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

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CSER news

New paper: The UK’s pandemic preparedness and early response to the COVID-19 pandemic

  • 08 November 2024

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Ken Mbeva joins Hughes Hall

  • 07 October 2024

Polycrisis Research and Action Roadmap

  • 27 August 2024

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World Trade, Development and Sustainability with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Dr Kennedy Mbeva

  • 30 July 2024

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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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We work with leading academics, technologists and policy-makers from around the world.

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Now is an important time for efforts to reduce existential risk. This is the first century in which one species holds the future of the planet in its hands – us. Will we be able to reap the benefits of technology or will the human story end with us?
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We’re working across numerous fields to identify possible risks that could lead to human extinction

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The work of CSER is based on the collaboration of some of the most influential scientists of our times

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