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Read more at: Gift from alumnus supports PhD programme in Computer Science
Alumnus Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma, Founder & Group CEO of Cambridge Spark, is helping support a PhD student conducting research into computing education.

Gift from alumnus supports PhD programme in Computer Science

23 April 2025

Ten years after he completed his own PhD here thanks to a scholarship, alumnus Dr Raoul-Gabriel Urma – a successful EdTech entrepreneur – is giving another students here the same opportunity.

Read more at: Celebrating our students' Group Design Projects
The students who worked on the three best projects received their prizes at a special award ceremony.

Celebrating our students' Group Design Projects

2 April 2025

Awards were presented at the end of term to those second-year students judged to have created the most impressive Group Design Projects.

Read more at: Touring a supercomputer and meeting robots at our Cambridge Festival Open Day

Touring a supercomputer and meeting robots at our Cambridge Festival Open Day

31 March 2025

Visitors to our Family Open Day in March saw how a swarm of robots learns to work together, met researchers using AI to improve health care and heard about "the joy, beauty, and creativity of computer science".

Read more at: Nobel laureate and Cambridge University alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of AI drug discovery at 'digital speed'
Our alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis explored how AI can accelerate scientific discovery.

Nobel laureate and Cambridge University alumnus Sir Demis Hassabis heralds a new era of AI drug discovery at 'digital speed'

25 March 2025

At a special event in Cambridge our alumnus, Nobel laureate Sir Demis Hassabis, explored how AI can accelerate scientific discovery and offered glimpses of how the technology might evolve.

Read more at: Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Sam Nallaperuma-Herzberg
Dr Sam Nallaperuma researchers how AI and neuroscience can create sleep and relaxation treatments.

Cambridge Festival Speaker Spotlight: Dr Sam Nallaperuma-Herzberg

17 March 2025

At our Cambridge Festival Open Day here on Saturday 22 March, researcher Dr Sam Nallaperuma will be demonstrating how AI and neuroscience can create sleep and relaxation treatments for insomnia sufferers. 

Read more at: Hosting the 2025 Oxbridge Women in Computer Science Conference

Hosting the 2025 Oxbridge Women in Computer Science Conference

6 March 2025

We're getting ready to host the 2025 Oxbridge Women in Computer Science Conference here in Cambridge this May. It's being co-organised by Women@CL, our own Departmental network to support women and non-binary people in computing research.

Read more at: Using AI to see the wood for the trees

Using AI to see the wood for the trees

17 February 2025

Researchers here have released GreenLens, a free app that uses AI to measure trees with a high degree of accuracy yet works on a cheap, second-hand Android phone.

Read more at: Recognition for "significant achievements in computing"
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Recognition for "significant achievements in computing"

12 February 2025

Congratulations to Prof Cecilia Mascolo who was today named a 2024 ACM Distinguished Member, an accolade that recognises "significant achievements in computing beyond the norm".

Read more at: Campaigners call for concerted effort on software memory safety issues

Campaigners call for concerted effort on software memory safety issues

6 February 2025

Led by researchers in this Department, campaigners across industry and academia are calling for a concerted effort to finally solve the stubborn security issue that lies behind the majority of all cyberattacks.

Read more at: January Showcase highlights importance of humans in computing
Researchers here are using the small robot Nao to explore how robots can help assess the mental wellbeing of children

January Showcase highlights importance of humans in computing

27 January 2025

At our January Research Showcase, we highlighted our research in human-centred computing & human-machine interaction. Topics ranged from creating 'digital twins' of buildings to using robots to assess the mental wellbeing of children.

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