Data and Artificial Intelligence
Building a digital world you can trust.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we teach, learn, and discover.
Across the university, we bring together AI experts with industry leaders to solve real-world problems.
The knowledge we build helps people, businesses, and communities in the North East and around the world. From healthcare to cybersecurity, our work is making a positive difference.
We played a key role in the birth of computing. Today we’re building on that legacy to shape a digital future that’s productive, safe, and ethical.
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A connected community of data and AI expertise
Data and AI research at Newcastle spans all faculties and campuses. Our strength comes from the breadth of expertise across the University and strong connections between disciplines. Researchers, students, and partners work together to tackle complex questions that no single field can address alone.
Three Centres of Research Excellence provide the foundation for our approach. They deliver challenge-led research that addresses emerging opportunities and some of society’s most pressing issues.
- Centre for Data Science and AI: brings together researchers to use data to transform research, develop future leaders in data science, and share expertise for public benefit
- Centre for AI Safety: focuses on making AI systems safe, reliable and trustworthy, supporting responsible development and use across society
- Centre for Cyber Security and Resilience: brings together expertise to strengthen the security and resilience of digital systems and tackle cyber threats
National Edge AI Hub
The National Edge AI Hub is a UK-wide research initiative led by Newcastle University. It brings together 15 university partners and a growing network of industry collaborators.
The Hub connects experts in AI, cybersecurity, data science, and engineering to make intelligent systems safer, faster, and more resilient. This includes work such as developing adaptive AI models and creating next-generation cyber defences. The Hub supports a national community of researchers, developers and innovators working at the forefront of digital technology.
National Innovation Centre for Data
We host the UK’s National Innovation Centre for Data (NICD). It enables organisations to innovate through data while upskilling their staff. NICD supports organisations to unlock the value of their data and improve productivity through:
- providing insights that make organisations aware of the value of data
- delivering and transferring technical and practical skills into organisational workforces
- connecting organisations to data skills networks and ecosystems
Education for life
Our Education for Life strategy aims to provide an outstanding educational experience. We bring data research and teaching together through a number of courses and initiatives. Courses include:
Undergraduate degree
Conversion Master's degrees
Designed for graduates from any discipline, these programmes provide the core technical skills needed to transition into the data field.
- Artificial Intelligence in Business MSc
- Data Science MSc
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence MSc
- Data Science and Digital Humanities MSc
- Data Science and Finance MSc
- Data Science and Industrial Biotechnology MSc
- Data Science and Sport MSc
Technical Master's degrees
Aimed at those with an existing technical background, these programmes offer advanced study.
- Advanced Artificial Intelligence MSc
- Advanced Data Science MSc
- Advanced Data Science with Health MSc
- Advanced Data Science with Statistics MSc
- Business Analytics MSc
- Cyber Security MSc
- Geospatial Artificial Intelligence MSc
- Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence MSc
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence MSc
- Medical Statistics MSc
- Statistics MSc
We partner with the National Innovation Centre for Data to run an annual Data Insights Bootcamp for current students. The bootcamp offers experiential learning to students. It provides an opportunity to work on real-world data problems with industry partners.
Research infrastructure
Our research infrastructure includes institutes, centres, schools, and facilities that unlock the potential of data. They include:
- Centre for Data Science and AI
- Centre for AI Safety
- Centre for Cyber Security and Resilience
- National Innovation Centre for Data
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Geospatial Systems
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Data Intensive Science
- School of Computing
- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics
- Open Lab
- Northern Health Futures (NortHFutures) Hub
Meet some of our researchers and innovators
- Professor Paul Watson, Professor of Computer Science and Director, National Innovation Centre for Data
- Professor Nick Wright, School of Engineering
- Professor Anil Wipat, Professor of Integrative Bioinformatics
- Professor Philip James, Professor of Data Science
- Dr Cristina Neesham, Associate Dean of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
- Professor Daniel Archambault, Professor of Data Science and Visualisation
- Professor Chris Oates, Professor of Statistics
- Professor Murray Pollock, Academic Director for Data and Digital Technologies, Professor of Statistics and Data Science
- Dr Silvia Del Din, Reader (Associate Professor) in Digital Healthcare for Translational Applications
- Professor Nils Braakman, Professor of Economics
- Professor Rajiv Ranjan, Chair Professor in Computing Science and Internet of Things and Director of the National Edge AI Hub
- Professor Savvas Papagiannidis, Interim Deputy Dean, Newcastle University Business School and Research Impact Director, Edge AI Hub
- Dr Stephen McGough, Reader in Machine Learning and Co-Director of Centre for Data Science and AI
- Professor Thomas Gross, Professor of System Security and Director of Centre for Cyber Security and Resilience
- Professor Boguslaw Obara, Professor of Computer Science and Dean of Business, Partnerships and Place
- Dr Deepayan Bohmik, Senior Lecturer in Data Science and Co-Director of Centre for Data Science and AI
- Dr Steffi Tan, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
- Professor Cheng Chin, Professor of Intelligent Systems Modelling & Simulation, Director of the Joint Laboratory of Newcastle University and NVIDIA
- Professor Abi Durrant, Professor of Interaction Design, Principal Investigator, NorthHFutures
- Professor Dave Kirk, Professor of Human Computer Interaction, Director of Research, School of Computing
Who we work with
We are members and partners in a wide range of data-related networks, such as:
- The Alan Turing Institute through the Turing University Network
- National Centre for Cyber Security Academic Centre of Excellence in Cyber Security Research (ACE-CSR)
- Founding member of the Institute of Coding, a £20M industry-academic joint effort to boost future digital skills
- National Innovation Centre for Data
- Red Hat - a global provider of enterprise open source solutions