Best universities in the UK 2023

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-ukBest universities in the UK 2023

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UK rank 2023 World University Rank 2023 UniversityCity/town
1 1 University of OxfordOxford
2 =3 University of CambridgeCambridge
3 10 Imperial College LondonLondon
4 22 UCLLondon
5 29 University of EdinburghEdinburgh
6 35 King’s College LondonLondon
7 37 London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon
8 =54 University of ManchesterManchester
9 76 University of BristolBristol
10 =82 University of GlasgowGlasgow
11 =104 University of WarwickWarwick
=12 =108 University of BirminghamBirmingham
=12 =108 University of SouthamptonSouthampton
14 =114 University of SheffieldSheffield
15 122 Lancaster UniversityLancaster
16 =124 Queen Mary University of LondonLondon
17 =128 University of LeedsLeeds
18 130 University of NottinghamNottingham
19 =137 University of ExeterExeter
20 =139 Newcastle UniversityNewcastle
21 =139 University of YorkYork
22 =163 University of LeicesterLeicester
23 =176 University of LiverpoolLiverpool
24 =187 Cardiff UniversityCardiff
25 =192 University of AberdeenAberdeen
=26 =198 Durham UniversityDurham
=26 =198 Queen’s University BelfastBelfast
=26 =198 University of ReadingReading
=29 201–250 University of DundeeDundee
=29 201–250 University of East AngliaNorwich
=29 201–250 St George’s, University of LondonLondon
=29 201–250 University of St AndrewsSt Andrews
=29 201–250 University of SurreyGuildford
=29 201–250 University of SussexBrighton
=35 251–300 University of BathBath
=35 251–300 Bournemouth UniversityBournemouth
=35 251–300 Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolBrighton
=35 251–300 Swansea UniversitySwansea
=39 301–350 Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)East Anglia
=39 301–350 University of EssexEssex
=41 351–400 Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon
=41 351–400 City, University of LondonLondon
=41 351–400 University of KentKent
=41 351–400 Loughborough UniversityLoughborough
=41 351–400 Royal Holloway, University of LondonLondon
=41 351–400 Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon
=41 351–400 University of StirlingStirling
=48 401–500 Aston UniversityBirmingham
=48 401–500 Bangor UniversityBangor
=48 401–500 Brunel University LondonLondon
=48 401–500 Edinburgh Napier UniversityEdinburgh
=48 401–500 University of LincolnLincoln
=48 401–500 Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool
=48 401–500 Middlesex UniversityMiddlesex
=48 401–500 University of PlymouthPlymouth
=48 401–500 University of PortsmouthPortsmouth
=48 401–500 SRUC (Scotland’s Rural College)Edinburgh
=48 401–500 University of StrathclydeStrathclyde
=48 401–500 University of the West of EnglandBristol
=60 501–600 Aberystwyth UniversityAberystwyth
=60 501–600 Birmingham City UniversityBirmingham
=60 501–600 University of BradfordBradford
=60 501–600 Goldsmiths, University of LondonLondon
=60 501–600 University of GreenwichGreenwich
=60 501–600 Heriot-Watt UniversityEdinburgh
=60 501–600 University of HullHull
=60 501–600 Keele UniversityKeele
=60 501–600 Northumbria UniversityNorthumbria
=60 501–600 Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham
=60 501–600 SOAS University of LondonLondon
=71 601–800 De Montfort UniversityLeicester
=71 601–800 University of DerbyDerby
=71 601–800 Glasgow Caledonian UniversityGlasgow
=71 601–800 University of HertfordshireHatfield
=71 601–800 University of HuddersfieldHuddersfield
=71 601–800 London South Bank UniversityLondon
=71 601–800 Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester
=71 601–800 The Open UniversityNationwide
=71 601–800 Oxford Brookes UniversityOxford
=71 601–800 Ulster UniversityUlster
=71 601–800 University of the West of ScotlandPaisley
=71 601–800 University of WolverhamptonWolverhampton
=83 801–1000 University of BedfordshireLuton
=83 801–1000 University of BrightonBrighton
=83 801–1000 Coventry UniversityCoventry
=83 801–1000 Edge Hill UniversityOrmskirk
=83 801–1000 Kingston UniversityLondon
=83 801–1000 Leeds Beckett UniversityLeeds
=83 801–1000 University of RoehamptonLondon
=83 801–1000 University of SalfordSalford
=83 801–1000 Sheffield Hallam UniversitySheffield
=83 801–1000 University of WinchesterWinchester
=93 1001–1200 Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityCardiff
=93 1001–1200 University of Central LancashirePreston
=93 1001–1200 University of East LondonLondon
=93 1001–1200 Robert Gordon UniversityAberdeen
=93 1001–1200 University of South WalesPontypridd
=93 1001–1200 University of SunderlandSunderland
=93 1001–1200 Teesside UniversityTeesside
=93 1001–1200 University of WestminsterLondon
=101 1201–1500 Canterbury Christ Church UniversityCanterbury
=101 1201–1500 University of ChesterChester
=101 1201–1500 Staffordshire UniversityStoke-on-Trent

