As AI agents become more capable, a key question is emerging: how closely should they be guided by the law? Speaking to CSaP Policy Fellows, Dr Christoph Winter set out the case for and against designing AI agents to follow the law. Read more: www.csap.cam.ac.uk/should-ai-fo...
Has America’s economy been driven by the private sector alone, or has government played a bigger role? At a CSaP seminar, Dr James Wood (thinkwoodist.bsky.social) explored the role of government policy in propelling innovation & economic growth in the United States. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/A3Eoy
📢 Application deadline: CSaP Policy Fellowship (Sept 2026) A 2-year programme connecting senior policy professionals with Cambridge researchers through tailored 1:1 engagement. 💬 Hear from our Fellows: shorturl.at/qzlLK 🔗 FAQs & apply: shorturl.at/DCcWZ 🗓️ Deadline: 30 June 2026
Join us for this year’s Reynolds Lecture: “Nature, people and place: the mess we’re in and a possible pathway out” with Dame Fiona Reynolds. 📅 8 July 2026 🕠 17:30–18:30 & reception 📍 Emmanuel College, Cambridge 🎟️ Register: shorturl.at/x865O Hosted with @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk and Emmanuel College
📢 Applications open: CSaP Policy Fellowship (Sept 2026) A 2-year programme connecting senior policy professionals with Cambridge researchers through tailored 1:1 engagement. Gain time to think, fresh insight & expert networks. 🔗 Apply: shorturl.at/DCcWZ 🗓️ Deadline: 30 June 2026 #PublicPolicy
📰 Great piece from Varsity exploring the work of @csap.cam.ac.uk CSaP's Kavya Neeba talks about what it means to connect research and policy in practice, and some of the challenges that come with this. 🔗 Read the full interview: shorturl.at/EFl7s #PolicyEngagement #ResearchImpact #SciencePolicy
📢 Cambridge researchers: turn research into policy impact The Policy Innovation Fund offers up to £10k for policy engagement projects ✅ Researchers at all career stages ✅ PhD students (with supervisor approval) ✅Researchers working with policy partners ⏰ Apply by 30 June 2026 🔗 shorturl.at/wOrfU
We were proud to support the inaugural Cambridge Policy Hackathon last week @jbs.cam.ac.uk. 100+ students and early-career professionals came together for 3 days to tackle real-world policy challenges. A powerful example of collaborative problem-solving in action. #CambridgePolicyHackathon
🛠️🪛👩🔧 On limitations of technological fixes in AI policy Read the write-up of my talk to @csap.cam.ac.uk Policy Fellows on how to move beyond technological fixes to complex societal problems and develop more holistic approaches www.csap.cam.ac.uk/limitations-... #AI #PublicPolicy #STS
Limitations of technical fixes in AI policy - Centre for Science and Policy
When faced with complex societal challenges, AI policy often looks to technical fixes for answers. Dr Inga Ulnicane examined both the promises and the limitations of this approach, and how policy make...
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Great to welcome Prof Jennifer Rubin for the 2026 Annual Cleevely Lecture. Drawing on her experience as former CSA at the Home Office, her talk explored working at the interface between science and government. She generously hosted a breakfast meeting with PhD students interested in policy careers.
