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Cambridge is shaping AI for everyone

07 April 2025

Explore how Cambridge is using AI for better healthcare, smarter public services and new ways of tackling climate change. Meet our community and discover how ai@cam is supporting the development of AI that works for science, citizens and society.

CamFest Speaker Spotlight: George the Poet

25 Mar 2024

George the Poet is a spoken word performer whose innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and a...

Unveiling Darwin's treasures: specimens from historic voyage make television debut

21 Mar 2024

200-year-old plant specimens from the Voyage of the Beagle, held in the University's herbarium archives, make their television debut.

Mixed fortunes at the 150th football Varsity

21 Mar 2024

A comprehensive win and a loss on penalties for Cambridge in the annual matches against Oxford.

Quantum leap

21 Mar 2024

Meet the brilliant founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a Cambridge spinout paving the way for a new era of quantum computing.

CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Tom McClelland

20 Mar 2024

Tom McClelland is a lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. He will be speaking about his and...

CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Dr Saleyha Ahsan

18 Mar 2024

Broadcaster and PhD student Dr Saleyha Ahsan, co-convenor of the CRASSH ‘Healthcare in Conflict’ research network, will chair a panel discussion...

How do we protect doctors, media and NGOs in war? - a time to discuss

18 Mar 2024

Dr Saleyha Ahsan explores why journalists and medics are now increasingly seen as targets in warzones and what can potentially be done to support...

CamFest Speaker Spotlight: Professor Adrian Liston

17 Mar 2024

Adrian Liston, Professor of Pathology at the University of Cambridge, talks about our extraordinary immune system ahead of his event, Diversity in...

Cambridge ReseARch Trail

14 Mar 2024

A new augmented reality trail, launched as part of the Cambridge Festival, is showcasing the world leading research of the University of Cambridge in...