What changed in Applied AI on the map

What changed on the map.

Every week we re-check the projects on the map against their sources. This page lists what changed: a new stage reached, a milestone reset, a value revised, a project added. The new position, what it was before, and the source we checked it against, for the last four weeks.

Week of 9 November 2026: 4 projects changed: 2 reached a new stage, 4 milestones updated, 1 value revised.

Week of 2 November 2026

9 projects changed: 7 reached a new stage, 8 milestones updated, 4 values revised, 1 status changed.

Applied AI · University of Galway campus, Galway, Ireland

CASPIr national supercomputer (University of Galway)

Status: At tenderwas: Pipeline
Next milestone: Competitive dialogue, then tender submissions and contract awardwas: Contract award, then deployment; service expected to open in Q3 2027

Source: EuroHPC Joint Undertaking tender notice, 27 March 2026 →On the map →

Applied AI · Cambridge

Dawn → Zenith (Cambridge)

Stage: Officially launched (University of Cambridge, 10 June 2026)was: Launched (official launch 10 June 2026)
Value: Not disclosedwas: £36m upgrade

Source: University of Cambridge (10 Jun 2026) / DCD →On the map →

Applied AI · The Oxford Science Park, Littlemore, Oxford

Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) Oxford campus

Stage: Under construction; Littlemore House topped out February 2026was: Under construction — Littlemore House topped out Feb 2026
Value: Not disclosedwas: £890m fresh commitment (Oct 2025) plus £130m University of Oxford alliance
Next milestone: Campus buildings set to be in use in 2027was: Campus buildings set to come into use in 2027

Source: Cherwell / Research Professional News →On the map →

Applied AI · Central Laser Facility, Harwell Campus (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Oxfordshire

Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC)

Stage: Building completed and handed over 2022; laser construction under way; user access 'coming soon'was: In delivery — building complete (2022); laser installation and commissioning underway
Next milestone: First light and laser ramp-up from 2026was: Facility opening / first user science targeted for 2026

Source: STFC Central Laser Facility →On the map →

Applied AI · STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Sci-Tech Daresbury, Cheshire (Liverpool City Region)

Hartree Centre 'Mary Coombs' AI supercomputer

Stage: Launched 20 October 2025was: Launched and operational (October 2025)
Next milestone: Access for businesses and public sector organisations under the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovationwas: Industry user ramp-up under the Hartree National Centre for Digital Innovation

Source: UKRI / STFC Hartree Centre →On the map →

Applied AI · National Composites Centre, Bristol

Isambard-AI (Bristol)

Stage: Operational (core component of the AI Research Resource; launched July 2025)was: Operational — AIRR flagship
Value: Not disclosedwas: £225m
Next milestone: Dedicated compute access for Sovereign AI fund portfolio companieswas: Compute access for Sovereign AI fund start-ups via the AIRR (from April 2026)

Source: University of Bristol BriCS (Jun 2026) →On the map →

Applied AI · Exeter

Met Office Next Generation Modelling Systems

Next milestone: Operational NWP implementation on the Met Office's next supercomputer, 2027/28was: Operational NWP implementation on the next supercomputer, 2027/28

Source: Met Office →On the map →

Applied AI · Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire

NQCC quantum testbeds (Harwell)

Stage: Seven prototype testbeds deployed at Harwell; Phase 1 concluded end of 2025, Phase 2 performance evaluation and benchmarkingwas: Testbeds deploying
Next milestone: Phase 2 testbed benchmarking resultswas: 30+ logical qubits target during 2026

Source: NQCC / Infleqtion (Mar 2026) →On the map →

Applied AI · Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire

Vulcan 20-20 laser upgrade (Central Laser Facility)

Stage: Under construction; Mace Construct signed main contract, moving from enabling works into main constructionwas: Under construction — ground broken 28 Nov 2025, substructure works under way (Mace); CLF states £85m (pin says £83m — align value)
Value: Not disclosedwas: £83m (UKRI)
Next milestone: Construction completion expected 2027, then commissioning and scientific operationswas: Completion of the facility building and installation/commissioning of the laser systems

Source: Mace - Mace Construct signs main contract for world-leading Vulcan 20-20 laser facility →On the map →