Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery

📢Booking is now open for our @acceleratescience.bsky.social AI training courses this term! Training courses are open to all PhD students and staff at @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

New AI clinic slots available to book in November 2026!🤖 Our AI clinic offers free expert advice on implementing AI in your research. Open to all postgraduate students, researchers and staff at the University of Cambridge. Find out more and book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/ai-cl...

📢Congratulations to our 2026 AI-deas Sprints Cohort! From construction to medieval manuscripts, this year's 5 projects show the breadth of problems where #AI might make a useful contribution. Looking forward to seeing what they develop! More here: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/from-sa...

📢 New blog! Yuanfei Liu and team used an LLM-enhanced agent-based model to simulate how people respond to heatwaves. Results show impacts are distributed inequitably, with trusted community networks key to spreading helpful risk information. Read more: bit.ly/47WXe6X

From agendas to minutes, supporting the University's 200 formal committees is a complex job. How can #AI help? In the latest update from our AI for Ops programme, we're hearing from Jo Craigwood in the Governance Support Services team how AI can create efficiencies: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/how-ai-...

What does it take for #localgovernment to use #AI well? At our recent workshop, discussion kept coming back to service design, human judgement, evaluation & the challenge of moving beyond pilots. Some reflections on what councils need to make AI work in practice: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/what-do...

⏰ The deadline for our teaching and learning funding call is fast approaching! Apply for up to £10,000 to help shape the future of education with #AI. 📅 Submit your application by 24 September! www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

Registration is now open for the 2026 AI for Science Summit!🎉 Join us in Cambridge on 24 November to explore where AI is already changing scientific discovery, and what science might look like by 2030. 📍 Churchill College, Cambridge 🎟️ bit.ly/4yGWUEX

Thank you to everyone who joined our Generative AI workshop yesterday!💡 Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and and thinking about using AI for your research? See our full range of AI training workshops and book here: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

New AI clinic slots available to book in September, October and November 2026!🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our AI clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book an online slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/ai-cl...

📢 New blog! Tomisin Dada is exploring how machine learning can help solve AC optimal power flow, a key challenge for power grid operators.⚡ Working with @lawrennd.bsky.social, he's developed a solver combining ML efficiency with conventional reliability. Find out more: bit.ly/4gJQPQQ

🔈 Up to £10,000 available to support practical, educator-led projects exploring AI in education at @cam.ac.uk If you have an idea for using #AI to enhance teaching and learning, make sure to find out more and apply before applications closes on 24 September! ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

Three years ago, ai@cam set out to reimagine how #AI could create real #publicvalue. Today, that vision has become a working infrastructure that connects research with the people & communities who can put it into practice. Find out more in our latest annual report: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/reports/ai-c...

💡Have an idea for using #AI to enhance teaching and learning? We're offering up to £10,000 to support practical, educator-led projects exploring AI in education at @cam.ac.uk 📅 Applications close 24 September ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

📅 Save the date! Our 2026 AI for Science Summit takes place on 24 Nov at Churchill College, Cambridge, including talks from leading researchers, posters and networking. Registration coming soon. Watch our 2025 Summit recap video to see what's coming 🎥 youtu.be/gusUtgEHG_k?...

New report just out from the @ai.cam.ac.uk team exploring what the public wants from AI in local government. ➡️ Check out the thread below and the full report for further insights.

‼️Don't miss your chance to join our AI-deas Sprint FAQ session tomorrow! If you have an #AI research idea & considering applying for up to £25,000, this is your opportunity to ask questions & find out more. 🕤 9.30am | Wed 22 July 📍 Zoom ➡️ Register here cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Where can #AI make the biggest difference in local government? Yesterday, we joined forces with @ticmcr.bsky.social to bring together council innovators and partners to discuss the opportunities & challenges emerging from real-world #AI implementation. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

This week we are excited to be at the FENS-Chen Institute Summer Program on AI-Accelerated Neuroscience Discovery & Translation! Lots of exciting conversations with researchers using AI in neuroscience. Thanks to Zoe Kourtzi, Eleni Vasilaki and our colleagues @c2d3.cam.ac.uk for the invitation!

How should teaching & learning evolve in a world with AI? We're offering up to £10,000 to test new teaching approaches with #AI. Open to academics, examiners, education managers & course administrators - anyone who shapes the teaching experience! Find out more ⬇️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

We're excited to announce the 2026 recipients of the C2D3 and @acceleratescience.bsky.social Seed Fund. Congratulations to: 🎉 Jamal Esmaily 🎉 Elwin Huaman 🎉 Anthony Torres-Ruesta @cser.bsky.social www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/ECR-Seed-Fund-Awardees We look forward to seeing the impact of your work!

🚀 Round two of the AI-deas Sprint Programme is now open for applications! 🚀 Got an #AI research idea with real-world potential? We're offering Cambridge researchers up to £25,000 to build a working prototype. Find out more and apply here ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...

