External Partners for Student Projects
Do you have an interesting research question or challenge that you do not currently have specialist expertise, resources or funding available to support? Why not apply to become a partner on one of our University of Edinburgh MSc projects. We look for projects from a range of different disciplines around data science and AI. Projects are open to companies, organisations, charities and government departments.
There are many benefits to becoming an external partner for our students:
- It's a great opportunity to research questions and problems that will accelerate your research and development
- Our talented and enthusiastic students will bring fresh perspectives and ideas into your organisation
- You can start to develop a relationship with the University of Edinburgh
- Many companies have used this as a very successful recruitment tool
- Some have also extended projects into longer research projects with academic groups
We do not ask for a financial contribution to the project but we do expect that you can dedicate your time for supervision and provide data as required.
If you would like to submit a project proposal, please complete this online form.
Our application for project proposals is open throughout the year, although please note that typically MSc projects take place in the Summer, with applications due in Autumn to Winter.
Our Bayes Centre Team will work with you to identify the best place for your research project. Completion of the form and submission of a project topic does not guarantee that the project will go ahead. If your project is suitable, we will match your project to the most appropriate course and school, and support you to identify a co-supervisor from the research community at the University of Edinburgh.
MSc programmes are run by different schools across the University of Edinburgh with varying lengths of projects from 5 weeks to 12 weeks. For inspiration on topics covered by our various MSc programmes, please take a look at our current programmes.
- Advanced Design Informatics
- Advanced Technology for Financial Computing
- Artificial Intelligence
- AIAI: Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Automated Reasoning, Agents, Data Intensive Research
- ANC: Machine Learning, Computational Neuroscience, Computational Biology
- ICSA: Computer Architecture, Compilation and System Software, Networks and Communication
- ILCC: Language Processing, Speech Technology, Information Retrieval, Cognition
- IPAB: Robotics, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics and Animation
- LFCS: Theory and Foundations of Computer Science, Databases, Software and Systems Modelling
- Biomedical Artificial Intelligence
- Natural Language Processing
- Cognitive Science
- Computer Science
- Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust
- Data Science
- Data Science, Technology and Innovation
- Design Informatics
- Speech and Language Processing
- Imaging
- High Performance Computing
- High Performance Computing (with Data Science)
- Computational Applied Mathematics
- Computational Mathematical Finance
- Financial Mathematics
- Financial Modelling and Optimization
- Operational Research
- Operational Research with Computational Optimization
- Operational Research with Data Science
- Operational Research with Risk
- Statistics and Operational Research
- Statistics with Data Science
- Mathematical Physics
- Particle and Nuclear Physics
- Theoretical Physics
- Applied Environmental Hydrogeology
- Carbon Management
- Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management
- Ecological Economics
- Energy, Society and Sustainability
- Environment and Development
- Environment, Culture and Society
- Environmental Protection and Management
- Environmental Sustainability
- Food Security
- GeoEnergy
- Geographical Information Science
- Global Environment Challenges
- Marine Systems and Policies
- Soils and Sustainability
- Animal Breeding and Genetics
- Biochemistry
- Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants
- Bioinformatics
- Biotechnology
- Drug Discovery and Translational Biology
- Evolutionary Genetics
- Human Complex Trait Genetics
- Quantitative Genetics and Genome Analysis
- Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology
- Systems and Synthetic Biology
- Analytical Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
- Advanced Chemical Enginnering
- Advanced Power Engineering
- Digital Design and Manufacture
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Electronics
- International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering
- Leading Major Programmes
- Sensor and Imaging Systems
- Signal Processing and Communications
- Structural and Fire Safety Engineering
- Sustainable Energy Systems