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Centre for the Study of Existential Risk

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Cambridge University interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.

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πŸ“’ 7 days to go!

A reminder that the funding deadline for the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience is 2nd December 2025.

Find out more about the different funding options available on our website: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...

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With United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @unidir.org, we are launching a series of technical briefs & webinars on emerging technologies & the #1972BWC

Register now for the 1 st webinar on efforts to address #dualuse challenges of #Al-Driven BioDesign tools.

bit.ly/4oLxlso

24.11.2025 09:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How much risk is too much for the world’s top insurers?

Did you miss Lorraine Daston’s lecture in September on how the insurance industry confronts catastrophic risk?

πŸ‘€You can watch the full recording on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/BEqrapJURxI?...

21.11.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
PGOD 2025: Global Risk and Resilience
YouTube video by Postgraduate Open Day PGOD 2025: Global Risk and Resilience

Missed our recent MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience virtual open day?
The full recording is now available to watch!

πŸ“Ί Watch the recording here: youtu.be/zPs39lmKMmI?...

❓ Have any further questions about the course? Get in touch with us at education@cser.cam.ac.uk

20.11.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk - CSER Bland Illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel and Dr Lauren Holt, Research Associate at CSER, first worked together on the book Memetic Mythology for The End Times. In 2025, they co-creativ...

πŸ”— Read more here: www.cser.ac.uk/work/the-art...

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Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.

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πŸ‘€ Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?

🌍 Systems
Inspired by planetary tipping point research, the segments represent processes, flows and structures that are important for keeping the biosphere stable.

18.11.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Event alert🚨

Have you registered your attendance for 'The Impact of UK Planetary Geoscience' conference at the Geological Society of London?

πŸ“… 27 Nov
🎟️ Reduced rates for @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Fellows
πŸ“ Registration closes 26 Nov
ℹ️ geolsoc.org.uk/events/the-impact-of-uk-planetary-geoscience

18.11.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Next Turing Tests: Legacy, current AI and what’s next - LCFI Last month the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) in collaboration with King’s E-Lab at King’s College, hosted an international conference entitled the Next Turing Tests to mark th...

Last month in collaboration with King’s E-Lab, King’s College, we hosted an international conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the famous Turing Test. If you missed it, you can catch up by reading the event summary and watching the recordings.
www.lcfi.ac.uk/news-events/...

13.11.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Funding deadline: 2 December 2025

Applying for the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience?
πŸ’‘ Funding available β€” including the Lord Martin Rees Scholarships (Home students) and the Commonwealth Shared Scholarship (Developing Commonwealth countries).

Find out more: www.cser.ac.uk/education/mp...

13.11.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Who shapes the just transition? Examining intellectual hegemony in climate research

A new paper by Kennedy Mbeva, Chukwumerije Okereke & Reuben Makomere investigates the issue of intellectual hegemony in Just Transition scholarship.
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iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

13.11.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk - CSER Bland Illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel and Dr Lauren Holt, Research Associate at CSER, first worked together on the book Memetic Mythology for The End Times. In 2025, they co-creativ...

πŸ”— Read more here: www.cser.ac.uk/work/the-art...

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Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.

12.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘€ Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?

🌲 Environmental hazard
This image depicts a floodplain, representing an area of regulated, human-engineering that dominates organic forms. The human-made city form is mimicked in the circuit board in the top left corner.

12.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

CSER's @epihammer.bsky.social contributed her expertise, helping shape the sections on surveillance for early detection and decision-making during interventions

10.11.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Framework for early warning of animal health threats Increasing the number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies is a key indicator of the Priority Programme Area on One Health (OH PPA), which falls under the ...

The @fao.org has launched its new framework for early warning of animal health threats, developed by an international working group of experts.

openknowledge.fao.org/items/255461...

10.11.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This piece reviews four decades of volcanic crisis communication, highlighting progress & three recurring challenges:
-Delayed or or insufficient warnings;
-disruptions in the flow of information to at-risk communities; and
-a reluctance or lack of capacity to act on received warnings

10.11.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises - Nature Geoscience Since the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption that killed over 23,000 people in Armero, Colombia, risk communication has become central to volcanic crisis management. Despite the development of effective to...

New paper: β€œLessons from 40 years of communicating volcanic risk during crises”, co-authored by CSER’s @laramani14.bsky.social, has been published in Nature Geoscience as part of the journal’s 40th anniversary special issue marking the 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

10.11.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk - CSER Bland Illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel and Dr Lauren Holt, Research Associate at CSER, first worked together on the book Memetic Mythology for The End Times. In 2025, they co-creativ...

πŸ”— Read more here: www.cser.ac.uk/work/the-art...

06.11.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.

06.11.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘€ Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?

πŸ’» AI
This image links the history of coding with the risks and rewards of AI, highlighting its human and material roots in early weaving technologies.

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Postgraduate Open Days | Postgraduate Study Virtual Postgraduate Open Days, 3-14 November 2025 Join us for our Virtual Postgraduate Open Days and discover if Cambridge is the right place for you. The event takes place entirely online and featur...

As part of the Postgraduate Open Days, the University will be running sessions from 10–14 November on choosing a College, funding opportunities and other areas of student support.

Find out more and register here: www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday

05.11.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Apply to be our new Postgraduate Co-ordinator, supporting the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience!

πŸ“£ Closing date Wednesday 5th November

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Have questions for our teaching team about the MPhil? Join our virtual open day on 3rd November at 4 pm!
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πŸ”— www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/openday

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β€œYou don’t need to be a great leader to improve a complex system, you need curiosity, compassion, and courage.”

Thank you to everyone who attended 'Conversations on Existential Hope'!
If you’d like to learn more about the book 'Existential Hope', visit: www.sjbeard.com

30.10.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EVENT: Transatlantic security in an age of uncertainty

πŸ“† 5 Nov, 5pm GMT

RUSI Director-General Rachel Ellehuus examines key security and defence challenges for Europe, the transatlantic alliance and the global order. Register πŸ‘‡
https://ow.ly/5UJ350XgbPt

30.10.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk The Art of Risk: New Illustrations of Existential Risk - CSER Bland Illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel and Dr Lauren Holt, Research Associate at CSER, first worked together on the book Memetic Mythology for The End Times. In 2025, they co-creativ...

πŸ”— Read more here: www.cser.ac.uk/work/the-art...

28.10.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŒ‹ Hazards
This image reflects how humans both respond to and create natural hazards, from volcanic activity to nuclear war. Inspired by Anna Tsing’s The Mushroom at the End of the World (2015), the mushrooms symbolise life and resilience that can emerge from ruin.

28.10.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘€ Have you spotted the new illustrations on our website?

Created by illustrator and Falmouth Lecturer Phyllida Bluemel in collaboration with Dr Lauren Holt, Research Affiliate at CSER, the images explore how existential risk can be visualised and understood.

28.10.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Earlier this month, we welcomed the inaugural cohort of MPhil students in Global Risk and Resilience!

We look forward to supporting them as they begin an exciting year exploring the governance and mitigation of global catastrophic risks 🌍

24.10.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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