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Guidance

AI Research Resource

The AI Research Resource (AIRR) is a suite of advanced supercomputers that provides AI-specialised compute capacity to researchers, academia, and industry.

From:
Department for Science,Business, InnovationInnovation, Science and TechnologyTrade, Department for Business and Trade and UK Research and Innovation
Published:
17 July 2025
Last updated:
1725 JulyAugust 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Cloud access call

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AI open access call

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AIRR advanced supercomputers for the UK

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AIRR Gateway route (UKRI guidance)

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AIRR Rapid Access route (UKRI guidance)

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AIRR Portal: how to apply (UKRI guidance)

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Distributed peer review applicant and reviewer guidance

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Details

The AIRR offers compute access to users through Isambard-AI at the University of Bristol andBristol and Dawn at the University of Cambridge. Providing specialised compute capacity enables SMEssmall and medium-sized enterprises and the research and development (R&D) community to drive innovation and advancement in AI.

AIRR is a partnership between:

  • AMD
  • Dell
  • HPE
  • Intel
  • Nvidia
  • UK government
  • UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • University of CambridgeBristol
  • University of BristolCambridge
  • HPE
  • Nvidia
  • Intel
  • Dell

Compute capacity is the amount of processing power and storage available in a computing system.

Guidance from UKRI

Updates to this page

Published 17 July 2025
Last updated 1725 JulyAugust 2026 — Show all updates

  1. List of AI Research Resource partners updated to include AMD.

  2. The AI open access call is now closed.

  3. Added the cloud access call.

  4. Updated with the AI open access call and guidance for distributed peer review applicants and reviewers.

  5. AIRR Innovator route open for applications and AIRR Innovator route guidance published.

  6. First published.

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Update history

2026-09-28 16:02
Banner added to the ‘Cloud access call’ attachment to advise applications for that call have closed. ‘AIRR advanced supercomputers for the UK’ attachment updated add references to Zenith. ‘AIRR Gateway route (UKRI guidance)’ attachment updated to refresh ‘How your project will be assessed’ section. References to DSIT amended to BIST.

2026-08-25 11:43
List of AI Research Resource partners updated to include AMD.

2026-07-17 16:00
The AI open access call is now closed.

2026-07-17 09:10
Added the cloud access call.

2026-06-04 09:00
Updated with the AI open access call and guidance for distributed peer review applicants and reviewers.

2025-11-07 11:11
AIRR Innovator route open for applications and AIRR Innovator route guidance published.

2025-07-17 18:00
First published.