Study In UK: University Of Bristol Celebrates UK’s AI Ecosystem

Recently, the UK government announced its plan to improve the country’s AI capabilities and said that University of Bristol’s supercomputer named Isambard-AI to play a crucial role in this plan. Now, the university's Vice-Chancellor visited Downing Street to celebrate the UK’s AI ecosystem.

Professor Evelyn Welch, University of Bristol’s Vice-Chancellor attended an event to recognise the UK government’s commitment to lead in AI. At the event, which was held to acknowledge the UK’s AI infrastructure, she joined investors, AI entrepreneurs, and regional mayors.

While speaking at the event, Professor Welch said, “It was an enormous privilege to be invited to No. 10 in recognition of the huge strides the University has made towards AI innovation. Since June last year, our supercomputer Isambard-AI phase one has already been facilitating significant AI research, including the development of treatments for diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's. With new users lining up to use Isambard-AI when it is fully completed this summer, we’re only just getting started. We’re extremely proud to be an integral part of the Government’s AI recovery plan to boost the nation’s prosperity.”

Indian Investors Interested In Spending In UK’s AI Ecosystem

The event also saw speeches by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle, Minister of State for Investment Poppy Gustafsson, and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. This event followed another significant meeting with Indian investors interested in AI which occurred at the Downing Street last week. The investors' meeting was attended by Professor Simon McIntosh-Smith, Director of Bristol Centre for Supercomputing (BriCS).

University Of Bristol Recognises Unsung Heroes In UK’s Academic Research

The University of Bristol and the University of Southampton have collaborated on a new five-year project called Embedding Trust in Evaluation (E-TIE) to recognize the unsung heroes in the UK’s academic research. The new program will create guidance and develop recommendations to ensure that researches by non-traditional outputs are formally recognized in the next REF.

Professor Gemma Derrick, Professor of Research Policy and Culture at the University of Bristol commented, “This project is vital because it shines a spotlight on the often-overlooked individuals and contributions that sustain research. By celebrating all roles and outputs, it champions a more inclusive, equitable and accurate way of valuing the true fabric of the research ecosystem.”

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