“Meridian Cambridge is an independent research and incubation hub focused on AI safety, biosecurity, frontier-risk policy, and institutional design.”In its own words: meridiancambridge.org
Independent research and incubation hub in Cambridge (Meridian Impact CIC) focused on AI safety, biosecurity, frontier-risk policy and institutional design; runs the ERA Fellowship, MARS and the Cambridge AI Safety Hub.
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Received $3.5M from 3 funders
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Led by Hannes Whittingham (Executive Director)Checked 25 Oct 2026
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8 grants totalling $3.5M, newest first.
2026 1 grant · $859k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Coefficient Giving | $859k | Tech Labs Program source |
2025 6 grants · $2M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $273k | Improved Sleeper-Agent Techniques source |
| Aug 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $561k | Research on Realistic Alignment Faking source |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Advanced Research + Invention Agency | $346k | Mathematics for Safe AI (grant, 9 months); £272,729 incl. VAT source |
| Jul 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $210k | Research on Chain-of-Thought Obfuscation source |
| Jun 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $396k | Research on Emergent Misalignment source |
| Jun 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $245k | Research on Avoiding Encoded Reasoning in LLMs source |
2024 1 grant · $574k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2024 | Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities | ~$574k | Meridian — Operating Costs [AI-safety share est. 60% of $957,080 (range 40–80%): Meridian calls itself 'The launch-platform and home for AI safety research' and a hub 'focused on AI safety, biosecurity, frontier-risk policy, and institutional design'; two of its three field hubs source |