The UK Government is investing £36 million to boost the computing power of the University of Cambridge’s DAWN supercomputer by six times, in a move aimed at helping researchers and tech startups develop the next generation of AI tools. 

The upgrade will support the national AI Research Resource (AIRR) programme, which provides free access to high-performance compute for UK innovators and is expected to go live from Spring 2026. 

The expanded system will also give researchers access to AMD’s latest MI355X AI chips, integrated by Dell Technologies, enabling larger models, bigger datasets and more ambitious projects