iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📢New blog! Zhongying Deng developed SAM-Brain3D, a new AI model that surpasses current methods for detecting brain diseases like Alzheimer's. Supported by the @acceleratescience.bsky.social -C2D3 funding call, the work moves closer to earlier diagnosis. Find out more: bit.ly/4ryJwAd

How can we... use AI for the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases? An Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery blog post by Zhongying Deng, Post-doctoral Research Associate in the Department of Radiology. Click to link to read the full post and find out more.

122

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Registration is now open for the 2026 AI for Science Summit!🎉 Join us in Cambridge on 24 November to explore where AI is already changing scientific discovery, and what science might look like by 2030. 📍 Churchill College, Cambridge 🎟️ bit.ly/4yGWUEX

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery AI for Science Summit, on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at Churchill College, Cambridge. Our annual summit to share insights and experiences across the AI for Science community. Graphic shows white Turing patterns on blue background. Register via the link in text.

011

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined our Generative AI workshop yesterday!💡 Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and and thinking about using AI for your research? See our full range of AI training workshops and book here: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Participants at the Accelerate Science Generative AI Workshop held on 14 September 2026. Click the link to find out more and book on to upcoming workshops.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New AI clinic slots available to book in September, October and November 2026!🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our AI clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book an online slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/ai-cl...

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery online AI Clinic slots for September. Shows dates on a blue background. Click to link to book and find out more.

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery online AI Clinic slots for November. Shows dates on a blue background. Click to link to book and find out more.

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery online AI Clinic slots for October. Shows dates on a blue background. Click to link to book and find out more.

022

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

📢 New blog! Tomisin Dada is exploring how machine learning can help solve AC optimal power flow, a key challenge for power grid operators.⚡ Working with @lawrennd.bsky.social, he's developed a solver combining ML efficiency with conventional reliability. Find out more: bit.ly/4gJQPQQ

How can we... use machine learning to make energy grids more efficient? Shows photo of blog post author Tomisin Dada, PhD Student in the Department of Computer Science and Technology. Click the link to read the full blog post on the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery website.

022

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

📢Booking is now open for our @acceleratescience.bsky.social AI training courses this term! Training courses are open to all PhD students and staff at @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

The Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery's Michaelmas 2026 Workshop Series, shows the schedule for the term. Click the link in the description to find out more and register.

011

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

This week we are excited to be at the FENS-Chen Institute Summer Program on AI-Accelerated Neuroscience Discovery & Translation! Lots of exciting conversations with researchers using AI in neuroscience. Thanks to Zoe Kourtzi, Eleni Vasilaki and our colleagues @c2d3.cam.ac.uk for the invitation!

021

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined our Introduction to AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) workshop last week! 🚀 Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and looking to develop your AI skills for science and research this summer?☀️ Sign up for one of our June workshops: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

Lecturer Finley Griffin teaching the AI and LLMs workshop on 18 May 2026.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

📢 New blog! Kieran Russell @kieran-russell.bsky.social developed a GPU-accelerated model to simulate chromatin structure. The work combines computational simulations with experimental data to understand how DNA compacts into cell nuclei.🧬 Find out more: bit.ly/42vA319

blog post entitled "How can we... use computer simulations to unfold the mysteries of the material that makes up our chromosomes?" by Kieran Russell, PhD student, Department of Chemistry. Click the link to find out more.

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🤖 Join us over pizza for our final @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar of the Easter term, Monday 1 June, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend: bit.ly/4nsCjjc

Accelerate Programme Lunchtime Seminar Series on Monday 1 June, featuring Anna Breger and Rishabh Balse. Click the link to find out more and register.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

New AI clinic slots available to book in May and June! 🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery AI Clinic Slots online in May and June 2026. Click to link to find out more and book.

012

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Great talk by Zheng Jie Liew (2025 Accelerate- @c2d3.cam.ac.uk awardee) at iDMT's AI & automation conference! His project uses an ML framework trained on 30k+ plastic-solvent combinations to predict optimal solvents for recycling specific plastics from waste.🧪 Find out more: bit.ly/4rpvSiy

Zheng Jie Liew presenting his talk to an audience at the iDMT Cambridge West one-day conference on chemical and material sciences enabled by AI and automation.

