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Gates Cambridge Impact Prize launched

Nominations for the Gates Cambridge Impact Prize 2025 open today [15th August] in celebration of the Scholarship’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Five award winners will receive £5,000 and be invited to participate in our 2025 anniversary events to highlight the impact their work has had on society. The prize defines impact as a demonstrable contribution to change in various fields, including the […]

How can we improve healthcare for all?

Three Gates Cambridge Scholars discuss various ways to improve healthcare for all in the final episode of the first series of the So, now what? Podcast. Victor Roy, Johanna Riha and Sabrina Anjara focus on issues such as gender inequities, mental health and access to medicine.  They emphasise the importance of investing in women’s health […]

Scholar joins Wigan Athletic Women’s Football team

A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been selected to play for Wigan Athletic’s first women’s football team. Sara Merican is one of 15 players signed by the club. The team were accepted into the Championship division of Lancashire Women’s County League following a successful AGM meeting on 17th July. Sara [2022], who did her MPhil in […]

‘We need a global conversation on agriculture and food’

The last few years have seen huge turbulence globally and that has affected every part of our lives, including food and agriculture. In some respects, that turbulence has brought opportunities, says Stella Nordhagen, a Gates Cambridge Scholar who is a Research Lead at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. Covid, for instance, disrupted global food […]