Engineering) - Research Lead, AI for Weather Prediction
• Professor Alexandra Brintrup (Department of Engineering) - Theme Lead, Digital Manufacturing in Data-Centric Engineering 

Turing Fellows

Turing Fellows are appointed annually via a competitive open call. The next generation of world leading researchers, they have proven research excellence in data science, artificial intelligence, or a related field, and research interests aligned to the Turing’s Science and Innovation priorities. Three Cambridge researchers currently hold Turing Fellowships.

• Professor Angela Wood (Department of Public Health and Primary Care)
• Professor Matthew Juniper (Department of Engineering)
• Professor Michael Inouye (Department of Public Health and Primary Care)

Turing AI Fellows

Since 2019 four Cambridge researchers have been awarded prestigious Turing AI fellowships. These fellowships are delivered in partnership by The Alan Turing Institute, UK Research and Innovation and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

• Professor Zoubin Ghahramani (Department of Engineering) - Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellow
• Professor Jose Miguel Hernandez-Lobato (Department of Engineering) - Turing AI Acceleration Fellow
• Professor Neil Lawrence (Department of Computer Science and Technology) - Senior Turing AI Fellow
• Dr Adrian Weller (Department of Engineering) - Turing AI Acceleration Fellow