Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
@cser.bsky.social
Cambridge University interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.
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Last month in collaboration with King’s E-Lab, King’s College, we hosted an international conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the famous Turing Test. If you missed it, you can catch up by reading the event summary and watching the recordings.
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The Next Turing Tests: Legacy, current AI and what’s next - LCFI
Last month the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) in collaboration with King’s E-Lab at King’s College, hosted an international conference entitled the Next Turing Tests to mark th...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Last month in collaboration with King’s E-Lab, King’s College, we hosted an international conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the famous Turing Test. If you missed it, you can catch up by reading the event summary and watching the recordings.
www.lcfi.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.lcfi.ac.uk/news-events/...
📢 Funding deadline: 2 December 2025
Applying for the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
💡 Funding available — including the Lord Martin Rees Scholarships (Home students) and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (Developing Commonwealth countries).
Find out more: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
Applying for the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
💡 Funding available — including the Lord Martin Rees Scholarships (Home students) and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (Developing Commonwealth countries).
Find out more: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
📢 Funding deadline: 2 December 2025
Applying for the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
💡 Funding available — including the Lord Martin Rees Scholarships (Home students) and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (Developing Commonwealth countries).
Find out more: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
Applying for the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
💡 Funding available — including the Lord Martin Rees Scholarships (Home students) and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (Developing Commonwealth countries).
Find out more: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
Who shapes the just transition? Examining intellectual hegemony in climate research
A new paper by Kennedy Mbeva, Chukwumerije Okereke & Reuben Makomere investigates the issue of intellectual hegemony in Just Transition scholarship.
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A new paper by Kennedy Mbeva, Chukwumerije Okereke & Reuben Makomere investigates the issue of intellectual hegemony in Just Transition scholarship.
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Who shapes the just transition? Examining intellectual hegemony in climate research
A new paper by Kennedy Mbeva, Chukwumerije Okereke & Reuben Makomere investigates the issue of intellectual hegemony in Just Transition scholarship.
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A new paper by Kennedy Mbeva, Chukwumerije Okereke & Reuben Makomere investigates the issue of intellectual hegemony in Just Transition scholarship.
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👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?
🌲 Environmental hazard
This image depicts a floodplain, representing an area of regulated, human-engineering that dominates organic forms. The human-made city form is mimicked in the circuit board in the top left corner.
🌲 Environmental hazard
This image depicts a floodplain, representing an area of regulated, human-engineering that dominates organic forms. The human-made city form is mimicked in the circuit board in the top left corner.
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?
🌲 Environmental hazard
This image depicts a floodplain, representing an area of regulated, human-engineering that dominates organic forms. The human-made city form is mimicked in the circuit board in the top left corner.
🌲 Environmental hazard
This image depicts a floodplain, representing an area of regulated, human-engineering that dominates organic forms. The human-made city form is mimicked in the circuit board in the top left corner.
The @fao.org has launched its new framework for early warning of animal health threats, developed by an international working group of experts.
openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...
openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...
Framework for early warning of animal health threats
Increasing the number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies is a key indicator of the Priority Programme Area on One Health (OH PPA), which falls under the ...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The @fao.org has launched its new framework for early warning of animal health threats, developed by an international working group of experts.
openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...
openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...
New paper: “Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises”, co-authored by CSER’s @laramani14.bsky.social, has been published in Nature Geoscience as part of the journal’s 40th anniversary special issue marking the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises - Nature Geoscience
Since the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption that killed over 23,000 people in Armero, Colombia, risk communication has become central to volcanic crisis management. Despite the development of effective to...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New paper: “Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises”, co-authored by CSER’s @laramani14.bsky.social, has been published in Nature Geoscience as part of the journal’s 40th anniversary special issue marking the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?
💻 AI
This image links the history of coding with the risks and rewards of AI, highlighting its human and material roots in early weaving technologies.
💻 AI
This image links the history of coding with the risks and rewards of AI, highlighting its human and material roots in early weaving technologies.
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?
💻 AI
This image links the history of coding with the risks and rewards of AI, highlighting its human and material roots in early weaving technologies.
💻 AI
This image links the history of coding with the risks and rewards of AI, highlighting its human and material roots in early weaving technologies.
As part of the Postgraduate Open Days, the University will be running sessions from 10–14 November on choosing a College, funding opportunities and other areas of student support.
Find out more and register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
Find out more and register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
Postgraduate Open Days | Postgraduate Study
Virtual Postgraduate Open Days, 3-14 November 2025 Join us for our Virtual Postgraduate Open Days and discover if Cambridge is the right place for you. The event takes place entirely online and featur...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
As part of the Postgraduate Open Days, the University will be running sessions from 10–14 November on choosing a College, funding opportunities and other areas of student support.
Find out more and register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
Find out more and register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
Apply to be our new Postgraduate Co-ordinator, supporting the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
📣 Closing date Wednesday 5th November
📣 Closing date Wednesday 5th November
CSER is looking for a Postgraduate Co-ordinator to support our new MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
📅 Deadline: Wednesday 5 November
🔗 Apply and learn more: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postgra...
