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Technology & Data Research & Development Postgraduate

AI Research Scientist

Develop new algorithms, models and theories that advance artificial intelligence and machine learning.

A day in the life

Read papers, design experiments, train and evaluate models, write research papers and present findings.

Entry routes

  • A-level Physics + Maths + Further Maths + Computer Science
  • Computer Science, Maths or Physics degree
  • PhD in machine learning or related field

Typical salary

£35,000-£45,000 to £110,000+

Mid-career: £55,000-£85,000

Top AI labs and universities may offer significantly more.

UK employers

  • DeepMind
  • The Alan Turing Institute
  • University of Oxford
  • Faculty

Worldwide employers

  • OpenAI
  • Google DeepMind
  • Meta AI
  • Anthropic

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