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If you already know what you want to do during your Phd, definitely go to the UK. You will be done in 3 years, and the quality of universities is world-class.
by krn 8y ago
If you already know what you want to do during your Phd, definitely go to the UK. You will be done in 3 years, and the quality of universities is world-class.
Everyone is talking about Oxford and Cambridge, but the best rated Computer Science department in the UK is actually in St Andrews[1], the third oldest university in the English-speaking world.
It's more focused on software engineering than theoretical mathematics, though.
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/may/29/university-guide-2019-league-table-for-computer-science-information https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2018/ma...
- dan-robertson 8y agoSurely the “neuroscience inspired ML” that op mentions is much closer to “theoretical mathematics” than “software engineering”?
- krn 8y agoSure, Oxford or Cambridge might be a better fit in this case. I would recommend St Andrews to those, who are thinking of doing a Phd in a less theoretical field of Computer Science.
- beojan 8y agoThat really depends on the specific ranking you're looking at. In this case, student satisfaction ratings seem to be a major component, which tends not to bode well for the quality of the ranking, if you want to know how good an institution is academically.
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