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Read more at: Ross Anderson, 1956 - 2024
Portrait photo of Ross Anderson holding a text book

Ross Anderson, 1956 - 2024

3 April 2024

Professor Ross Anderson FRS FRSE FREng, our friend and longtime colleague, died unexpectedly at home on Thursday 28th March, aged 67.


Read more at: Marking 20 years of Women@CL

Marking 20 years of Women@CL

27 March 2024

We celebrated 20 years of the Department's Women@CL network - which exists to support female and non-binary computer science students here - at a special event this month.


Read more at: Meeting robots, solving puzzles & making music with code at our Cambridge Festival day

Meeting robots, solving puzzles & making music with code at our Cambridge Festival day

19 March 2024

Negotiating with a robot, tackling pirate-themed puzzles and making music with code were among the activities visitors could try at our Cambridge Festival Open Day.


Read more at: Students' Group Design Projects enjoy success

Students' Group Design Projects enjoy success

14 March 2024

Student projects on better ways to write music, improving supply chain resilience and sourcing second hand electronic components were winners of the Group Design Project Awards 2024.


Read more at: Making the development of AI more democratic

Making the development of AI more democratic

14 March 2024

Many congratulations to Nic Lane, Professor of Machine Learning here. He has been awarded a prestigious Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of Engineering for work to make the development of AI more democratic.


Read more at: 'For excellence in teaching' - Dr Carl Henrik Ek wins a Pilkington Prize

'For excellence in teaching' - Dr Carl Henrik Ek wins a Pilkington Prize

7 March 2024

Congratulations to our colleague Dr Carl Henrik Ek who has won a 2024 Pilkington Prize for excellence in teaching.


Read more at: Department spin-out lowRISC and OpenTitan coalition announce world's first commercial quality open-source chip

Department spin-out lowRISC and OpenTitan coalition announce world's first commercial quality open-source chip

20 February 2024

Department spin-out lowRISC and the OpenTitan coalition have announced the production of the first commercial quality open-source chip in the world.


Read more at: Showcasing our Climate and Sustainability research

Showcasing our Climate and Sustainability research

29 January 2024

'How old weather forecasts can help us design future energy systems' and 'Space Lasers for Good: Remote measurement of tropical forest degradation'. These were among the topics at our Climate & Sustainability Research Showcase.


Read more at: Research internship programme offers students from under-represented backgrounds insights into AI research

Research internship programme offers students from under-represented backgrounds insights into AI research

16 January 2024

Through the new Research Ready programme, we are offering paid eight-week research placements here this summer to students from under-represented backgrounds.


Read more at: A long, hard journey
PhD student Jessica Man

A long, hard journey

16 January 2024

Jessica Man's journey here has been highly unconventional. She traces her route from a remote Hong Kong fishing village, via 20 years in industry, to her place here as an award-winning graduate student.