Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER)
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, based at the University of Cambridge, is dedicated to studying human extinction-level risks and considering mitigating solutions through interdisciplinary research. Current research projects include Managing Extreme Technological Risk, and Extreme Risks and the Global Environment.
Members
Dr SJ Beard
Academic Programme Manager
Haydn Belfield
Academic Project Manager
Jessica Bland
Deputy Director
John Burden
Senior Research Associate
Dr Maurice Chiodo
Research Associate
Dr Charlotte Hammer
Assistant Professor in Global Risk and Resilience (Health Security)
Dr Freya Jephcott
Senior Research Associate
Dr Luke Kemp
Research Associate
Martina Kunz
Research Affiliate
Lara Mani
Research Associate
Dr Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh
Research Affiliate, Programme Director of AI: Futures and Responsibility & Former Executive Director
Dr Catherine Rhodes
Research Affiliate
Dr Lalitha Sundaram
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Asaf Tzachor
Lead, Food Security and Global Catastrophic Risks Project
Dr Sam Weiss Evans
CRASSH Visiting Fellow
Dr Julius Weitzdörfer
Research Associate
Sarah Woods
Visiting Researcher