UK plans to become AI powerhouse with £31million investment in University of Southampton-led project

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UK plans to become AI powerhouse with £31million investment in University of Southampton-led project

Published: 14 June 2023

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The UK could become a world powerhouse for the development of responsible artificial intelligence after £31million was awarded to launch a new consortium led by the University of Southampton.

The multimillion-pound project, known as Responsible AI UK, will bring together experts to create an international research and innovation institute to create trustworthy and secure AI that responds to the needs of society.

The £31million funding was awarded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), and will work across universities, businesses, public and third sectors to pioneer responsible AI and fund new research to better understand and build trustworthy systems.

Professor of Artificial Intelligence Gopal Ramchurn from the University of Southampton is the principal investigator for Responsible AI UK. He said: “We don’t need to fear artificial intelligence, it won’t threaten humanity but has huge potential to influence how society operates in the future.

“AI should not only be technically safe and accountable, but its impact on its users, their wellbeing and rights, and the wider society needs to be understood for people to trust it. Our role in RAI UK will be to bring together experts from diverse disciplines and cultures from across the world to address the most pressing AI challenges in key sectors and ensure we all benefit from the productivity gains it promises to deliver.”

Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Gopal Ramchurn
Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Gopal Ramchurn

The RAI UK consortium will bring together an international ecosystem to address AI challenges. It will fund large and small research and innovation projects and fellowships, grants, develop collaborations between researchers and businesses, develop skills programmes for the public and industry, and deliver guidance to governments.

RAI UK will lead national conversations on responsible artificial intelligence across the UK, working closely with policymakers to provide evidence for future policy and regulation, as well as guidance for businesses in deploying AI solutions responsibly.

Celebrated computer scientist Dame Wendy Hall, a Regius Professor at the University of Southamptonand executive director of its Web Science Institute, said: “AI will change the way we live and work for the better – but an interdisciplinary approach to regulation and safe AI is vital.

“The UK can become the dominant force for responsible and trustworthy AI development and regulation with this £31million investment. The work undertaken by the Responsible AI UK team at the University of Southampton together with our partners across the UK and internationally will put the UK at the forefront of AI’s future for the good of humanity.”

RAI UK will be the catalyst for an international Responsible and Trustworthy AI ecosystem that will address issues that have precluded the adoption of AI to the benefit of society. It will enshrine interdisciplinary research to open dialog among experts, businesses and the public as active participants in the research, including users and those impacted by AI.

Technology Secretary Chloe Smith, said: “Despite our size as a small island nation, the UK is a technology powerhouse. Last year, the UK became just the third country in the world to have a tech sector valued at $1 trillion. It is the biggest in Europe by some distance and behind only the US and China globally.

