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AIRR Compute Opportunity: AI for Science

This opportunity for AI for Science Priority Research Call for Compute is open to researchers with AI-focused project proposals.

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This opportunity is open to high-ambition researchers with AI-focused project proposals in the following priority areas: 

  • engineering biology 
  • frontier physics such as nuclear fusion 
  • materials science 
  • medical research
  • quantum technology

We are also inviting proposals in AI-driven research and scientific discovery. These projects focus on development of new AI models and virtual systems that will enable future automated and autonomous scientific discovery, a strategic objective of the AI for Science strategy

We are launching a call offering between 200,000 and 1,000,000 graphics processing unit (GPU) hours on AI Research Resource systems.

Applicants must be UK-based for the duration of the project, and either from a:

  • university
  • research organisation eligible for UKRI funding
  • public sector research organisation
  • charity

or

  • UK registered business, with a Companies House registration number

This call will close at 4pm on Sunday 21 December 2025.

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Published 21 November 2025

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