The Cambridge Centre for Advanced Research and Education (CARES) was established in 2013 as the University of Cambridge’s first research centre outside the UK. It brings together researchers from the University of Cambridge, Nanyang Technological University and National University of Singapore to work on problems relevant to Singapore and the world at large. Cambridge CARES is funded by the Singapore government through its Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE).
In 2024, CARES started new projects with new international collaborators such as Tohoku University, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).
Our research programmes
C4T is our largest research programme and answers the question of how to positively contribute to Singapore’s ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change while ensuring the country’s progress and prowess in economic, technological, environmental and social dimensions.
The CLIC programme explores cognitive flexibility across the lifespan by developing innovative research in the science of learning and translating it to educational and real-life applications.
HD4 will investigate how individuals live and move in Singapore, how the urban environment shapes their exposure to health risks, and how this influences their behaviour and health.
HYCOMBS focuses on the combustion fundamentals of hydrogen, ammonia, their blends, and their blends with hydrocarbon fuels. The knowledge acquired in HYCOMBS will enable the penetration of zero-carbon fuels in the Singapore energy system and benefit Singaporean industries and residents.
SM3 will aim to shift the chemical manufacturing industry to a more circular, sustainable, and resilient model. This project will address systemic challenges, including the integration of regionally available resources and the development of scalable, flexible technologies for local manufacturing.
AMPLE is a direct result of C4T’s IRP1 research in WP1 in Phase 1 and Phase 2. The Central Gap funded project by NRF seeks to translate annular flow microreactor technology to 100 kg/day scale production, utilising machine learning and an agile product development methodology.
PIPS funds two smaller projects on the digitalisation of chemical manufacturing and the automated identification of more sustainable chemical routes.
CARES is contributing to two projects under Phase 2 of the LCER Programme hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) to support research, development and demonstration projects to advance low-carbon technologies, and enable decarbonisation of the power and industry sectors. The two CARES projects fall under the remit of LCER’s Directed Hydrogen Programme.
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