“The technology landscape, though, is constantly evolving, and we need a tech ecosystem which can respond to those shifting sands, harness its opportunities, and address emerging challenges. The measures unveiled today will do exactly that. We’re investing in our AI talent pipeline with a £54 million package to develop trustworthy and secure artificial intelligence, and putting our best foot forward as a global leader in tech both now, and in the years to come.”

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Neural style transfer (NST) test – success

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import torch.nn.functional as F
import torch.optim as optim

from PIL import Image
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

import torchvision.transforms as transforms
import torchvision.models as models

import copy

device = torch.device("cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")

# Define the fixed size
target_size = (512, 512)

loader = transforms.Compose([
    transforms.Resize(target_size),
    transforms.ToTensor()])

def image_loader(image_name):
    image = Image.open(image_name)
    image = loader(image).unsqueeze(0)
    return image.to(device, torch.float)

style_img = image_loader("style_fanGao.jpg")
content_img = image_loader("Zengbo.jpg")

# Resize the images to the same size
style_img = F.interpolate(style_img, size=target_size, mode='bilinear', align_corners=False)
content_img = F.interpolate(content_img, size=target_size, mode='bilinear', align_corners=False)

assert style_img.size() == content_img.size(), "Style and content images must be of the same size."

unloader = transforms.ToPILImage()

plt.ion()

def imshow(tensor, title=None):
    image = tensor.cpu().clone()
    image = image.squeeze(0)
    image = unloader(image)
    plt.imshow(image)
    if title is not None:
        plt.title(title)
    plt.pause(0.001)

def gram_matrix(input):
    a, b, c, d = input.size()  # a=batch size(=1)
    features = input.view(a * b, c * d)  # resise F_XL into \hat F_XL

    G = torch.mm(features, features.t())  # compute the gram product

    # normalization factor
    return G.div(a * b * c * d)

class ContentLoss(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, target):
        super(ContentLoss, self).__init__()
        self.target = target.detach()

    def forward(self, input):
        self.loss = F.mse_loss(input, self.target)
        return input

class StyleLoss(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, target_feature):
        super(StyleLoss, self).__init__()
        self.target = gram_matrix(target_feature).detach()

    def forward(self, input):
        G = gram_matrix(input)
        self.loss = F.mse_loss(G, self.target)
        return input

class Normalization(nn.Module):
    def __init__(self, mean, std):
        super(Normalization, self).__init__()
        self.mean = mean.view(-1, 1, 1)
        self.std = std.view(-1, 1, 1)

    def forward(self, img):
        return (img - self.mean) / self.std

cnn = models.vgg19(pretrained=True).features.to(device).eval()

cnn_normalization_mean = torch.tensor([0.485, 0.456, 0.406]).to(device)
cnn_normalization_std = torch.tensor([0.229, 0.224, 0.225]).to(device)

content_layers_default = ['conv_4']
style_layers_default = ['conv_1', 'conv_2', 'conv_3', 'conv_4', 'conv_5']

def get_style_model_and_losses(cnn, normalization_mean, normalization_std,
                               style_img, content_img,
                               content_layers=content_layers_default,
                               style_layers=style_layers_default):
    normalization = Normalization(normalization_mean, normalization_std).to(device)

    content_losses = []
    style_losses = []

    model = nn.Sequential(normalization)

    i = 0
    for layer in cnn.children():
        if isinstance(layer, nn.Conv2d):
            i += 1
            name = 'conv_{}'.format(i)
        elif isinstance(layer, nn.ReLU):
            name = 'relu_{}'.format(i)
            layer = nn.ReLU(inplace=False)
        elif isinstance(layer, nn.MaxPool2d):
            name = 'pool_{}'.format(i)
        elif isinstance(layer, nn.BatchNorm2d):
            name = 'bn_{}'.format(i)
        else:
            raise RuntimeError('Unrecognized layer: {}'.format(layer.__class__.__name__))

        model.add_module(name, layer)

        if name in content_layers:
            target = model(content_img).detach()
            content_loss = ContentLoss(target)
            model.add_module("content_loss_{}".format(i), content_loss)
            content_losses.append(content_loss)

