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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to share details of our AI Café on 20 October organised with @cruk-ci.bsky.social! 🔬

Want to find out more about how AI is being used in cancer research? Join us to hear talks from researchers & discuss with an AI expert. Those new to AI are very welcome to attend!

Sign up: bit.ly/3KNwc9N

AI Cafe: CRUK, information about the event and QR code on a blue background. Click the link to find out more.

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 2d

The "Differentiable Systems and Scientific Machine Learning" workshop at the 1st @euripsconf.bsky.social is accepting submissions!💡

Submission deadline for the call for papers is Friday Oct 10th.

Find out more and submit your #EurIPS paper here: differentiable-systems.github.io/workshop-eur...

EurIPS Conference @euripsconf.bsky.social · 7d

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Every #EuriPS workshop now has a webpage and the clock is ticking for the Call for Papers/Participation, many have deadlines on the 10th of Oct!

If that was not enough, the co-located @ellis.eu UnConference also has an open Call for Posters.

eurips.cc/workshops/

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 8d

@cst.cam.ac.uk @schmidtfellows.bsky.social @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 8d

📢 New blog! @charlesemogor.bsky.social uses machine learning to enhance anti-poaching across sub-Saharan Africa.

Working with @anil.recoil.org, @fletcherecology.bsky.social and @milindtambe-ai.bsky.social, he is developing models to help rangers patrol effectively.

Find out more: bit.ly/4mMs3Av

How can we ... use machine learning to enhance anti-poaching measures? Features a quote and photo of Charles Emogor. Read the blog post to find out more.

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 9d

We are thrilled to be attending the Cambridge Wearables Innovation Forum Launch today at Pembroke College, Cambridge! 🚀 @dynamicbrain.bsky.social

We look forward to chatting with attendees about how to use machine learning and AI to power scientific research on wearable health tech.

Accelerate Programme exhibition booth, featuring a table, banner and three team members.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 15d

Referrals to children’s #MentalHealth services have almost doubled since #COVID, but support often comes too late.

To change this, Dr Anna Moore is developing #AI-supported pathways to spot needs earlier and guide timely intervention.

Read more on the blog ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/from-pr...

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · 20d

🚀 Do you have an #AI idea that could have real-world impact? 🚀

We’re offering @cam.ac.uk researchers the chance to get up to £25k + 6 months’ support to bring bold concepts to life through our new AI-deas Sprint Programme.

📅 Deadline: 10 Oct
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 24d

📢Booking is now open for our training courses next term!

Courses are open to all PhD students and staff at the University of Cambridge @cam.ac.uk, sign up now to develop your AI skills and apply them in your research.

Find out more and book: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Michaelmas Term Workshop Series of the Accelerate Programme, shows workshop dates and a QR code on a blue background. Find out more on our website

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · Aug 29

🌳 Forests hold vital clues about our planet’s health.

Dr @emilyrlines.bsky.social & her team are using #AI, drones & laser scanning to build millimetre-scale 3D models of forest canopies - right down to each leaf & twig - transforming how we monitor biodiversity.

➡️ Read more: lnkd.in/e5Ff9xBn

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · 29d

📢 New blog! Isaac Sebenius, who recently completed his PhD @psychiatry-ucam.bsky.social developed MIND with supervisors @sarahmorganuk.bsky.social and Professor Ed Bullmore - a machine learning method transforming MRI brain scans into biologically validated networks.

Find out more: bit.ly/4gccUXm

How can we ... use AI to produce a roadmap showing how brain regions are related? Includes photo of author Isaac Sebenius on a blue background. Find out more on the blog.

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · Aug 22

New AI clinic slots available to book on 9 and 10 September! 🗓️

Open to all PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.

Book a slot: science.ai.cam.ac.uk/events

Flexible support from our AI clinic. We provide support for a wide range of queries, from getting started with AI in your research to troubleshooting complex software issues.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · Aug 18

🚨 Calling all ‪Cambridge‬ researchers 🚨

Got a bold #AI idea? Our new AI-deas Sprint Programme offers up to £25k + 6 months’ support to turn your research into a working prototype with real-world impact.

📅 Deadline: 10 Oct

Find out more & apply ⬇️
www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-dea...

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · Aug 19

📢 New blog! Find out how Richard Diehl Martinez, a PhD student from @cst.cam.ac.uk used funding from @acceleratescience.bsky.social to develop Pico - an open-source framework with less than 500 lines of Python code that democratises AI model training for researchers.

