Udai Dhamija, founder of Oxbridge AI Challenge and Oxbridge AI X.

Opinion

May 6, 2025

Oxbridge can make British startups great again

Integrating learnings from successful collaborations between the likes of Stanford and UC Berkeley can turn the UK into a world-leading AI entrepreneurial hub

Udai Dhamija

6 min read

The UK's world-leading universities, particularly Oxford and Cambridge, are among its most celebrated exports. In addition to their history of academic excellence, these institutions are at the forefront of technological innovation, and are home to some of the world's most cutting-edge research and talent in AI.

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Udai Dhamija

Udai Dhamija is the founder of Oxbridge AI Challenge and Oxbridge AI X.

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