AIRR Expression of Interest to use UK large scale compute

Closes 19 Dec 2025

Opened 13 Jan 2025

Overview

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), invites researchers and innovators from across the UK to express their interest in accessing large-scale AI compute, in particular, the new AI Research Resource, the Isambard AI and Dawn compute services.

We are seeking expressions of interest from researchers and innovators who can demonstrate a clear need for AI compute and may be suitable for early access to the Isambard AI and Dawn services as part of their testing phase.

Audiences

  • Research Community
  • Innovation Community

Interests

  • Research and Innovation Sector Engagement