        if name in style_layers:
            target_feature = model(style_img).detach()
            style_loss = StyleLoss(target_feature)
            model.add_module("style_loss_{}".format(i), style_loss)
            style_losses.append(style_loss)

    for i in range(len(model) - 1, -1, -1):
        if isinstance(model[i], ContentLoss) or isinstance(model[i], StyleLoss):
            break

    model = model[:(i + 1)]

    return model, style_losses, content_losses

def get_input_optimizer(input_img):
    optimizer = optim.LBFGS([input_img])
    return optimizer

def run_style_transfer(cnn, normalization_mean, normalization_std,
                       content_img, style_img, input_img, num_steps=300,
                       style_weight=1000000, content_weight=1):
    model, style_losses, content_losses = get_style_model_and_losses(cnn,
                                                                      normalization_mean, normalization_std,
                                                                      style_img, content_img)

    input_img.requires_grad_(True)
    model.requires_grad_(False)

    optimizer = get_input_optimizer(input_img)

    run = [0]
    while run[0] <= num_steps:

        def closure():
            with torch.no_grad():
                input_img.clamp_(0, 1)

            optimizer.zero_grad()
            model(input_img)
            style_score = 0
            content_score = 0

            for sl in style_losses:
                style_score += sl.loss
            for cl in content_losses:
                content_score += cl.loss

            style_score *= style_weight
            content_score *= content_weight

            loss = style_score + content_score
            loss.backward()

            run[0] += 1
            if run[0] % 50 == 0:
                print("run {}:".format(run))
                print('Style Loss : {:4f} Content Loss: {:4f}'.format(
                    style_score.item(), content_score.item()))
                print()

            return style_score + content_score

        optimizer.step(closure)

    with torch.no_grad():
        input_img.clamp_(0, 1)

    return input_img

def save_output_image(image, output_path):
    try:
        image.save(output_path)
        print(f"Output image saved successfully at {output_path}")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"An error occurred while saving the output image: {str(e)}")

def convert_to_pil_image(tensor):
    image = tensor.squeeze(0).cpu().clone().detach().numpy().transpose(1, 2, 0)
    image = image.clip(0, 1)
    image = (image * 255).astype('uint8')
    return Image.fromarray(image)

num_steps = 500
style_weight = 1000000000
content_weight = 1

input_img = content_img.clone()

output = run_style_transfer(cnn, cnn_normalization_mean, cnn_normalization_std,
                            content_img, style_img, input_img, num_steps=num_steps,
                            style_weight=style_weight, content_weight=content_weight)

output_image = convert_to_pil_image(output)

output_path = "output_image.jpg"
save_output_image(output_image, output_path)

# Display content, style, and output images in a single row
fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(15, 5))
axes[0].imshow(content_img.squeeze(0).permute(1, 2, 0).cpu().numpy())
axes[0].set_title('Content Image')
axes[0].axis('off')
axes[1].imshow(style_img.squeeze(0).permute(1, 2, 0).cpu().numpy())
axes[1].set_title('Style Image')
axes[1].axis('off')
axes[2].imshow(output_image)
axes[2].set_title('Output Image')
axes[2].axis('off')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()

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New high-power femtosecond fibre laser installed at Bangor

Bangor University CPE team has recently acquired and installed a state-of-the-art high power femtosecond fibre laser (model: Jasper X0 30W from Fluence) system in their lab. The system is highly robust, reliable, flexible and tuneable, offering >100 uJ maximum pulse energy, 200kHz-20MHz repetition rate, 200fs – 20ps pulse duration, and four working wavelengths (1030nm, 515 nm, 343nm, 258nm, all avaliable). 

Some applications of this laser include: Micromachining, Glass cutting, Surface structuring, Ophthalmology, Semiconductor & OLED manufacturing, Solar cell manufacturing, security marking, Stents and medical device manufacturing.