Invitation issued for universities to join Alan Turing Institute

The Institute, being funded by a £42 million investment by the Government to 2020, will have a physical location and is likely to bring together leaders in advanced mathematics and computing science to address a range of scientific disciplines and business sectors. Newly appointed Minister of State for Universities and Science Greg Clarke said: "Big Data is a key component in how we conduct science today and its importance will only increase. That is why government identified it as one of the UK's eight great technologies and why we are committed to remaining at the forefront of this technology through the establishment of The Alan Turing Institute. The Institute will provide a national centre to promote advanced research and translational work in the application of data science and the associated computational algorithms. EPSRC chief executive Philip Nelson said: "EPSRC's portfolio makes it highly appropriate that we are responsible for the delivery of The Alan Turing Institute. Big Data plays an increasing role in research across many scientific and engineering fields and therefore it is vital that the UK stays at the leading edge in this area."