Expand human knowledge

What we will do next:

Expand human knowledge

Gravity. Evolution. Dark matter. DNA. Our ideas have reset the boundaries of human knowledge. But the biggest discoveries lie ahead. New forms of energy. New modes of transport. An end to extreme poverty. An answer to climate change. A planet that is self-sufficient. Big data. Quantum computing. Artificial intelligence. Parallel universes. By expanding human knowledge, we will expand humanity’s potential.

Gravity. Evolution. Dark matter. DNA. Our ideas have reset the boundaries of human knowledge. But the biggest discoveries lie ahead. New forms of energy. New modes of transport. An end to extreme poverty. An answer to climate change. A planet that is self-sufficient. Big data. Quantum computing. Artificial intelligence. Parallel universes. By expanding human knowledge, we will expand humanity’s potential.

Featured priorities

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Making possible a new generation of discoveries that provide affordable, clean energy for everyone on the planet for generations to come.
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Creative solutions to environmental challenges.
Using big data can create computer models for a new generation of cities
Big data as a new discipline with the scope to change the way the world works.
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Sustainably securing the world's food supply.

Impact of giving

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Cambridge Conservation Initiative (CCI) unveiled a programme to restore priority landscapes across Europe. Endangered Landscapes Programme (ELP) will provide a demonstration of nature’s powers of recovery, and the benefits to habitats, species and people of restoring biodiversity and ecosystem processes to degraded land and seas. 
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How will philanthropy impact the University’s future?