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webCredibility Rating
4/5
High(4)High quality. Established institution or organization with editorial oversight and accountability.
Rating inherited from publication venue: Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
CSER is one of the leading academic institutions working on existential risk from AI and other emerging technologies, often cited alongside FHI and GovAI as a key Cambridge-based research center influencing AI safety policy.
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Summary
CSER is a multidisciplinary research centre at the University of Cambridge dedicated to studying and mitigating existential and global catastrophic risks, including those from advanced AI, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies. It brings together researchers from natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to develop strategies for reducing civilisation-scale risks. CSER produces academic research, policy recommendations, and public engagement on long-term risks to humanity.
Key Points
- •Focuses on existential and global catastrophic risks from advanced AI, biotechnology, extreme climate change, and other emerging technologies
- •Interdisciplinary research centre at Cambridge combining technical, social science, and policy expertise
- •Produces academic research, policy briefs, and engages with governments and international bodies on risk mitigation
- •Co-founded by Lord Martin Rees, Huw Price, and Jaan Tallinn to bring academic rigor to long-term risk analysis
- •Works on AI governance, biosecurity, and systemic risk frameworks as core research areas
Cited by 2 pages
| Page | Type | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| CSER (Centre for the Study of Existential Risk) | Organization | 58.0 |
| Survival and Flourishing Fund | Organization | 59.0 |
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- [Study at Cambridge](http://www.cam.ac.uk/study-at-cambridge)
- [About the University](http://www.cam.ac.uk/about-the-university)
- [Research at Cambridge](http://www.cam.ac.uk/research)
## Latest News & Events
[See All News](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/?category[]=news)
Publication
### [A Labour of Harm: Artificial Intelligence and Biological Weapons Acquisition](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/a-labour-of-harm-artificial-intelligence-and-biological-weapons-acquisition/)
13 March 2026
Publication
### [Stay-or-relocate model (STORM): An agent-based population displacement simulator applied to a multi-phase volcanic eruption scenario](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/stay-or-relocate-model-storm-an-agent-based-population-displacement-simulator-applied-to-a-multi-phase-volcanic-eruption-scenario/)
6 March 2026
Termly report & Newsletter
### [CSER February 2026 Newsletter](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/cser-february-2026-newsletter/)
26 February 2026
Publication
### [The implications of overshooting 1.5 °C on Earth system tipping elements—a review](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/the-implications-of-overshooting-1-5-c-on-earth-system-tipping-elements-a-review/)
19 February 2026
Publication
### [A Horizon Scan of AI and Higher Education: Fourteen Issues That May Transform the Sector](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/a-horizon-scan-of-ai-and-higher-education-fourteen-issues-that-may-transform-the-sector/)
17 February 2026
CSER news
### [New open online course examines nuclear weapons and global security](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/new-open-online-course-examines-nuclear-weapons-and-global-security/)
16 February 2026
## Connect with us
We bring together some of the best minds from academia, technology and policy to collaborate on our shared challenges.
### [Newsletter](https://www.cser.ac.uk/work/?category[]=cser-news)
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