Are you passionate about empowering citizens to play a key role in the UK’s AI-enabled future? Northumbria University’s new UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred AI (CCAI) will train over 60 PhD researchers to place citizens at the centre of the design and development of AI applications and services.
We are now recruiting applicants to join our second cohort of students in September 2025 to undertake a 4-year PhD programme of training, placements, study and research. Successful applicants will receive a full stipend at UKRI rates (for 2023/24 full-time study £18,622 per year) and full tuition fees. Studentships are also available for applicants who wish to study on a part-time basis.
You do not need a first degree in Computer Science to join our CDT. We want to hear from people from all disciplines and academic backgrounds who have ideas about how and why people should be part of the AI conversation and can contribute to one of research themes listed below. Our training programme will equip you with all relevant interdisciplinary skills for designing and evaluating citizen-centred approaches to AI. This includes AI and Data Science, Participatory Design and Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Business and Law, Regulation and Governance Theory. Your research will be supported by opportunities to take part in industry, government and community placements, as well as visits to UK and International research labs who are doing related work.
Complete the form below to get in touch with any enquiries about the centre, our PhD programme and how to apply:
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