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Student-designed technology aids beekeepers and blind learners

18 March 2026

An app that assists beekeepers in identifying sick bees, and an open-source tool to help blind people learn how to program from scratch, were two of the winning design projects created by second-year students this year.

Hanna Foerster is a PhD student working on security and AI

Can we trust AI to use our computers?

16 March 2026

A research student here is warning that the next wave of artificial intelligence (AI) systems could be hijacked by hidden commands. Hanna Foerster is concerned that 'computer use agents' could open the door to new forms of cyber manipulation.

Celebrating A Decade of Docker Containers

25 February 2026

A transformative software developer tool that was created through years of work by researchers here, and is now used by organisations from NASA to Netflix, is being celebrated this month by the Association for Computing Machinery.

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How using AI to analyse body sounds can help doctors diagnose heart and lung disease

26 January 2026

A researcher is investigating if AI can diagnose diseases just as effectively from analysing body sounds like heartbeats, coughs and breathing as it can from analysing medical images like scans and x-rays.

Ötzi is developing a model that combines the study of Physics with the power of AI to deliver a pipeline of fast, accurate and cost-effective predictions of climate hazards such as floods, droughts and wildfires. Photo by Michael Held on Unsplash.

The start-up using AI to predict climate hazards

13 January 2026

Ötzi, a start-up created by a postdoc here, is developing a model that combines the study of Physics with the power of AI to deliver a pipeline of fast and accurate predictions of climate hazards such as floods and wildfires.

Alanud Salah with the poster she produced about her Google DeepMind Research Ready project

Summer research placements to support a more diverse AI research community

5 January 2026

Students from backgrounds under-represented in AI are invited to apply for paid AI research placements here this summer, through the Google DeepMind Research Ready programme. Applications are now open and close on 16 February 2026.

200 millionth question attempt made on learning platform co-developed here

4 December 2025

Isaac Science – an innovative learning platform for schools co-developed by researchers here – this week clocked up a major milestone when a student made the 200 millionth question attempt on the site.

Cadence supports PhD research into novel computer architectures at our CASCADE Centre

24 November 2025

Thanks to a donation from Cadence, we can further expand the number of PhD students at CASCADE – our dedicated new Computer Architecture and Semiconductor Design Centre.

The Guardian's Secure Messaging service was developed in collaboration with Security researchers here

How a secure whistleblower technology moved from the research lab to the newsroom

11 November 2025

At a Wednesday Seminar, researchers will present CoverDrop – a secure communication system, now deployed within The Guardian's news app, designed to help whistleblowers contact journalists without revealing their identity.

Google Fellowship highlights 'unloved' AI research field

3 November 2025

A PhD student who would like to encourage more researchers into his – currently under-explored – area of AI research has been recognised with the award of a prestigious Google Fellowship.

Student-designed technology aids beekeepers and blind learners

Can we trust AI to use our computers?

Celebrating A Decade of Docker Containers

How using AI to analyse body sounds can help doctors diagnose heart and lung disease

The start-up using AI to predict climate hazards

Summer research placements to support a more diverse AI research community

200 millionth question attempt made on learning platform co-developed here

Cadence supports PhD research into novel computer architectures at our CASCADE Centre

How a secure whistleblower technology moved from the research lab to the newsroom

Google Fellowship highlights 'unloved' AI research field

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