CSER Overview - Cambridge
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High quality. Established institution or organization with editorial oversight and accountability.
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CSER is one of the leading academic institutions working on existential risk from AI and other emerging technologies, often cited alongside FHI and GovAI as a key Cambridge-based research center influencing AI safety policy.
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CSER is a multidisciplinary research centre at the University of Cambridge dedicated to studying and mitigating existential and global catastrophic risks, including those from advanced AI, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies. It brings together researchers from natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to develop strategies for reducing civilisation-scale risks. CSER produces academic research, policy recommendations, and public engagement on long-term risks to humanity.
Key Points
- •Focuses on existential and global catastrophic risks from advanced AI, biotechnology, extreme climate change, and other emerging technologies
- •Interdisciplinary research centre at Cambridge combining technical, social science, and policy expertise
- •Produces academic research, policy briefs, and engages with governments and international bodies on risk mitigation
- •Co-founded by Lord Martin Rees, Huw Price, and Jaan Tallinn to bring academic rigor to long-term risk analysis
- •Works on AI governance, biosecurity, and systemic risk frameworks as core research areas
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| Page | Type | Quality |
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| CSER (Centre for the Study of Existential Risk) | Organization | 58.0 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) | Organization | 59.0 |
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Centre for the Study of Existential Risk Study at Cambridge About the University Research at Cambridge About Us What we do Our story People Team Join us Our Work Explore our Work Research Themes Education MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience Contact We study existential and global catastrophic risks and foster a worldwide community dedicated to their mitigation Explore our work Meet the team Study with us Latest News & Events See All News Publication Reporting trends and seasonality in the World Health Organization’s Disease Outbreak News (DONs) across 1996–2023 8 April 2026 Publication Results from SCORE Project Published in Nature Special Collection 7 April 2026 CSER news Meet the Researcher: Vanessa Burns 1 April 2026 Termly report & Newsletter CSER March 2026 Newsletter 31 March 2026 CSER news Anthony Torres-Ruesta selected to attend 2026 Lindau Nobel Meeting 27 March 2026 Publication A Labour of Harm: Artificial Intelligence and Biological Weapons Acquisition 13 March 2026 Connect with us We bring together some of the best minds from academia, technology and policy to collaborate on our shared challenges. Newsletter Attend Events Visit Support Us Our Impact CSER’s research is dedicated to the study and mitigation of existential risks through policy engagement, fostering a global interdisciplinary community, and helping to establish this critical field of research. Learn more about CSER’s impact Connect with us Sign up for our newsletter The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is an interdisciplinary research centre within the Institute for Technology and Humanity at the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study and mitigation of existential and global catastrophic risks. Centre for the Study of Existential Risk 16 Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1SB United Kingdom Tel: 01223 760483 Email: enquiries@cser.cam.ac.uk Accessibility Freedom of Information Privacy Policy Modern Slavery Wellbeing, Inclusivity, Diversity and Equality at CSER Divestment CSER Event Code of Conduct Contributor Consent and Release Form Copyright © 2026 Centre for the Study of Existential Risk Web Design by Chameleon Studios
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