We are dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse

About us

Public lecture

North Korea’s Nuclear Policy

20 September 2018
Alison Richard Building

Workshop

Plutonium, Silicon and Carbon Workshop (Invite only)

21 September 2018
Cambridge

Media coverage

Sunday Times interview with Martin Rees

27 August 2018

CSER news

Special issue: Futures of Research in Catastrophic and Existential Risk

15 August 2018

CSER news

Come work with us: New Research Associate Vacancies

10 August 2018

CSER news

CRASSH Meet the Researcher: Adrian Currie

10 August 2018

Working together to safeguard humanity

We are an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Cambridge who study existential risks, develop collaborative strategies to reduce them, and foster a global community of academics, technologists and policy-makers working to safeguard humanity. Our research focuses on biological risks, environmental risks, risks from artificial intelligence, and how to manage extreme technological risk in general.

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