We are delighted to announce that Accelerate Science 2025 funding call in collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Data Driven Discovery (C2D3) is now live!

We are offering small grants for Cambridge University researchers pursuing innovative applications of AI in research or real-world contexts with a focus on inter and multidisciplinary collaboration.

This year applications are open under three categories:

Department of Oncology

Applications are invited for a full-time Bioinformatician who will be based in the Cancer Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL), Clifford Allbutt Building, Hills Road, Cambridge.

Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 9 months.

Department of Haematology, NIHR BioResource Research Group

Do you have great analytical and IT skills? Interested in a role aiming to improve lives? Looking for your next challenge?

Department of Psychiatry

Full Time, 1 year fixed term contract

Department of Engineering

Applications are invited for the post of Research Administrator to support and coordinate the activities of the Cambridge ELLIS unit. ELLIS (European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems, https://ellis.eu) is a European AI network of excellence putting together the best researchers in machine learning in Europe. It focuses on fundamental science, technical innovation and societal impact.

Department of Plant Sciences

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Assistant to join an exciting interdisciplinary project at the intersection of ecology and computer science. This collaborative project, involving researchers from the Department of Plant Sciences and Computer Science at the University of Cambridge, focuses on using Geospatial Foundation Modelling to generate a globally consistent high-resolution habitat map.

Department of Engineering, Central Cambridge, UK

We are seeking a highly creative and motivated Postdoctoral Research Assistant/Associate to join the Machine Learning Group in the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. This position will contribute to the research programme of the recently founded "AI Hub in Generative Models", a research consortium funded by EPSRC.

The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity

The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) invites applications for a Research Associate interested in improving our understanding of how AI may deliberately or accidentally affect biosecurity risk, as well as developing commentary on why some advances and interactions have provoked more concern than others. This role is fixed term for 12 months and would suit someone with a PhD in a relevant technical field, who is interested in engaging with governance and policy.

Department of Computer Science and Technology, West Cambridge

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 30 September 2027.

Applications are invited for a full-time Research Assistant/Associate to work on the design and implementation of next-generation AI hardware (ASIC) accelerators.

The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER), Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity

University of Aberdeen

Fully-funded PhD position in theoretical developmental biology: applying tools from mathematics, physics and machine learning to decipher the rules of embryonic development.

Department of Biochemistry, Central Cambridge
 

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented research assistant to join us at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, to study gene regulation using deep learning. This is an exciting opportunity to use AI-based methods to uncover the molecular mechanisms behind mRNA processing and fate.

Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Limited funding: The funds for this post are available for 3 years in the first instance.

Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity, Cambridge

The Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) invites applications for a part-time (0.2 FTE) Research Assistant in AI policy and design practice, to work on the Desirable Digitalisation: Rethinking AI for Just and Sustainable Futures programme.

The University of Cambridge and the University of Canterbury have a reciprocal visitor exchange programme between the two universities entitled the Cambridge–Canterbury Exchange Programme.

Applications are invited for two visiting fellowships at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Academic staff members of any subject may apply. Further particulars may be obtained from the Strategic Partnerships Office at https://www.strategic-partnerships.admin.cam.ac.uk/exchange-programmes.

Department of Zoology

The Centre for Pathogen Evolution (CPE) at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge invites applications for a Research Assistant to a project on evolutionarily smart SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. It is an exciting opportunity for an experienced data scientist to support and maintain the national and international reputation for excellence in research of the CPE.

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Join us at the world-leading CRUK Cambridge Institute. We're a unique department of the University of Cambridge, core funded by Cancer Research UK's charitable activities, and we're eagerly searching for a postdoctoral Research Associate to join our Aliee Group.

Department of Surgery

Cambridge Digital Humanities invites applications for the

Department of Oncology

Are you passionate about driving breakthroughs in breast cancer research? Join our team at the Precision Breast Cancer Institute (PBCI), led by Professor Jean Abraham, and make a real impact on beating breast cancer. We're seeking a talented and highly motivated bioinformatician to revolutionise patient care and advance our world-class breast cancer research.

Under the themes of: Novel Applications of AI for Privacy, Safety, and Security, Improving AI Tooling and Benchmarks for Privacy, Safety, and Security and Mitigating Adversarial Usage of AI for Harming Privacy, Safety, and Security.

University of Aberdeen

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the University of Cambridge is seeking a Research Associate in Data Science to develop, maintain and analyse databases related to pregnancy studies.

About Obstetrics & Gynaecology:

Department of Oncology

Are you interested in accelerating novel interventions for the early diagnosis of cancer and risk stratification of individual at risk of cancer? Applications are invited for a highly motivated Clinical Research Associate to join a state-of-the-art translational research programme headed by Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald and Dr Massimiliano di Pietro, focusing on novel endoscopic and non-endoscopic tools for the early detection of early upper GI neoplasia.

The Public Engagement Starter Fund is an exciting opportunity for University of Cambridge researchers to apply for small grants to undertake innovative public engagement with research activities. 

Applications to the 2025 Public Engagement Starter Fund, for grants of up to £4000, can be submitted until 5 September 2025. 

The Cambridge-Africa programme is pleased to announce that the call for proposals to the ALBORADA Research Fund is now open.
Applications are invited from pairs of researchers (post-doctoral level and above) from the University of Cambridge or an affiliated institute and African universities or research institutes, across all disciplines, to initiate and/or strengthen research collaborations. Please note that the African applicant can be based in any African country and the awards are no longer restricted to African researchers from sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Ramit Debnath will be guest editing a special collection for Nature Portfolio’s Humanities and Social Sciences Communications on the application of large language models (LLMs) in psychological sciences - which is now accepting submissions!