Find out more: bit.ly/41Pkv8f

How can we... help researchers build better language models? Shows a picture of blog post author Richard Diehl Martinez, PhD Student in the Department of Computer Science and Technology. Find out more on the Accelerate Programme website.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · Aug 14

Have an idea to make University operations smarter with #AI? 💡

We’re offering £10k + expert support for @cam.ac.uk professional services teams.

📅 Deadline 29 Aug

Find out more ➡️ www.ai.cam.ac.uk/calls/ai-for...

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Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge @camneurodept.bsky.social · Aug 5

🧠✨ Congrats to Dr Smriti Agarwal on her 5-year
British Heart Foundation fellowship! Her AI-driven research with brain scans & health records aims to improve stroke outcomes. Big things ahead!

The project started out with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social Accelerate Science programme 🔬

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · Aug 5

📢 New blog! Find out how Megan Ennion, a PhD student from @camedfac.bsky.social supervised by Ros McLellan used funding from Accelerate and @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to study how AI tutors impact student learning psychology and behaviors.

Find out more: bit.ly/46It7ky

How can we... examine the impact of LLM chatbot tutors on student learning psychology and behaviours? Includes a photo of PhD Student Megan Ennion, Faculty of Education, on a blue background. Read the blog post to find out more.

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · Jul 31

Apply by 12 September to be considered for our funding call with @cambridgec2d3.bsky.social in 3 categories:

🪴 Early Career Seed Funding up to £5,000 for PhD students/postdocs

🤝 Up to £15,000 to convene networks & events

📚 Up to £25,000 for larger scale projects

Find out more: bit.ly/4k13yyh

Accelerate-C2D3 Funding call: Pursuing novel applications of AI for research and innovation. Deadline 17:00, Friday 12 September 2025. Run by the Accelerate Programme and Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery.

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · Jul 25

📢 New blog! Find out how Jakob Träuble from
@ceb.cam.ac.uk used funding from Accelerate and
@cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to help detect conditions like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s years before symptoms appear.

Find out more: bit.ly/4mhdKEd

How can we... use machine learning for more accurate brain age estimation and early neurodegeneration detection? Includes photo of Jakob Trauble, PhD Student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Read the blog post to find out more.

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · Jul 8

🚀 AI for Ops Funding Call now open! 🚀

We’re excited to launch our latest funding call to support @cam.ac.uk professional services teams in using #AI to improve the efficiency of operational processes.

📅 Apply by 29 Aug!

More info ➡️ lnkd.in/eXAmGHZs

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · May 30

📢 New blog post! Find out how @florianjaeckle.bsky.social based at @campathology.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @hugheshall.bsky.social is using AI to speed up diagnosis of coeliac disease developing an algorithm that correctly identified more than 95 cases out of 100.

Find out more: bit.ly/3Z3Q6C0

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · May 30

New AI clinic slots available to book on 5 and 12 June. Open to all University of Cambridge PhD students and researchers, our clinic offers free expert advice on any AI and machine learning questions.

Book a slot: www.training.cam.ac.uk/event/5821418

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · May 27

Looking to develop your career in AI for Science? We are recruiting Machine Learning Engineers to join the team, developing & delivering support for researchers @uniofcam.bsky.social using AI in their work.

Find out more & apply by 22 June: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51390/

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Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · May 27

📢 Spaces available on our LLM Hands on Workshop at West Hub on Tuesday 10 June!

🔎 You’ll work in teams on real datasets, with support from Accelerate Science Machine Learning Engineers and researchers.

Open to all University of Cambridge PhD students & staff, sign up now: bit.ly/3YYssH2

Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery @acceleratescience.bsky.social · May 22

📢 New blog! Find our how Dr Sam Ip from
@dphpc.bsky.social and @ccge-cambridge.bsky.social
used funding from Accelerate and
@cambridgec2d3.bsky.social to convene researchers to talk about distribution shifts in early cancer detection.

Find out more: bit.ly/3YZcw7f

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ai@cam @ai.cam.ac.uk · May 20

What value could #AI offer in university assessment and marking?

Find out how Dr Deborah Talmi, experimental psychologist at the @campsydept.bsky.social, is leading our AI-deas project to develop a new framework for the role of #AI in #studentevaluation.

➡️ ai.cam.ac.uk/blog/the-fut...

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