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

📢 A few spaces left for our Multi-Agent Systems for Scientific Research Hackathon on 11 May! LLMs perform well on benchmarks. The harder problem: orchestrating multiple agents across complex, multi-step research workflows. Find out more and register: bit.ly/4vTehl8

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery's Multi-Agent Systems for Scientific Research Hackathon, Monday 11 May 2026, Intel Labs, William Gates Building. Click the link to find out more and register.

042

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

📢Booking is now open for our @acceleratescience.bsky.social training courses this term! Workshops are free and open to all PhD students and staff @cam.ac.uk. Sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

The Accelerate Programme's Easter Term 2026 Workshop Series. Click the link to find out more about available courses and register.

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🤖 Join us over pizza for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar of the Easter term, Monday 20 April, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend: forms.office.com/e/wm9pfDZSMt

Accelerate Science Lunchtime seminar series with Kevin Monteiro and Daniel Platt on 20 April, 12pm to 1pm. Register via the link to attend.

022

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📢 New blog! Villiam V. Kildal and team are developing the aICU project: AI for clinical decisions in intensive care. This international research partnership aims to bridge the gap between AI innovation and real clinical practice. Find out more: bit.ly/4aGupgb

How can we... use AI to support clinic decision-making in intensive care? Check out the blog post with Villiam V. Kildal, resident doctor in anaesthesia and intensive care, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden using the link in the post. The image features a photo of Villiam on a blue background.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

New AI clinic slots available to book in February! 🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

Accelerate Programme AI Clinic Slots - online in February. Click the link to find out more and register.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

📢We are pleased to announce that booking is now open for our training courses this term! Courses are open to all postgraduate students and staff from @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Image showing the Accelerate programme's Lent term 2026 workshop series. Click to link in the text to find out more.

024

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Last week @acceleratescience.bsky.social ran its first AI Winter School for undergraduates!🚀 3 days of hands-on learning covering LLMs, research software engineering, GPU fundamentals, responsible AI development, and high performance computing. Thank you to all speakers and student participants!

Student participants at the Accelerate AI Winter School

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us on 9 December for this year's AI for Science Summit! 🎉 The event explored AI's impact across science, from interpretable ML in healthcare to AI for weather prediction. Live illustration by Scriberia 🎨 More information: bit.ly/4q130vg

Artwork showcasing discussions held at the AI for Science Summit on 9 December.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🤖 Join us over pizza for our final Accelerate Programme Lunchtime Seminar this term, Monday 15 Dec, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...

Lunchtime Seminar Series by the Accelerate Programme, featuring talks by Anne Alexander and Srijit Seal, taking place on Monday 15 December, Seminar Room SS03 in William Gates Building, 12pm-1pm. Pizza lunch will be served.

111

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We are delighted to announce the 2025 Accelerate – @c2d3.cam.ac.uk funded projects! 🎉 Projects will catalyse discoveries to accelerate scientific progress & create AI tools capable of delivering benefits for science & society. Find out more: bit.ly/4rpvSiy

Photo of a whale, brain scans, a city and a leaf to represent awarded Accelerate-C2D3 funded projects

162

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

📢 New blog! @zhou-hy.bsky.social used LLMs to investigate whether disease research happens where it's most needed. Analysing 300k papers revealed stark disparities in global health research distribution - 43% of clinical trials occur in low/middle-income countries. Find out more: bit.ly/47RyL2L

How can we... Use LLMs to understand whether disease research happens where it's most needed? Read the blog post by Hongyu Zhou on the Accelerate Programme website. Image shows a photo of Hongyu with his quote.

012

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Introducing our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Winter School for AI for UK undergraduates!🎉 📍University of Cambridge 🗓️13-16 Jan 2026 🤖 LLM workshops 💻 HPC access 🤝 Career insights, networking and mentoring Find out more and apply by 21 Nov, 5pm: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/news/2025-10...

