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Studying Indigenous attitudes to mental health
When Will Smith [2026] was studying in Canada during his undergraduate degree, his lecturer, Professor Pablo Irizar, on a Mexican philosophy course took a different approach to the subject of […]
Using Computational Chemistry to make better therapeutics
Aidyn Taishybay [2026] believes firmly that science should make a tangible difference to people. He wants his work to have direct impact in the world and to make medicines more […]
How do we lead with hope?
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars feature in the final episode of the third series of our podcast So, now what? with a discussion about how to lead with hope. This series […]
The path to democratising algorithmic whispers
Cong Minh Nguyen is an economist who wants to tell stories about how market systems shape people’s lives and how they can be redesigned to expand fairness and opportunity. He […]
How can we reduce the impact of anti-microbial resistance?
John Wang [2026] believes that the efficiency of a drug treatment is not solely determined by the drug itself, but by how precisely its delivery, targeting and release can be […]
