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Preparing your application 

To support prospective applicants in preparing a PhD application to the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence (CCAI), we run a series of Pre-Application workshops and a Webinar each year to provide an overview of the recruitment process, talk through the application process and the key criteria that we are looking for.  

You can find out about upcoming Pre-Application Workshops and Webinars on the following page: Application Workshops

 

1. UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Citizen-Centred Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) Presentation Deck

2. Outlining your proposal template

3. Examples of research proposals

 

Prospective applicants may request to receive feedback on their research proposal prior to submission. Feedback will not be provided for proposals that are incomplete or not in the template provided.  

To request feedback, please email your proposal using the research template provided to: ccai.cdt@northumbria.ac.uk.  

Please note, the deadline to request feedback on your research proposal will be Monday 15 December 2025. We will not provide feedback to proposals sent past this date. 

 

Watch our recent information webinar to learn more:

Please note that the dates advertised in the below Webinar have been changed. Deadline for applications submission is now 19th January 2026.

A quote from David Clark, PhD student in Computer Science: “CHOOSE RESEARCH THAT GENUINELY EXCITES YOU; START WITH A QUESTION YOU WANT TO ANSWER.” A quote from Reem Talhouk, assistant professor in Design: “PROPOSE AMBITIOUS RESEARCH THAT CHALLENGES THE STATUS QUO! CITIZEN-CENTRED AI IS ALL ABOUT BUILDING TOWARDS THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN OUR SOCIETY AND YOUR COMMUNITIES” A quote from Luke Chambers, PhD student in Law: “MAKE CLEAR WHAT UNIQUE BENEFITS YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL WILL BRING TO THE RESEARCH TEAM - PARTICULARLY FROM YOUR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES OR CHALLENGES.” A quote from Lauren Scott, a PhD student in Computer Science: “WHEN THINKING ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION CONSIDER DOING RESEARCH THAT SPARKS YOUR CURIOSITY - THAT SPARK CAN IGNITE REAL CHANGE FROM YOUR WORK”
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