Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

Call for papers ✍️ Making Biosecurity: Life Sciences, Security and the Futures Being Built Submit a 150–200 word abstract by 21 September Further details at https://bit.ly/46VNpWl

Registration for the Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk 2026 is now closed! Missed out on a ticket? You can still join us on 16th September for our opening public lecture, A Better Path for AI, with Professor Max Tegmark. Register here: www.cser.ac.uk/work/16-sept...

📢 Join CSER as a PA & Office Administrator! Support the Director and senior leadership team while helping to keep CSER running smoothly through office management, visitor and affiliate coordination, and internal events. Deadline: 20 Sept 2026 Find out more: buff.ly/tEW9cIl

Curious about global catastrophic risks? 📖Our reading list offers a starting point with key resources on areas such as bio-risk, natural risk and AI. ⬇️ buff.ly/BxTSL6D

Registration is open for CSER's Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk 2026! Join CSER for two days of discussion on climate governance, AI and emerging technologies, geopolitics and pandemic preparedness. Find out more and purchase tickets here: buff.ly/CQCgCkD #CCCR2026

It's the last week to apply for our Teaching Associate role! This is a great opportunity for someone interested in increasing their teaching experience, help shape a new MPhil course & develop their own interests related to reducing global risk. Deadline: 23 August 2026 Apply here: buff.ly/ViW3fJo

Have questions about the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience? Our FAQs cover key information about how to apply, funding and what to expect from the course. 👉 Visit the FAQs on our website to learn more. buff.ly/G9bamOj

We'd like to welcome Friederike Suhr to CSER as a visitor! Friederike is a Research Associate at the University Medical Center Mainz. Her research focuses on social & environmental health, examining the impacts of extreme weather events on population health & the effects of migration on well-being.

We're hiring a PA & Office Administrator! The role will support the Director, while playing a key role in the running of CSER by managing an extensive visitor & affiliate programme, as well as organising internal seminars & events. Deadline: 20 Sept 2026 Find out more here: buff.ly/tEW9cIl

The ELN’s Ok, Doomer! podcast is back! Listen in to learn how emerging technologies are reshaping nuclear weapons policy. europeanleadershipnetwork.org/multimedia/o...

Tickets are now available for CSER’s Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk, 17th – 18th September 2026! CCCR 2026 brings together the X-risk community, with a focus on the governance challenges shaping tomorrow’s world. Find out more & buy tickets here: bit.ly/4bIGmDz #CCCR2026

Congratulations to ITH Co-Director and Director of @chiacambridge.bsky.social, Professor Anna Korhonen, on becoming a British Academy Fellow!

A new article by SM Amadae and Tom Stevenson in the @thebulletin.org explores the UK's changing attitude to nuclear deterrence and the wider implications for international security. ⬇️ thebulletin.org/2026/07/is-l...

There are currently two exciting opportunities to join CSER's team! We're looking for: - Research Associate to investigate environmental issues related to catastrophic risk 🔗 bit.ly/4gkvYVw - A Teaching Associate to support the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience 🔗 bit.ly/4467kAN

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!

Today is the start of our summer programme, Historical Dimensions of AI, Power & Catastrophic Risk! Over the coming week, participants will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping fundamental aspects of human civilisation.

Excited to be debating at the Oxford Union this evening Motion: This House Believes that AI is the Great Equalizer Is it? Or isn't it? I'm speaking for the proposition--which might surprise those who know my work. That's rather the point! We'll find out which way the House votes

A huge congratulations to the inaugural cohort of our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience! Yesterday, we celebrated the end of the year with a garden party to say thank you to all students, staff, and contributors who made this year possible!

We'd like to welcome Alphonce Mollo as a visitor to CSER! Alphonce specialises in climate and development in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. His visit to CSER will focus on Governing Catastrophic Climate Change in African Fragile States beyond dominant vulnerability narratives.

📌Event for your diary: Please join us for a conference 'Critical Drone Studies: Drones in Society, Politics and Culture' taking place on 25-26 June in Cambridge. Find out more and register: www.lcfi.ac.uk/news-events/...

The current Ebola outbreak, alongside a recent hantavirus incident in a very different setting, is a reminder of how outbreak risk is actually unfolding today. As both a researcher in this space and someone who has worked in outbreak response, this pattern is becoming increasingly familiar.

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS: Cambridge Materials invites you to submit your paper to a special themed collection: Policy Support and Development. Find out more here: https://cup.org/497tmWI #cambridgematerials #materialsscience #policy

📢 Deadline: Sunday 24 May 2026, midnight (BST) There's still a few more days to apply for the Research Assistant/Associate role to work on the Evidence Exchange (EvEx) initiative! Find out more and apply here ⬇️ www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

We're pleased to announce Lily Cohen has joined CSER as a research affiliate! Lily is a physician-scientist and neurology resident at Mount Sinai Hospital with research expertise in infectious disease modeling, zoonotic spillover and global health policy.

TWO great jobs in History and Philosophy of Science at Sydney! Rank from Lecturer (Assistant Prof) to Assoc Prof. Particularly interested in candidates working in the areas of early modern science, or science or medicine in Asia, or Indigenous knowledge systems... #HPS #STS #histstm #histsci

We're hiring a postdoc at MIT! The Postdoctoral Associate will work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social to conduct research on the history, social implications and future of technology. Learn more and apply by June 15: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/jame...

Poster submissions for CCCR 2026 close on 17th May! If you’re working on catastrophic or existential risk, there’s still time to submit your poster for CSER’s Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk, 17–18 September 2026. ➡️ Submit here: bit.ly/4wm27BJ

Very excited to return to Cambridge next week to join this @crasshlive.bsky.social event on 'Interdisciplinary methods for researching healthcare in conflict' to discuss bridging biomedical and social sciences for #OneHealth in complex emergencies with @saleyhaahsan.bsky.social & @jw132.bsky.social

Delight to be presenting my paper Extinction of the human species: What could cause it and how likely is it to occur? at Real World Challenges Seminar Series on 06 May 6pm UK. Anyone can join, link below. cassyni.com/events/AKmfE...

📣 Beyond Belém: Where next for global climate policy after COP30 and the Santa Marta summit? University of Leeds, POLIS & @priestleycentre.bsky.social Priestley Centre for Climate Futures Panel: 📅 7th May 2026 🕒 15.00-16.30 📍 Baines Wing Miall LT (2.34) or online Sign up here: lnkd.in/ervXfwMb

Deadline 24 May 2026 CSER is looking for a Research Assistant/Associate to work with Alexandru Marcoci on the Evidence Exchange (EvEx) initiative! Curious about the Evidence Exchange and the role it plays in the design and delivery of policy-facing initiatives? Find out more here: www.evex.ac.uk

We'd like to welcome Iley Fröhlich as a visitor to CSER! He will be working on moral (bio)enhancement, exploring the potential & associated risks of novel biotechnological interventions that aim to improve morality in order to prevent endogenous existential threats. www.cser.ac.uk/team/iley-fr...