We are dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse
Public lecture
The Dark State? Government Secrecy and American Democracy
- 19 April 2024
- Online & Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Public lecture
Experiencing Complex Systems: An evening with Georgina Voss
- 23 April 2024
- East Room, West Hub
Public lecture
Reflections on the legacy of Sir Joseph Rotblat in a time of rising nuclear risk: the responsibility of scientists with Athene Donald
- 09 May 2024
- TBC
Conference
Cambridge Conference on Catastrophic Risk 2024
- 17 September 2024
- Central Cambridge
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.
An interdisciplinary team working together with influential and visionary advisors
Meet our teamPart of a collaborative, global community
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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