C2D3 and Accelerate Programme are awarding Seed Funding to University of Cambridge Early Career Researchers, up to £3,000 per project. The aim of the funds is to provide a step towards an independent research career. Applications should focus on interdisciplinary data science or AI.

Projects

Preference will be given towards activities that address one or more of the following:

Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

A post-doctoral research associate position is available at the University of Cambridge in the Computational Modelling Group under the supervision of Prof. Markus Kraft. The successful candidate will join a multi-disciplinary team developing intelligent data-driven methods for the digital discovery of reticular materials.

Department of Physics

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.

We invite applications for a Research Associate position at the University of Cambridge to join the Cole group in the Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory. The successful candidate will conduct research to deliver on the main forerunner 3 project of the EPSRC AI Hub, AIchemy, under the direction of Professor Cole.

The INTEGRATE project are calling all UK based post-docs interested in data science in biomedical research! Do you want to expand your network across disciplines and connect with your peers across the UK? If so, applications are now open to join their ‘Bytes & Bench’ Mentoring Scheme Pilot.

Department of Medicine

We are seeking a full-time Bioinformatician to join the research team led by Professor Andres Floto in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.

You will be based in the Department of Medicine at the new Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Department of Public Health and Primary Care, The Primary Care Unit

Research Assistant: £34,610 - £35,608

Research Associate*: £37,694 - £46,049 pro-rata

Applications are invited for a non-clinical PhD studentship (starting October 2026 or before) based within the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge.

Academic supervisor: Professor Angela Wood, Professor of Biostatistics and Health Data Science

Academic supervisor department: Public Health and Primary Care

Project title - Cancer Data Driven Detection: Handling missing data in cancer risk prediction models

Department of Engineering

A position exists for a Research Associate in the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, to work on projects with Prof. Graham Treece in the Medical Imaging Group (https://mi.eng.cam.ac.uk) and also in collaboration the City University of Hong Kong who are funding this position.

Restricted call: ESRC New Investigator Grants  (internal selection deadline midday, Friday 13th March 2026)

EPSRC IAA & Siemens Impact Starter Fund

Brief call description below, for full information check here: 

University Information Services

In the face of the present climate crisis, there is pressing need for skilled software engineers to aid climate scientists in delivering a new generation of high-quality, high-performance, and high-assurance models. The Institute of Computing for Climate Science (ICCS) is a multi-disciplinary institute that has been established to develop and deploy machine learning and computational tools to advance the understanding of climate systems and inform decision-making for both climate change prediction and mitigation.

Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Cancer Genetic Epidemiology

The Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology (CCGE) is recruiting a motivated and ambitious PhD candidate skilled in genetic epidemiology, biostatistics, mathematics computational biology or related discipline to contribute to the "Hereditary & Early onset breast cancer: Comprehensive personalised Assessment, early Risk Evaluation and clinical management" (HER-CARE) project.

The Spärck AI scholarships will provide full funding for master’s degrees at nine leading UK universities offering AI and AI related courses. Set to rival the likes of globally recognised Rhodes, Marshall and Fulbright scholarship, students from the UK and abroad will join an elite cohort supported by partnerships with leading UK AI companies.

The University of Cambridge MPhils participating in the program with their host Departments are:

Department of Engineering

This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). Further details can be found at https://www.net-zero-fibe-cdt.eng.cam.ac.uk/

Department of Engineering

This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). Further details can be found at https://www.net-zero-fibe-cdt.eng.cam.ac.uk/.

Department of Engineering

This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT). Further details can be found at https://www.net-zero-fibe-cdt.eng.cam.ac.uk/

Open to UK and overseas students starting an MPhil in Advanced Computer Science at Cambridge University. This scholarship will cover full fees for a home student, or £25,000 of fees for an overseas student, and will be awarded at the discretion of the Admissions Tutor and the Senior Tutor.

The award holder must matriculate at Queens’ College. Details of the scholarship recipient will be shared with the donor.

This scholarship is possible thanks to the generosity of Jan Metzger (1995, MPhil).

University of Cambridge Africa Climate Collaborative programme have the following funding opportunity:

Attached is a call for proposals encouraging departments and institutions across the university to apply for funding to support the development of new online courses (or the adaptation of current courses) that will be delivered to young people and professionals on the African continent.

Department of Psychology

CAM-DTP ESRC Studentship, 2026 PHD ENTRY

Supervisor-Led Topic Proposal: AI-Enhanced Assessment in Higher Education

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Department of Psychology, Institute for Technology and Humanity, Digital Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) Innovation Lab; University of Cambridge

The Cambridge ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership [CAM-DTP] is pleased to offer an interdisciplinary studentship available for admission in October 2026.

Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute

Dr Hana Aliee wishes to recruit a student to work on the project entitled: Generative Modelling for Foundational Discovery in Biomedicine.

For further information about the research group, please visit our website at https://www.cruk.cam.ac.uk/research-groups/aliee-group/