We help you use your career to have the largest positive impact.

What are we doing in Michaelmas 2025?

We want EA Cambridge to be accessible as possible so everything is free, including snacks and often free pizza! The best way to hear about these activities and to ask questions is to join the WhatsApp.

  • Not sure where to start? Feel free to book in a chat with a committee member here. Even if you know nothing about EA, we’re happy to tell you more about what we do and answer any questions you have.

  • Weekly lightning talks and dinners on Wednesdays, from 6.30-8.30pm. Alternating between

  • Regular External Speakers from the most altruistically impactful organisations in the world! See the speaker list here!

  • Four discussion groups, for those new to Effective Altruism through to those interested in a specific cause! Apply here!

    • In Lent term, we’ll run a mentored research competition with a £2000 prize! Participation in our programs this year will greatly aid your applications!

  • Weekly pomodoros and pastries + office hours , every Saturday 1-5pm in the Meridian coworking space, from 18th Oct.

  • Career advice: if you’d like to start thinking about applying these concepts to your career, our director would be excited to chat, in Cambridge or online! Just book in here :))

  • If you’re arriving in Cambridge and are already very familiar with effective altruism, click here.

Our Aim

We’re a community of people in Cambridge, UK, thinking hard about how to help others the most. Our aim is to empower you to use your 80,000 hour career to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. We do this by helping you learn about the frameworks and ideas that Effective Altruists often use to think about doing good, and providing you the connections and resources to take action on these ideas! We organise events, run educational fellowships, and provide personal career support to people who want to have a positive impact.

Register interest or RSVP for events here!

What’s On?

EA Cambridge runs fellowships, social events, and speaker events, all aimed at fostering a community of people who want to do more good!
Our calendar has all of our scheduled events and deadlines. You can also check our Instagram below.

We've got some great events lined up for this term! Here's what's coming up!
We've got some great events lined up for this term! Here's what's coming up!
Freshers' Fair : Find our stall between 10am and 4pm on both days at Parker's piece. We'll have free stickers, nice free-to-borrow books, and friendly vibes! Start of Term event: Excited to announce our first public event of the term! Senior members
Freshers' Fair : Find our stall between 10am and 4pm on both days at Parker's piece. We'll have free stickers, nice free-to-borrow books, and friendly vibes! Start of Term event: Excited to announce our first public event of the term! Senior members and new comers: all welcome! We'll start the night with a presentation of our group by James Lester (our President), before inviting people to chat informally, grab (plant-based) food and drinks. You can add this latter event to your digital Calendar via this link: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MmZidmZ1cGp2cjdwMWMwYnBpcmpnNHQ3ZjcgY19mMmY3M2ZlMzQ0MzNjMmIwNzU0YmUyZjJiNjZiYzllZGJhMGY4YjBlNTllZWU3MjQxZTBjNDY0ZjkyYTkzODVjQGc&tmsrc=c_f2f73fe34433c2b0754be2f2b66bc9edba0f8b0e59eee7241e0c464f92a9385c%40group.calendar.google.com If this link doesn't work, you can check the time and location on the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1473909596786666
Apply at https://www.eacambridge.org/ea-fellowship by 22nd January!
Apply at https://www.eacambridge.org/ea-fellowship by 22nd January!
We've got some great events lined up for this term! Here's what's coming up! Freshers' Fair : Find our stall between 10am and 4pm on both days at Parker's piece. We'll have free stickers, nice free-to-borrow books, and friendly vibes! Start of Term event: Excited to announce our first public event of the term! Senior members Apply at https://www.eacambridge.org/ea-fellowship by 22nd January!

Apply for our Fellowship.

Our flagship program is a free 6-week programme combining reading, small group discussions and personal mentoring which explores the most pressing challenges of our time and how we can act on them. Apply by Tuesday 21st January!

Go to the EA Fellowship page

Talk to us.

If you’d like to learn more about the effective altruism (EA) community, one of the best ways to do so is to book a chat with one of us! Even if you know nothing about EA, we’re happy to tell you more about what we do and answer any questions you have.

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Learn More.

There are lots of great resources available for learning more about Effective Altruism. We’d also recommend checking out articles and podcasts from 80,000 Hours.

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