[Air-L] LAST CALL for AI researchers to move to the UK all expense paid | The University of Manchester

Kitty Lo kitty.lo at manchester.ac.uk
Tue Feb 3 03:28:43 PST 2026


UKRI are seeking to attract exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers currently based outside of the UK to build new AI research capability in UK Universities.

This fellowship provides:

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Funding to relocate to the UK
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Support to establish a high‑calibre research team
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Resources to pursue transformational, high‑impact AI research

If anyone in your network knows outstanding AI researchers who may be interested in relocating to the UK — or if that might even be you — please encourage them to submit an Expression of Interest to Digital Futures - The University of Manchester via this link:
https://forms.gle/ZUMJKCbxFJJGidr8A

EoI Deadline: 6 February 2026 at 17:00 GMT

More details of the scheme can be found here: https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/turing-ai-global-fellowships/

For further details or queries, reach out to Digital Futures at: digitalfutures at manchester.ac.uk<mailto:digitalfutures at manchester.ac.uk>


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Kind regards,


Kitty


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