<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Dear Connectionists,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">We are offering 6 PhD studentships in our unique be.AI doctoral training centre in biomimetic embodied AI (</span><a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ccnr/be_ai"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ccnr/be_ai</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">)
at the University of Sussex in Brighton.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><b>Deadline: 23 February 2022</b><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Apply online: </span><a href="https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/phd/apply</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">
<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Full details at
<a href="https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/phd-funding/view/1403-Leverhulme-Doctoral-Scholarship-Programme:-be.AI---biomimetic-embodied-Artificial-Intelligence" id="LPlnk159905">
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/phd-funding/view/1403-Leverhulme-Doctoral-Scholarship-Programme:-be.AI---biomimetic-embodied-Artificial-Intelligence</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"> and
below.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<font size="2" style=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kind regards & Merry Christmas,</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<font size="2" style=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thomas</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<font size="2" style=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br>
</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<font size="2" style=""><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">--</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><br>
</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Prof. Thomas Nowotny </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt;"><br>
</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Head of AI Research Group</span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 13px; font-family: Tahoma; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
<font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">CCNR, Sussex Neuroscience Phone: +44-1273-678593</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><br>
</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Engineering and Informatics, Fax: +44-1273-877873</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><br>
</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">University of Sussex,</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><br>
</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ <span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(12, 100, 192)"><a href="http://sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny" style="margin:0px">sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny</a> </span><a href="https://outlook.office.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=9e11bb0e527242938402b42d9b5498ea&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsussex.ac.uk%2finformatics%2ftnowotny" target="_blank" style="margin:0px"></a></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:13px;font-family:Tahoma;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
<b><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></font></b></div>
<b><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:400;font-size:13px;font-family:Tahoma;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10pt"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 32, 32);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">I
support the University of Sussex Community Pledge, as I continue to help those around me during the pandemic. Small acts of collaboration, kindness and integrity can make a big difference. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(32, 32, 32);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:rgb(12, 100, 192)"><a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge" style="margin:0px">www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge</a> </span></span></font></span><br>
</b>
<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><br>
</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<b style="font-size: 11pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">PhD Studentships in be.AI - University of Sussex’s
Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme in Biomimetic Embodied AI<o:p> </o:p></span></b><br>
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;margin-top:14.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:14.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The University of Sussex invites applications for PhD studentships within the
</span><a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ccnr/be_ai"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#1155CC">be.AI Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">
<span style="color:black">(</span></span><a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/ccnr/be_ai"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:blue">www.sussex.ac.uk/ccnr/be_ai</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black">)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">which brings together researchers from the humanities, life sciences and computing to pursue artificial intelligence (AI) in its original definition
of understanding natural intelligence by emulating it in artificial systems. In our unique interdisciplinary centre, we
<span style="color:black">advance the understanding of how the interaction between brain, body and environment gives rise to intelligence and how this insight can be used to build
</span>novel<span style="color:black"> artificial intelligence. <o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 8pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">As a be.AI Scholar you will:<span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-bottom:0cm">
<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Be funded for 3.5 years with a tax free living allowance at the standard Research Council rate – currently £15,009 per year– and normally UK fees (there
are options for international fees for outstanding candidates)<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Be eligible for generous financial support of up to £4,000 per year for training and research expenses, such as conference trips and experimental costs
<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Be eligible to apply for one of three 12 month postdoctoral research fellowships, available
<i>only </i>to completing Leverhulme be.AI scholars<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Benefit from supervision by world-leading researchers in many different aspects of AI<o:p> </o:p></span></li><li><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Benefit from taught courses in topics, such as ethics and data science.<o:p> </o:p></span></li></ul>
<div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p><br>
</o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">We are now accepting applications for the second intake – 6 studentships
to start in September 2022. You will be registered within one of the participating schools (Life Sciences, Engineering and Informatics, Psychology, Philosophy, Media Film & Music) but will be encouraged to perform cross-disciplinary research with academics
across Schools. In be.AI, you will work in a community of like-minded students and researchers supported by your own research seminars, invited lectures by world leading speakers, as well as student-led conferences and cohort building events.</span><br>
</div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</div>
<div></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px">
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br>
</span></font></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>