This is a twelve-month MPhil programme, taught from within the Information Engineering Division, with a unique, joint emphasis on both machine learning and on speech and language technology. The course aims: to teach the state of the art in machine learning, speech and language processing; to give students the skills and expertise necessary to take leading roles in industry; to equip students with the research skills necessary for doctoral study. The course will emphasize coursework in several of the taught modules. Software projects aimed at implementing algorithms and modelling methods will be central to the practical modules and the research project. By the end of the programme, students will have acquired: a knowledge of the fundamental techniques in machine learning and how to apply these techniques to a range of practical problems; a deep understanding of the fundamental problems in speech and language processing and the technologies that form the current state-of-the art; a comprehensive understanding of techniques, and a thorough knowledge of the literature, applicable to the area of their chosen research topic; presentation skills through presenting their research in progress; the methodological and other technical skills necessary for research in their chosen area; the ability to critically assess the technical literature in machine learning and speech and language processing and related topics; directly marketable skills in computing, speech and language processing, machine learning, and the data sciences; collaborative skills through working with other students on the practical exercises and with PhD students and Research Assistants while carrying out their research project; exprience in large-scale computing for machine learning and speech and language processing and an understanding of how to define and conduct a research project.