United KingdomFunded PhD Positions in Computer Science in the UK
Computer science is one of the most generously funded PhD disciplines in the UK. EPSRC's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council allocates substantial block funding to universities for CS studentships, with priority areas including AI, cybersecurity, quantum computing, and human-computer interaction.
Open Positions
Why study Computer Science in the UK?
UK universities rank among the world's top institutions for computer science research — Edinburgh's School of Informatics is the largest CS department in Europe, while Oxford, Cambridge, UCL and Imperial each run major EPSRC-funded CDT programmes. Most new positions for 2026–27 are explicitly open to international applicants.
For the full picture of funded opportunities across all fields and countries, search the Acadara database — over 1,600 verified funded positions updated daily. You can also browse all funded PhD positions in the UK.