Accelerate Programme Winter School for AI, Inviting applications from Final Year Undergraduate Students in the UK, Deadline 17:00, Friday 21 November 2025

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? 🔬 Join us over pizza for our second @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term on 24 Nov, 12 - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend for free: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...

Accelerate Lunchtime Seminar Series event on Monday 24 November, Seminar Room SS03 in William Gates Building, 12:00-13:00, Register at the link

011

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

New AI clinic slots available to book in November and December! 🗓️ Open to all @cam.ac.uk PhD students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

Flexible support from our AI clinic, We provide support for a wide range of queries, from getting started with AI in your research to troubleshooting complex software issues.

031

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined our Introduction to Diffusion Models in Generative AI workshop last week! 🤖 Are you based at @cam.ac.uk and interested to develop practical machine learning skills for research? Sign up for an upcoming workshop: training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/search

Accelerate Programme's Introduction to Diffusion in Generative AI workshop, image shows trainer and attendees during the course.

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📢 New blog! FTorch software from @iccscambridge.bsky.social couples PyTorch ML to Fortran models and is now used globally in climate, weather and fusion research. A September workshop with 40 researchers explored hybrid modelling challenges. Find out more: bit.ly/48FYxsM

FTorch: Enabling modern machine learning in large-scale scientific software. Quote by Joe Wallwork of the Institute of Computing for Climate Science is shown on a blue background, and a photo of conference attendees is shown. Find out more on the blog.

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Interested to find out more about research taking place in AI for Science? Join us over pizza🍕for our first @acceleratescience.bsky.social Lunchtime Seminar this term, Mon 27 October, 12pm - 1pm in Room SS03, William Gates Building! Register to attend for free: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/accel...

Lunchtime Seminar Series advertisement on blue background, find out more via the registration link.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Excited to share details of our AI Café on 20 October organised with @cruk-ci.bsky.social! 🔬 Want to find out more about how AI is being used in cancer research? Join us to hear talks from researchers & discuss with an AI expert. Those new to AI are very welcome to attend! Sign up: bit.ly/3KNwc9N

AI Cafe: CRUK, information about the event and QR code on a blue background. Click the link to find out more.

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

📢 New blog! @charlesemogor.bsky.social uses machine learning to enhance anti-poaching across sub-Saharan Africa. Working with @anil.recoil.org, @fletcherecology.bsky.social and @milindtambe-ai.bsky.social, he is developing models to help rangers patrol effectively. Find out more: bit.ly/4mMs3Av

How can we ... use machine learning to enhance anti-poaching measures? Features a quote and photo of Charles Emogor. Read the blog post to find out more.

175

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

We are thrilled to be attending the Cambridge Wearables Innovation Forum Launch today at Pembroke College, Cambridge! 🚀 @dynamicbrain.bsky.social We look forward to chatting with attendees about how to use machine learning and AI to power scientific research on wearable health tech.

Accelerate Programme exhibition booth, featuring a table, banner and three team members.

020

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

📢Booking is now open for our training courses next term! Courses are open to all PhD students and staff at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Michaelmas Term Workshop Series of the Accelerate Programme, shows workshop dates and a QR code on a blue background. Find out more on our website

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

📢 New blog! Isaac Sebenius, who recently completed his PhD @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social developed MIND with supervisors @sarahmorganuk.bsky.social and Professor Ed Bullmore - a machine learning method transforming MRI brain scans into biologically validated networks. Find out more: bit.ly/4gccUXm

How can we ... use AI to produce a roadmap showing how brain regions are related? Includes photo of author Isaac Sebenius on a blue background. Find out more on the blog.

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

New AI clinic slots available to book on 9 and 10 September! 🗓️ Open to all PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

📢 New blog! Find out how Richard Diehl Martinez, a PhD student from @cst.cam.ac.uk used funding from @acceleratescience.bsky.social to develop Pico - an open-source framework with less than 500 lines of Python code that democratises AI model training for researchers. Find out more: bit.ly/41Pkv8f

How can we... help researchers build better language models? Shows a picture of blog post author Richard Diehl Martinez, PhD Student in the Department of Computer Science and Technology. Find out more on the Accelerate Programme website.