🗓️New online AI clinic slots available to book in July! Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/ai-cl...

Can #AI help streamline Cambridge's exam process? Through our AI for Ops programme, Jenny Blakesley & her team are exploring how AI can support Cambridge's exam-standing process, saving time and improving the student experience. Read more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/unlocki...

UK AI takes a leap forward. Zenith – the UK’s largest AI supercomputer – launches at Cambridge, alongside a new Sovereign AI Innovation Lab. From transforming cancer care to fusion energy, collaboration and investment will unlock huge progress in meeting some of the world's greatest challenges.

Thank you to everyone who joined our Introduction to AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) workshop last week! 🚀 Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and looking to develop your AI skills for science and research this summer?☀️ Sign up for one of our June workshops: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

📢 New blog! Kieran Russell @kieran-russell.bsky.social developed a GPU-accelerated model to simulate chromatin structure. The work combines computational simulations with experimental data to understand how DNA compacts into cell nuclei.🧬 Find out more: bit.ly/42vA319

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🤖 Join us over pizza for our final @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar of the Easter term, Monday 1 June, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend: bit.ly/4nsCjjc

New AI clinic slots available to book in May and June! 🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

Great talk by Zheng Jie Liew (2025 Accelerate- @c2d3.cam.ac.uk awardee) at iDMT's AI & automation conference! His project uses an ML framework trained on 30k+ plastic-solvent combinations to predict optimal solvents for recycling specific plastics from waste.🧪 Find out more: bit.ly/4rpvSiy

📢 A few spaces left for our Multi-Agent Systems for Scientific Research Hackathon on 11 May! LLMs perform well on benchmarks. The harder problem: orchestrating multiple agents across complex, multi-step research workflows. Find out more and register: bit.ly/4vTehl8

📢Booking is now open for our @acceleratescience.bsky.social training courses this term! Workshops are free and open to all PhD students and staff @cam.ac.uk. Sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Tune in to hear @lawrennd.bsky.social, Chair of ai@cam, contribute to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee inquiry on #ArtificialIntelligence, #business and the future of the workforce. ➡️ Watch live from 14.30! parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Interested to hear how AI is accelerating science? 🤖 Join us for our @pintofscience.uk #Pint26 event on 18 May to hear from researchers about how AI is transforming scientific discovery across many fields! 🧠 Find out more and register here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk/event/how-is...

C2D3-Accelerate Early Career Researcher Seed Funding 2026 Apply soon! Deadline 16 April 2026 🏅 up to £3,000 per project 🚀 step towards an independent research career ➡️ interdisciplinary data science or AI www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie... @acceleratescience.bsky.social

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🤖 Join us over pizza for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar of the Easter term, Monday 20 April, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend: forms.office.com/e/wm9pfDZSMt

Cambridge University Library is one of the oldest university libraries in the world, but how do you digitise centuries of handwritten records without hours of manual work? 📚 Find out how #AI is unlocking centuries of knowledge in our latest blog: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/using-a...

📢 New blog! Villiam V. Kildal and team are developing the aICU project: AI for clinical decisions in intensive care. This international research partnership aims to bridge the gap between AI innovation and real clinical practice. Find out more: bit.ly/4aGupgb

Our #CamFest event is now live! 🗣️ AI and the Future of Public Health 📆 18.00 | 25 March 📍 St John's College, Cambridge 🎟️ Tickets going fast - don't miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the...

What could #AI do for public services if we built it around real challenges, led by those closest to the problem? 💰 We're offering up to £25k for new projects between researchers & local authorities. ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/local-... Watch our challenge fair 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZ0...

🚨 Final call for @cam.ac.uk master’s students, PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers 🚨 Learn how to build, pitch, & refine your ideas into viable ventures in just two days at our upcoming #AI Bootcamp. ➡️ Secure your spot and apply now! www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-sci...

New AI clinic slots available to book in February! 🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

📢We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for our training courses this term! Courses are open to all postgraduate students and staff from @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Last week @acceleratescience.bsky.social ran its first AI Winter School for undergraduates!🚀 3 days of hands-on learning covering LLMs, research software engineering, GPU fundamentals, responsible AI development, and high performance computing. Thank you to all speakers and student participants!

Google DeepMind Research Ready is an 8-week summer research placement programme for undergrads/recent grads from under-represented backgrounds in AI/ML. The Accelerate team will be supervising projects for summer 2026! Find out more and apply by February 16 2026: www.cst.cam.ac.uk/outreach/dee...

Want to turn your #AI research into real-world impact? Learn how to build, pitch, and refine your ideas into viable ventures in just two days at our upcoming AI Sciencepreneurship Bootcamp. Apply before 28 Jan! ⬇️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-cam...

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 9 December for this year's AI for Science Summit! 🎉 The event explored AI's impact across science, from interpretable ML in healthcare to AI for weather prediction. Live illustration by Scriberia 🎨 More information: bit.ly/4q130vg