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What is Effective Altruism Cambridge?

EA Cambridge In a nutshell

We're a community of students who take seriously the question.

“what are the most effective ways I can help others?'“

We won’t always find the right answer but together we can get closer to the truth.

In the meantime we try to use reason and evidence to find more effective ways to help others.

Four ideas you probably already agree with

  1. Everyone is deserving of equal moral consideration

  2. Helping others is important

  3. Helping more is better than helping less.

  4. Our resources are limited

What we offer

Our ultimate goal is to help you put these ideas in practice.

That is why we offer Fellowships, 1-1 career planning, socials, speaker events and much more….

All to help you turn good intentions into greater impact.

What we offer

  • A group of 6 people around a table, eating and chatting. The atmosphere seems lively and fun.

    Events & Socials

    Socials every Wednesday and fun events regularly

    Whether it’s co-working or our Wednesday Socials. Meet other people driven to do good in a casual setting. Click here for the events calendar.

  • A medium sized group of people standing and talking to each other in a room. some are looking at the project posters on the wall.

    Project Based Fellowship

    Introductory fellowship

    Explore EA principles across multiple cause areas (like AI, animal welfare, and global health) and complete an impactful research project. Look here for our upcoming programmes.

  • Someone presenting their research, with a few tables filled with people watching intently.

    CHIRP

    Cambridge High Impact Research Project (CHIRP)

    8-week student research programme, with expert mentorship from established researchers and practitioners, where teams of students tackle policy-relevant research questions. With up to £2000 in prizes to outstanding projects!

  • Two people talking to teach other and looking at a whiteboard thoughtfully.

    1-1 Career advice

    Plan your future

    Have a productive 1 on 1 to help your career be more impactful. With help making connections with people in the field. Find out if this is right for you by booking a chat here!

  • 5 people in a conversation, one person is talking and the others are listening.

    Collaborations

    We are happy to work with aligned organisations & societies

    Collaborations done with organisations like Plant based university, Animal advocacy forum, Alternative proteins and School of moral ambition. If your running a society that wants to make a positive difference, reach out.

  • A person presenting on "What Soft Law Gets Right" whilst a few tables with people listening intently.

    Speaker Events

    EA related speaker events

    Talks given by various experts on neglected, high importance and tractable issues. As well as talks to improve your academic and professional career. See luma to find out what events are coming soon.

  • A photo of many people sitting around tables, after eating, looking at the camera and smiling.

    Sub-committee projects

    Projects ran by committee members

    A new initiative of small teams aiming to do good. Branch into one from our project based fellowship or apply directly. Express interest here (none currently open to applications).

Events and socials

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What is Effective Altruism globally?

A question, a philosophy and a movement

How can we first improve the world? Then, second, do it the best way we can?

Effective Altruism (EA for short) is a “global network of people and organisations putting the ideas into practice. Using reason and evidence to find the most effective ways to help others.” - effectivealtruism.org

Videos we would recommend

these vary in length, but all of them are a good introduction to some of the ideas in effective altruism

The 4 greatest threats to the survival of humanity

Want to learn more?

How to find us

We’re located past Blank Street, a bit before the Town and Gown. We are based in the Meridian Office, which we share with other societies focused on doing good better. Follow this link to find us on Google Maps.

The address is: 53, 54 Sidney St, Cambridge CB2 3HX