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EngD and PhD Studentships: Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Innovation in Non-Destructive evaluation (FIND-CDT) The Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Innovation in Non-Destructive evaluation (FIND) is a partnership between a group of leading universities (Bristol, Imperial College London, Manchester, Nottingham, Strathclyde or Warwick) offering a 4-year industrially-linked doctoral training programme designed to launch you into an engineering career. The CDT has close links to the UK...

AI-Based System Inspects Defects in Wind Turbine Blades More Accurately Written by AZoRoboticsApr 1 2021 While the demand for wind power has increased considerably, the accompanying need to assess wind turbine blades and recognize flaws may have an impact on their operational efficiency. Crack detection using the AI tool. Image Credit: Loughborough University. From ultrasound to visual thermography, a broad range of blade inspection methods have been tested, but these techniques have demonstrat...

Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence Published 22 February 2021 © Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk. Where we have identified ...

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Robots to the fore at new national centre for artificial intelligence in Scotland By Kristy Dorsey Construction has started on a new Scottish research facility to drive early-stage product development in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. The National Robotarium on the Edinburgh campus of Heriot-Watt University is scheduled to open in the spring of next year, and has been described as the largest and most advanced facility of its type in the UK. Key areas of research will...

Construction Begins on World-Leading, Multi Million-Pound Centre for Robotics Research Written by AZoRoboticsMar 4 2021 Construction has started on a world-leading research facility for robotics and artificial intelligence, which will be the largest and most advanced of its type in the UK. Image Credit: Hot Tin Roof Based at Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh campus, the National Robotarium is supported by £21 million from the UK Government, and £1.4 million from the Scottish Government as ...

Share Recognising the enormity of the challenges faced by the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts from the University of Bristol have created a data monitoring system to help hospital staff as they care for patients. One of the greatest challenges facing Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is the need to track and monitor test results, vital signs and patient trajectories. By working directly with clinical staff from University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW), Bristol Uni...

Facebook’s AI doctoral research programme makes inroads into UK Facebook collaborates with University College London to bring artificial intelligence doctoral research programme to the UK, with aim to open-sourcing the findings Share this item with your network: By Published: 24 Feb 2021 17:00 Facebook is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) PhD programme to the UK through a four-year partnership with University College London (UCL). The PhD programme – which adds to those Facebo...

New report shows almost 50,000 people are now employed in UK cyber security Number of active cyber security firms in the UK increased 21 per cent on last year Sector contributed more than £4bn to the economy, attracting £800m of investment Cyber firms have stepped up to help the NHS in the national fight against coronavirus by providing vital technical support The UK’s growing cyber industry attracted record investment last year despite the global pandemic, according to a new government rep...

New project to improve air filtering in ambulances Cranfield University is working with Q-Flo, Cambridge University and NHS England to record experimental airflow data from a modern NHS ambulance under different driving conditions. Collection of the data, which is being funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, will explore the effective installation of filtration units which are able to remove virus molecules, including COVID-19 aerosols. Professor Helen Atkinson CBE, FREng, Pro-Vice-Chancel...