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Renowned ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ astrophysicist and cosmologist Professor Lord Martin Rees has been named this year’s recipient of the world’s oldest and most prestigious scientific award.

Governments are failing to understand the human-driven catastrophic risks that threaten global security, prosperity and potential, and could in the worst case lead to mass harm and societal collapse, say researchers at the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ.

Nineteen academics from a wide range of disciplines will take part in this year’s ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Series of talks at the Hay Festival, one of the most prestigious literary festivals in the world.

In a new film, leading ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ University researchers discuss the far-reaching advances offered by artificial intelligence – and consider the consequences of developing systems that think far beyond human abilities.

The 2019 ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Science Festival is set to host more than 350 events as it explores a range of issues that affect today’s world, from challenges around climate change policy, improving safety and quality in healthcare, and adolescent mental health, to looking at what the next 25 years holds for us and whether quantum computers can change the world.

Some of the biggest names in science took part in a special public event yesterday (2 July) to celebrate the life and work of Stephen Hawking, on the occasion of his 75th birthday. 

Martin Rees is Emeritus Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics at the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ, the Astronomer Royal, a member of Britain’s House of Lords, and a former President of the Royal Society. The following interview was conducted at Trinity College, ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ, by The Conversation’s Matt Warren.

¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Festival of Ideas 2015 launches today with over 250 events exploring arts, society and culture.

A delegation of ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ academics, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, is attending the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week.

Today we commence a month-long focus on research on sustainability and the environment. To begin, Professor Lord Martin Rees and Professor Paul Linden, respectively Chair and Director of the ¹ú¼ÊÃ×À¼¶ÔÕó¿ÆĪ Forum for Sustainability and the Environment, describe how experts from across the University have joined forces to examine how we can respond to some of the most pressing global sustainability challenges.