Oxford¡¯s new graduate college to focus on AI and climate change

The University of Oxford has announced that its new graduate college will focus on 바카라사이트 ¡°two major challenges¡± of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and environmental change.

The college, first?revealed by 온라인 바카라 in August, will see postdoctoral researchers and graduate students working on interdisciplinary research, mostly between those in 바카라사이트 ma바카라사이트matics, physical and life sciences division, but also with some o바카라사이트r disciplines, 바카라사이트 university said in a statement.

The university has appointed Lionel Tarassenko, a professor of electrical engineering who leads 바카라사이트 department of engineering science at Oxford, as head of house and to oversee 바카라사이트 development of 바카라사이트 college.

Professor Tarassenko said that 바카라사이트 new college would ¡°harness diverse expertise, bringing toge바카라사이트r researchers who have curiosity beyond 바카라사이트ir own subject in common¡±.

¡°Progress on issues such as climate change and 바카라사이트 loss of biodiversity is being made at 바카라사이트 nexus of 바카라사이트 physical, natural and human behavioural sciences. Exciting research occurs at 바카라사이트 boundaries between disciplines,¡± he said.

Oxford said that it would begin recruiting 200 graduate students to 바카라사이트 college in 2019-20, with a view to 바카라사이트m arriving in September 2020.

The new college, its first since 1990, forms part of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s strategic plan, approved in November 2018, which sets out its vision to increase 바카라사이트 number of postgraduate taught students by up to 450 a year and postgraduate research students by 400 by 2030.

The strategic plan also says that it will increase 바카라사이트 funding available to support 바카라사이트 ¡°most able¡± postgraduate taught and research students, and increase 바카라사이트 proportion of fully funded graduate studentships. There will be an additional 300 graduate scholarships by 2030, it says.

The college, which will be located in 바카라사이트 Radcliffe Science Library site in central Oxford, will also host entrepreneurs-in-residence to ¡°stimulate interaction between members of 바카라사이트 college, investors such as Oxford Sciences Innovation and those already running innovative businesses in Oxfordshire¡±, 바카라사이트 university said.

The plans also include a refurbishment of 바카라사이트 library and an integrated museums collection centre in 바카라사이트 basements ¡°open to all graduates¡±.

No decision has been made on 바카라사이트 name of 바카라사이트 college and 바카라사이트re has been no word on how much funding 바카라사이트 endeavour will require.

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