📅 Deadline: Wednesday 5 November
🔗 Apply and learn more: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postgra...
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Apply to be our new Postgraduate Co-ordinator, supporting the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
📣 Closing date Wednesday 5th November
📣 Closing date Wednesday 5th November
Have questions for our teaching team about the MPhil? Join our virtual open day on 3rd November at 4 pm!
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October 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Have questions for our teaching team about the MPhil? Join our virtual open day on 3rd November at 4 pm!
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🔗 www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
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“You don’t need to be a great leader to improve a complex system, you need curiosity, compassion, and courage.”
Thank you to everyone who attended 'Conversations on Existential Hope'!
If you’d like to learn more about the book 'Existential Hope', visit: www.sjbeard.com
Thank you to everyone who attended 'Conversations on Existential Hope'!
If you’d like to learn more about the book 'Existential Hope', visit: www.sjbeard.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“You don’t need to be a great leader to improve a complex system, you need curiosity, compassion, and courage.”
Thank you to everyone who attended 'Conversations on Existential Hope'!
If you’d like to learn more about the book 'Existential Hope', visit: www.sjbeard.com
Thank you to everyone who attended 'Conversations on Existential Hope'!
If you’d like to learn more about the book 'Existential Hope', visit: www.sjbeard.com
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EVENT: Transatlantic security in an age of uncertainty
📆 5 Nov, 5pm GMT
RUSI Director-General Rachel Ellehuus examines key security and defence challenges for Europe, the transatlantic alliance and the global order. Register 👇
https://ow.ly/5UJ350XgbPt
📆 5 Nov, 5pm GMT
RUSI Director-General Rachel Ellehuus examines key security and defence challenges for Europe, the transatlantic alliance and the global order. Register 👇
https://ow.ly/5UJ350XgbPt
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
EVENT: Transatlantic security in an age of uncertainty
📆 5 Nov, 5pm GMT
RUSI Director-General Rachel Ellehuus examines key security and defence challenges for Europe, the transatlantic alliance and the global order. Register 👇
https://ow.ly/5UJ350XgbPt
📆 5 Nov, 5pm GMT
RUSI Director-General Rachel Ellehuus examines key security and defence challenges for Europe, the transatlantic alliance and the global order. Register 👇
https://ow.ly/5UJ350XgbPt
👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?
Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.
Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.
October 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
👀 Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?
Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.
Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.
Earlier this month, we welcomed the inaugural cohort of MPhil students in Global Risk and Resilience!
We look forward to supporting them as they begin an exciting year exploring the governance and mitigation of global catastrophic risks 🌍
We look forward to supporting them as they begin an exciting year exploring the governance and mitigation of global catastrophic risks 🌍
October 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Earlier this month, we welcomed the inaugural cohort of MPhil students in Global Risk and Resilience!
We look forward to supporting them as they begin an exciting year exploring the governance and mitigation of global catastrophic risks 🌍
We look forward to supporting them as they begin an exciting year exploring the governance and mitigation of global catastrophic risks 🌍
❓ Thinking about applying for our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
Join our virtual open day on 3 November at 4pm (UK time) with Alexandru Marcoci and Charlotte Hammer to learn more about the course.
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
Join our virtual open day on 3 November at 4pm (UK time) with Alexandru Marcoci and Charlotte Hammer to learn more about the course.
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
October 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
❓ Thinking about applying for our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
Join our virtual open day on 3 November at 4pm (UK time) with Alexandru Marcoci and Charlotte Hammer to learn more about the course.
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
Join our virtual open day on 3 November at 4pm (UK time) with Alexandru Marcoci and Charlotte Hammer to learn more about the course.
Register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday
CSER is looking for a Postgraduate Co-ordinator to support our new MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
📅 Deadline: Wednesday 5 November
🔗 Apply and learn more: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postgra...
📅 Deadline: Wednesday 5 November
🔗 Apply and learn more: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postgra...
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
CSER is looking for a Postgraduate Co-ordinator to support our new MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
📅 Deadline: Wednesday 5 November
🔗 Apply and learn more: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postgra...
📅 Deadline: Wednesday 5 November
🔗 Apply and learn more: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/postgra...
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🚨 Don’t forget! It’s not too late to register for Professor Bruce D. Malamud’s seminar today!
🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios 🌋
🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios 🌋
October 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🚨 Don’t forget! It’s not too late to register for Professor Bruce D. Malamud’s seminar today!
🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios 🌋
🌋 IHRR Seminar Series 2025/26 – Hazard Interrelationships and Dynamic Risk Scenarios 🌋
📢 Deadline: 19th October 2025
We’re hiring a Teaching Associate to support the delivery of the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
Apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/teachin...
We’re hiring a Teaching Associate to support the delivery of the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
Apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/teachin...
