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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 18/09/2026

⏰ The deadline for our teaching and learning funding call is fast approaching! Apply for up to £10,000 to help shape the future of education with #AI. 📅 Submit your application by 24 September! www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 20/08/2026

🔈 Up to £10,000 available to support practical, educator-led projects exploring AI in education at @cam.ac.uk If you have an idea for using #AI to enhance teaching and learning, make sure to find out more and apply before applications closes on 24 September! ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 06/08/2026

Three years ago, ai@cam set out to reimagine how #AI could create real #publicvalue. Today, that vision has become a working infrastructure that connects research with the people & communities who can put it into practice. Find out more in our latest annual report: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/reports/ai-c...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 31/07/2026

💡Have an idea for using #AI to enhance teaching and learning? We're offering up to £10,000 to support practical, educator-led projects exploring AI in education at @cam.ac.uk 📅 Applications close 24 September ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

📅 Save the date! Our 2026 AI for Science Summit takes place on 24 Nov at Churchill College, Cambridge, including talks from leading researchers, posters and networking. Registration coming soon. Watch our 2025 Summit recap video to see what's coming 🎥 youtu.be/gusUtgEHG_k?...

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New report just out from the @ai.cam.ac.uk team exploring what the public wants from AI in local government. ➡️ Check out the thread below and the full report for further insights.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 21/07/2026

‼️Don't miss your chance to join our AI-deas Sprint FAQ session tomorrow! If you have an #AI research idea & considering applying for up to £25,000, this is your opportunity to ask questions & find out more. 🕤 9.30am | Wed 22 July 📍 Zoom ➡️ Register here cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 15/07/2026

Where can #AI make the biggest difference in local government? Yesterday, we joined forces with @ticmcr.bsky.social to bring together council innovators and partners to discuss the opportunities & challenges emerging from real-world #AI implementation. Thanks to everyone who joined us!

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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!

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 13/07/2026

How should teaching & learning evolve in a world with AI? We're offering up to £10,000 to test new teaching approaches with #AI. Open to academics, examiners, education managers & course administrators - anyone who shapes the teaching experience! Find out more ⬇️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

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Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery (C2D3) @c2d3.cam.ac.uk · 02/07/2026

We're excited to announce the 2026 recipients of the C2D3 and @acceleratescience.bsky.social Seed Fund. Congratulations to: 🎉 Jamal Esmaily 🎉 Elwin Huaman 🎉 Anthony Torres-Ruesta @cser.bsky.social www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/ECR-Seed-Fund-Awardees We look forward to seeing the impact of your work!

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 16/06/2026

🚀 Round two of the AI-deas Sprint Programme is now open for applications! 🚀 Got an #AI research idea with real-world potential? We're offering Cambridge researchers up to £25,000 to build a working prototype. Find out more and apply here ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🗓️New online AI clinic slots available to book in July! Open to all @cam.ac.uk postgraduate students, researchers and staff, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions. Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events/ai-cl...

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Have you thought about using AI in your research but aren’t sure how to get started? Or are you already using AI and have run into challenges with implementation? Meet the Accelerate Programme’s team ...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 11/06/2026

Can #AI help streamline Cambridge's exam process? Through our AI for Ops programme, Jenny Blakesley & her team are exploring how AI can support Cambridge's exam-standing process, saving time and improving the student experience. Read more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/unlocki...

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University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk · 10/06/2026

UK AI takes a leap forward. Zenith – the UK’s largest AI supercomputer – launches at Cambridge, alongside a new Sovereign AI Innovation Lab. From transforming cancer care to fusion energy, collaboration and investment will unlock huge progress in meeting some of the world's greatest challenges.

A group of people stand in a conference room, posing in front of two posters on easels with the titles "Zenith" and "Sunrise". The background displays a sign with the text "Zenith and Sunrise Official Launch Event" and a group of logos.

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The Zenith AI supercomputer. The sides of the supercomputer display a group of logos. The surroundings include industrial elements like cables and vents.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 14/04/2026

Tune in to hear @lawrennd.bsky.social, Chair of ai@cam, contribute to the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee inquiry on #ArtificialIntelligence, #business and the future of the workforce. ➡️ Watch live from 14.30! parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Interested to hear how AI is accelerating science? 🤖 Join us for our @pintofscience.uk #Pint26 event on 18 May to hear from researchers about how AI is transforming scientific discovery across many fields! 🧠 Find out more and register here 👉 pintofscience.co.uk/event/how-is...

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How is AI Accelerating Science?

Artificial intelligence is transforming how researchers approach scientific problems, from healthcare to history. Join us on 18 May for an evening of talks…

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Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery (C2D3) @c2d3.cam.ac.uk · 13/04/2026

C2D3-Accelerate Early Career Researcher Seed Funding 2026 Apply soon! Deadline 16 April 2026 🏅 up to £3,000 per project 🚀 step towards an independent research career ➡️ interdisciplinary data science or AI www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie... @acceleratescience.bsky.social

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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 26/02/2026

Cambridge University Library is one of the oldest university libraries in the world, but how do you digitise centuries of handwritten records without hours of manual work? 📚 Find out how #AI is unlocking centuries of knowledge in our latest blog: www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/using-a...

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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 19/02/2026

Our #CamFest event is now live! 🗣️ AI and the Future of Public Health 📆 18.00 | 25 March 📍 St John's College, Cambridge 🎟️ Tickets going fast - don't miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ai-and-the...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 04/02/2026

What could #AI do for public services if we built it around real challenges, led by those closest to the problem? 💰 We're offering up to £25k for new projects between researchers & local authorities. ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/local-... Watch our challenge fair 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZ0...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 29/01/2026

🚨 Final call for @cam.ac.uk master’s students, PhDs, postdocs & early-career researchers 🚨 Learn how to build, pitch, & refine your ideas into viable ventures in just two days at our upcoming #AI Bootcamp. ➡️ Secure your spot and apply now! www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-sci...

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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.

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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

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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

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Google DeepMind Research Ready is an 8-week summer research placement programme for undergrads/recent grads from under-represented backgrounds in AI/ML. The Accelerate team will be supervising projects for summer 2026! Find out more and apply by February 16 2026: www.cst.cam.ac.uk/outreach/dee...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 22/12/2025

Want to turn your #AI research into real-world impact? Learn how to build, pitch, and refine your ideas into viable ventures in just two days at our upcoming AI Sciencepreneurship Bootcamp. Apply before 28 Jan! ⬇️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-cam...

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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.

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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.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 04/12/2025

🚀 The AI Sciencepreneurship Bootcamp is back! Join us on the 11–12 Feb to turn #AI innovations into tangible ventures that have real world impact. Learn from founders, sharpen your pitch & collaborate with #Cambridge innovators Apply ➡ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-cams-ai-sciencepreneurship-bootcamp

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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

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