Topic: doctoral training

Carnegie Mellon researcher and Abridge co-founder Zachary Lipton discusses where machine learning can help healthcare and why clinical work is harder to automate than software development. The conversation examines medical documentation, decision support, drug discovery, open models and model routing, then turns to academic research, doctoral training and the effects of automation on scientific careers. Hosted by Ravid Shwartz Ziv and Allen Roush. Watch the full conversation on the publisher’s YouTube channel.

EPSRC and MHCLG seek a consortium to deliver doctoral training and postgraduate taught programmes in fire engineering. UK higher-education institutions may lead, with at least one consortium organisation holding doctoral degree-awarding powers. The call has up to GBP 5.9 million available and covers eligible direct costs at 100%; estates and indirect costs are excluded. A mandatory expression of interest is due on 1 October 2026 at 16:00 UK time, before the full application deadline of 3 November 2026 at 16:00. The source links an active expression-of-interest form and the funding application