October 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
📢 Deadline: 19th October 2025
We’re hiring a Teaching Associate to support the delivery of the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
Apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/teachin...
We’re hiring a Teaching Associate to support the delivery of the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
Apply here: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/teachin...
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The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report is out today: global-tipping-points.org. Bringing together 160 experts from 23 countries, it provides the latest update on where we stand relative to Earth’s critical climate and ecological thresholds, and on opportunities for transformative mitigation.
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report is out today: global-tipping-points.org. Bringing together 160 experts from 23 countries, it provides the latest update on where we stand relative to Earth’s critical climate and ecological thresholds, and on opportunities for transformative mitigation.
"We often talk about innovation, but what we really need are systems that can adapt, absorb, and imagine futures beyond the crises we’re already living through."
Read about CSER's 2025 Gates Scholar, Pranav Ganta, in his interview with Gates Cambridge.
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Read about CSER's 2025 Gates Scholar, Pranav Ganta, in his interview with Gates Cambridge.
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Taking a wider lens on risk - Gates Cambridge
Scholar-Elect Pranav Ganta aims to contribute to developing strong international frameworks for cyberbiosecurity as part of his MPhil course in Global Risk and Resilience
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October 9, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"We often talk about innovation, but what we really need are systems that can adapt, absorb, and imagine futures beyond the crises we’re already living through."
Read about CSER's 2025 Gates Scholar, Pranav Ganta, in his interview with Gates Cambridge.
🔗 bit.ly/47fsJtn
Read about CSER's 2025 Gates Scholar, Pranav Ganta, in his interview with Gates Cambridge.
🔗 bit.ly/47fsJtn
Today, we’re welcoming the very first cohort of students joining our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
October 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Today, we’re welcoming the very first cohort of students joining our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!
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Call for Papers now open for the
Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.
Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.
Hosted with @mctd.bsky.social.
Information: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.
Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.
Hosted with @mctd.bsky.social.
Information: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Cambridge disinformation summit (2026) - Cambridge Judge Business School
Connect with Cambridge Judge! Explore our full calendar of upcoming events, learn about our programmes and connect with world-class speakers.
www.jbs.cam.ac.uk
October 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Call for Papers now open for the
Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.
Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.
Hosted with @mctd.bsky.social.
Information: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 8-10 April 2026.
Research on systemic risks from technology that affects information streams or the amplification or monetization of disinformation.
Hosted with @mctd.bsky.social.
Information: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/events/cambr...
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How can we address extreme risks?🚨
Kennedy Mbeva, Hughes Fellow and Research Associate at the Centre for Existential Risk at Cambridge, focuses his research on the governance of global catastrophic risk.🌎
Learn more about what that means⬇️
youtu.be/Nnig4ifEBOY?...
@cser.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Kennedy Mbeva, Hughes Fellow and Research Associate at the Centre for Existential Risk at Cambridge, focuses his research on the governance of global catastrophic risk.🌎
Learn more about what that means⬇️
youtu.be/Nnig4ifEBOY?...
@cser.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Dr Kennedy Mbeva
Research Stories: Remarkable people, groundbreaking work, global impact.
In this series, our researchers talk about their work and the difference it is making around the world, from tackling climate…
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October 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
How can we address extreme risks?🚨
Kennedy Mbeva, Hughes Fellow and Research Associate at the Centre for Existential Risk at Cambridge, focuses his research on the governance of global catastrophic risk.🌎
Learn more about what that means⬇️
youtu.be/Nnig4ifEBOY?...
@cser.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
Kennedy Mbeva, Hughes Fellow and Research Associate at the Centre for Existential Risk at Cambridge, focuses his research on the governance of global catastrophic risk.🌎
Learn more about what that means⬇️
youtu.be/Nnig4ifEBOY?...
@cser.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
We’re looking forward to welcoming the very first cohort of our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience next week!
Ahead of the start of term, we’d like to reintroduce our education team.
Find out more about the MPhil here: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
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Ahead of the start of term, we’d like to reintroduce our education team.
Find out more about the MPhil here: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
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MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience - CSER
www.cser.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We’re looking forward to welcoming the very first cohort of our MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience next week!
Ahead of the start of term, we’d like to reintroduce our education team.
Find out more about the MPhil here: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
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Ahead of the start of term, we’d like to reintroduce our education team.
Find out more about the MPhil here: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...
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New paper 'Food trade disruption after global catastrophes' highlights how fragile global trade networks are under extreme shocks, and why preparing resilient food systems is urgent.
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New modelling study on how food trade might evolve after global catastrophes like nuclear war or global catastrophic infrastructure loss: esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
Food trade disruption after global catastrophes
Abstract. The global food trade system is resilient to minor disruptions but vulnerable to major ones. Major shocks can arise from global catastrophic risks, such as abrupt sunlight reduction scenario...
esd.copernicus.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
New paper 'Food trade disruption after global catastrophes' highlights how fragile global trade networks are under extreme shocks, and why preparing resilient food systems is urgent.
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