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Institute of Computing for Climate Science
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We support and empower climate scientists by accelerating their research through the development of innovative tools and models in computational science, data science and machine learning.

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👋 Could you be one of our 2026 ICCS interns?

We’re looking for 5 interns to join us this summer. 3 will work on projects under the supervision of ICCS postdoctoral researchers; 2 will work on projects in collaboration between ICCS + @clr-cambridge.bsky.social

Info: iccs.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie...
February 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
👋 Could you be one of our 2026 ICCS interns?

We’re looking for 5 interns to join us this summer. 3 will work on projects under the supervision of ICCS postdoctoral researchers; 2 will work on projects in collaboration between ICCS + @clr-cambridge.bsky.social

Info: iccs.cam.ac.uk/opportunitie...
February 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
☔ Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping weather forecasting, opening up new possibilities for predicting extreme temperatures, droughts, floods and storms in a changing world. Read about a recent event we co-organised with @cambridgezero.bsky.social:
www.zero.cam.ac.uk/ai-weather
AI Forecast: The Future of Weather Prediction Is About to Change | Cambridge Zero
www.zero.cam.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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We are thrilled to share that the University of Cambridge has secured a major £36 million government investment to expand our Dawn AI Research Resource supercomputer — increasing its capacity sixfold by spring 2026.

👉 bit.ly/4qZif9j
Government funding boost for Cambridge supercomputer
•    £36 million investment to increase the AI Research Resource supercomputing capacity at Cambridge sixfold by spring 2026. •   More cutting-edge AI chips
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January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
🌪️ Many thanks to Inigo for hosting us in London for the quarterly InSPIRe (Inigo Storm Prediction and Impact Research) meeting.

Cambridge researchers Alison, Robert, Sam, Jack (pictured speaking), Charles and Omer gave an update and we had productive discussions with the Inigo risk scientists.
January 21, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Excited to celebrate the 6 Feb release of FINDING HARMONY: A KING’S VISION on Amazon Prime, featuring Cambridge alumni HM King Charles III, a Trinity College alumnus; and our Director Prof Emily Shuckburgh, a Trinity alumna and Fellow of @darwincollegecam.bsky.social.

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Finding Harmony: A King's Vision | Official Trailer | Prime Video
His Majesty King Charles III has made a lifelong commitment to the philosophy of Harmony. In this documentary from Prime Video and The King's Foundation, he continues his mission to encourage everyone to see themselves as part of nature, not apart from ...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM
An exciting opportunity for postgrads & postdocs curious about climate entrepreneurship - no experience or team needed! 👇
🌍 Join us at the Cambridge Climate Challenge Launch | 29th January

Come along to learn more about the Cambridge Climate Challenge, see how you can enter, and network with talks, drinks, and canapés!

👉 Book your free ticket here: https://bit.ly/4aQl8E3

#CambridgeZero #CambridgeClimateChallenge
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 AM
🦈 ICCS's Dr Laura Cimoli and Cambridge colleague Professor Ali Mashayek are quoted in this article 👇
The undersea mountains where sharks rule
Under the surface of the ocean, "constellations" of towering subsea mountains dot the Earth – and they are teeming with sharks.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
☀️ A postcard from… sunny Cambridge! Our team members Simon Driscoll, Matthew Archer, Josh Stevens and Annabelle Scott are representing ICCS today at Forecasting the Future: The UK AI for Weather Forecasting Workshop at the Maxwell Centre @cam.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
🗓️ A date for your diary: the 29th European workshop on automatic differentiation #EuroAD will be held in Cambridge on 29-30 September, hosted by ICCS at the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, home of @cambridgemaths.bsky.social

More details soon: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/29th-...
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Register now for the Q&A Zoom call which is on Thursday this week 👇
‼️ Grants of up to £25,000 available to develop #AI proof-of-concept projects with local government partners.

Join our Q&A next week to learn more!

🔷 10.00 - 11.00 GMT | Thursday 15 Jan
🔷 Online (Zoom)
🔷 Register here: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
⏰ Just 1 week left to submit abstracts to #EGU26! Our Senior Research Software Engineer, Jack Atkinson, will convene a session, Advancing Earth System Models Using Machine Learning, at the EGU @egu.eu General Assembly in May.

Find out how to submit: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
January 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
❄️ Today, Cambridge shivers... but in July we'll be giving a warm welcome to people attending the ICCS Summer School.

What's involved? Find out here and express your interest in joining us: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/insti...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
❄️ As we all think about powering down for the end of the year, we’ve looked back at some of our achievements during 2025 – it’s been quite a year! 🧵
 
We hope that you enjoy a break from work over the festive period and we look forward to seeing you in 2026.

@schmidtsciences.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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☀️ The 2026 ICCS Summer School will bring together researchers for a week of collaborative, hands-on learning and expert-led sessions supporting their scientific work.

🗓️ When? Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July 2026
📍 Where? Centre for Mathematical Sciences, @cam.ac.uk

iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/insti...
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🍰 ICCS Senior Research Software Engineer Dr Marion Weinzierl is a Co-Investigator of the Computational Abilities Knowledge Exchange (CAKE). Sharing knowledge is essential for the computing community – find out what CAKE got up to at #CIUK2025 in Manchester👇 www.cake.ac.uk/news/CIUK25/
Showing off what UK DRI has to offer - CAKE at CIUK 2025
Showing off what UK DRI has to offer - CAKE at CIUK 2025
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December 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
💻 You can now watch the recording of this training session: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiSQ...
December 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🚢 In January, our Research Fellow Dr Laura Cimoli boarded @schmidtocean.bsky.social's RV Falkor to the Bellingshausen Sea off the coast of Antarctica. The mission? To study ocean circulation and impacts of glacial melting. What they saw was spectacular: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4e3...
Crossing the Divide | Climate Connections at the Ice-Sea Interface
YouTube video by Schmidt Ocean
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December 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
☀️ The 2026 ICCS Summer School will bring together researchers for a week of collaborative, hands-on learning and expert-led sessions supporting their scientific work.

🗓️ When? Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July 2026
📍 Where? Centre for Mathematical Sciences, @cam.ac.uk

iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/insti...
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📡 Last week ICCS Senior Research Software Engineer Jack Atkinson delivered his RSE skills course to researchers at @cambridgeastro.bsky.social. The course teaches key tools and techniques that researchers can start implementing now to improve the quality of their work.
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🚢 Lost software, Polar Research Ships, Antarctica, and Doom: Rescuing 30+ years of raw scientific vessel underway data

Everyone is welcome to attend this Research Software Engineering Seminar by Claudette Lopez of @bas.ac.uk tomorrow: talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2...
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📢 Two ICCS members are planning to convene sessions at the European Geosciences Union @egu.eu General Assembly in May 2026.

Read all the details and find out how to submit an abstract (deadline 15 January): iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/iccs-... #EGU26
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📅 Next month our Senior Research Software Engineer, Dr Joe Wallwork, will give a talk at the #EuroAD workshop at @cern.bsky.social. He'll share our experience of running a Differentiable Programming course at our 2025 Summer School: iccs.cam.ac.uk/events/talk-...
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Ahead of COP30, explore how our research is addressing the climate and biodiversity crises in the real world 👉 bit.ly/4hQmVdF

🧪 #ClimateAction #Economics #StartUp #Energy
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica with devastating windspeeds, 30" of rain and a storm surge. The Inigo Storm Prediction and Impact Research project (InSPIRe) uses the latest in computing and AI to understand how climate change affects the risk of hurricanes: inigoinsurance.com/inigo-partne...
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM