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Advancing the frontiers of science through the application of AI.

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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.

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.

πŸ“’ 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

05.08.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

Apply by 12 September to be considered for our funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social in 3 categories:

πŸͺ΄ Early Career Seed Funding up to Β£5,000 for PhD students/postdocs

🀝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events

πŸ“š Up to Β£25,000 for larger scale projects

Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh

31.07.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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.

πŸ“’ New blog! Find out how Jakob TrΓ€uble 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

25.07.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸš€ AI for Ops Funding Call now open! πŸš€

We’re excited to launch our latest funding call to support @cam.ac.uk professional services teams in using #AI to improve the efficiency of operational processes.

πŸ“… Apply by 29 Aug!

More info ➑️ lnkd.in/eXAmGHZs

08.07.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ 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

30.05.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

30.05.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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/

27.05.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ Spaces available on our LLM Hands on Workshop at West Hub on Tuesday 10 June!

πŸ”Ž 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

27.05.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ 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

22.05.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What value could #AI offer in university assessment and marking?

Find out how Dr Deborah Talmi, experimental psychologist at the @campsydept.bsky.social, is leading our AI-deas project to develop a new framework for the role of #AI in #studentevaluation.

➑️ ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/the-fut...

20.05.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder that our 2025 funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social is now live!

We are holding a Q and A session about the call on Thursday 22 May from 15:00 - 16:00 - register to attend: bit.ly/4jIKsNW

20.05.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ 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

15.05.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This week @lawrennd.bsky.social was on #BBCRadio4's The Life Scientific - catch up now on his conversation with Professor Jim Al-Khalili about the role of AI.

15.05.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

14.05.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are holding a Q and A session on 22 May for those interested in applying. Register here: bit.ly/4jIKsNW

14.05.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI our 2025 funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social is open for applications with 3 categories:

πŸͺ΄ Early Career Seed Funding up to Β£5,000 for PhD students/postdocs

🀝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events

πŸ“š Up to Β£25,000 for larger scale projects

Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh

14.05.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

13.05.2025 08:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Accelerate-C2D3 Funding call for novel applications of AI for research and innovation 2025 The Accelerate Programme in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery (C2D3) is offering small grants for University of Cambridge researchers pursuing innovative applications o...

Alex's research was funded through the Accelerate Science-@cambridgec2d3.bsky.social funding call. This years call for funding is now open, find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh

08.05.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’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

08.05.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We will be holding a funding Q and A event on Thursday 22 May from 15:00 - 16:00 on Zoom, please register to attend: bit.ly/4jIKsNW

06.05.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to announce our 2025 funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social is now open!

Funding of up to Β£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

06.05.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Final spaces available on our upcoming courses! Book now: bit.ly/4fG99J9

29.04.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Accelerate Science Core AI Concepts

We recently launched AI core concepts, a free online training resource designed for researchers form all disciplines who want to use AI in their research. Check out the resources to:

πŸ–₯️ Build intuition about how AI systems work

βš™οΈUnderstand the process of building AI systems

bit.ly/4lslDaj

22.04.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking to develop your AI skills next term? Sign up for our workshops!.

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Learn more about LLMs and Diffusion Models
πŸ’‘Develop your understanding including Docker & Publishing and Packaging Python
πŸ™Œ Get hands on experience with LLMs

Find out more and sign up: bit.ly/4fG99J9

17.04.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Computer Vision in Neuroscience - Dr Samia Mohinta
YouTube video by Accelerate Science Computer Vision in Neuroscience - Dr Samia Mohinta

Check out this great video with Samia Mohinta (@mohintasamia.bsky.social), Data Scientist in the LMB’s Neurobiology Division to hear about how she uses AI to help map neurons in the brain! 🧠

Video: @acceleratescience.bsky.social
youtu.be/68fQ7ZGTxAQ?...

17.04.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
LLM 2025 poster

LLM 2025 poster

Announcing a new 16 part lecture series: Language Models and Intelligent Agentic Systems

Starting Monday 28th April 2025 11.30am-12.30pm, every Mon, Wed, Fri at CMS

Organisers lenniewells.bsky.social, Jason Brown, Edward Young

www.c2d3.cam.ac.uk/events/LLM_s...

15.04.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to explore how to use AI in your research? Join our AI CafΓ© at the Department of Applied Maths and Theoretical Physics on Thursday 24 April from 13:30 - 15:30 to hear talks from researchers and meet our team of AI experts to ask them about implementing AI.

Sign up: bit.ly/3GewoNm

16.04.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our next lunchtime seminar takes place on Monday 28 April with a talk from Queenie Wong, PhD student at the Department of Clinical Neuroscience.

Sign up now to confirm your place: bit.ly/42C6ri5

16.04.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ New blog! Find out how PhD student Chun-Wun (Sam) Cheng is addressing limitations in image reconstruction and denoising for medical imaging with the long term aims of decreasing cost and increasing accuracy.

Find out more: bit.ly/3RPMX4s

14.04.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Due to popular demand, we have launched a further date for our AI and LLMs workshop.

This is a free 1-day workshop to equip you with knowledge of large language models (LLMs) for use in scientific research.

Sign up to join on 3 June: www.training.cam.ac.uk/apsci/event/...

14.04.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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