011

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

📢 New blog! Find out how Megan Ennion, a PhD student from @camedfac.bsky.social supervised by Ros McLellan used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to study how AI tutors impact student learning psychology and behaviors. Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky

How can we... examine the impact of LLM chatbot tutors on student learning psychology and behaviours? Includes a photo of PhD Student Megan Ennion, Faculty of Education, on a blue background. Read the blog post to find out more.

022

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Apply by 12 September to be considered for our funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social in 3 categories: 🪴 Early Career Seed Funding up to £5,000 for PhD students/postdocs 🤝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events 📚 Up to £25,000 for larger scale projects Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh

Accelerate-C2D3 Funding call: Pursuing novel applications of AI for research and innovation. Deadline 17:00, Friday 12 September 2025. Run by the Accelerate Programme and Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery.

011

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

📢 New blog! Find out how Jakob Träuble from @ceb.cam.ac.uk used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to help detect conditions like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear. Find out more: bit.ly/4mhdKEd

How can we... use machine learning for more accurate brain age estimation and early neurodegeneration detection? Includes photo of Jakob Trauble, PhD Student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Read the blog post to find out more.

022

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📢 New blog post! Find out how @florianjaeckle.bsky.social based at @campathology.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @hugheshall.bsky.social is using AI to speed up diagnosis of coeliac disease developing an algorithm that correctly identified more than 95 cases out of 100. Find out more: bit.ly/3Z3Q6C0

032

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

New AI clinic slots available to book on 5 and 12 June. Open to all University of Cambridge PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Book a slot: www.training.cam.ac.uk/event/5821418

010

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Looking to develop your career in AI for Science? We are recruiting Machine Learning Engineers to join the team, developing & delivering support for researchers @uniofcam.bsky.social using AI in their work. Find out more & apply by 22 June: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51390/

011

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

📢 Spaces available on our LLM Hands on Workshop at West Hub on Tuesday 10 June! 🔎 You’ll work in teams on real datasets, with support from Accelerate Science Machine Learning Engineers and researchers. Open to all University of Cambridge PhD students & staff, sign up now: bit.ly/3YYssH2

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

📢 New blog! Find our how Dr Sam Ip from @dphpc.bsky.social and @ccge-cambridge.bsky.social used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to convene researchers to talk about distribution shifts in early cancer detection. Find out more: bit.ly/3YZcw7f

023

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

📢 New blog! Find out how Marta Correia @mrccbu.bsky.social uses AI to diagnose movement disorders such as Parkinson’s earlier. Marta took part the Accelerate-Cambridge Spark Residency & Machine Learning Academy to support her transition to working with Python. Find out more: bit.ly/3ZicMOM

021

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Looking for support using AI in your research? Sign up for a clinic session next week to meet with our Machine Learning Engineer for free expert support with any elements of deploying AI from how to get started to fixing implementation issues. Book now: bit.ly/3F81bLo

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The next lunchtime seminar takes place on Monday 19 May from 12:00 - 13:00 with Moshe Eliasof, Research Associate from DAMTP sharing his research On Activation and Normalization Layers in Graph Neural Networks. Register to attend: bit.ly/3S1mr8r

000

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

📢New blog now live! Find out how Alex Grafton, Research Associate @eng.cam.ac.uk is exploring how computer vision & machine learning can be used in neonatal intensive care units to ensure clinically significant events are noted & acted upon. Read more: bit.ly/43huJ2p

111

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

We are delighted to announce our 2025 funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social is now open! Funding of up to £25,000 is available for @uniofcam.bsky.social researchers pursuing applications of AI in research or real-world contexts. Deadline: 12 September 2025. Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh

110

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Looking to develop your AI skills next term? Sign up for our workshops!. 🧑‍💻 Learn more about LLMs and Diffusion Models 💡Develop your understanding including Docker & Publishing and Packaging Python 🙌 Get hands on experience with LLMs Find out more and sign up: bit.ly/4fG99J9

010