2023 the Alan Turing Institute is housed within the current British Library building, but it is anticipated it will occupy new premises in a development planned on land between the Francis Crick Institute and library. In February 2023 the plans for the new building were approved by the local council. Background The Alan Turing Institute is the indirect product of a letter from the Council for Science and Technology (CST) to the UK prime minister (7 June 2013), describing the "Age of Algorithms". The letter presents a case that "The Government, working with the universities and industry, should create a National Centre to promote advanced research and translational work in algorithms and the application of data science". The Alan Turing Institute fits into a complex organisational landscape that includes the Open Data Institute, the Digital Catapult and infrastructure investments. The role of the institute is to provide the expertise and fundamental research into data science and artificial intelligence needed to solve real-world problems. History In 2015 Lloyd's Register Foundation became the institute's first strategic partner, providing a grant of £10 million over five years to support research into the engineering applications of big data. Notable people Howard Covington, chair 2015–2022 Doug Gurr, chair since 2022 Sir Adrian Smith, director and chief executive since 2018 References External links Theory and Algorithms in Data Science Seminar – a series of talks at the Alan Turing Institute 2015 establishments in the United Kingdom Educational institutions established in 2015 Organisations based in London Computer science institutes in the United Kingdom Mathematical institutes Statistical organisations in the United Kingdom Information science Systems engineering Proposed buildings and structures in the United Kingdom Information technology research institutes British Library Organisations associated with the University of Cambridge Organisations associated with the University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University College London University of Warwick Alan Turing