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Building a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others.

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Your time at Cambridge will be full of intellectual, social, cultural and professional development opportunities.

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Tara Westover in conversation with David Runciman

Gates Cambridge alumna Tara Westover spoke to Professor David Runciman at the launch of her memoir, Educated (Penguin Random House, 2018). The book...

National Youth Award for Gates Cambridge Scholar

Krittika D'Silva wins Youth Award at Royal Bank of Canada's Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.

Fighting infection in Indonesia

Scholar-Elect Muhammad Iqbal speaks about his research into the pathology of Staphylococcus aureus and his experience of starting up a herbal medicine business in Indonesia.

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Punjab education reforms 'not cream-skimming'

Tue 22 Oct 2019

A study by Ali Ansari shows that education reforms in Pakistan's Punjab are reaching children in the more disadvantaged districts.

Festival exhibition celebrates Mexico's displaced populations

Tue 22 Oct 2019

Jessica Fernández de Lara Harada is co-curating a Day of the Dead event at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas which celebrates Mexico's migrants and minorities.

Understanding hereditary spastic paraplegia

Fri 18 Oct 2019

Eliska Zlamalova's research seeks to understand a group of rare inherited disorders that cause weakness and stiffness in the leg muscles.

Alumni weekend highlights health and community

Tue 15 Oct 2019

A recent alumni gathering in New York included the second Gates Cambridge Memorial Lecture and panels connecting health, community and the arts.

Gates Cambridge (updated home page)

Watch: A global scholarship at Cambridge University

Programme

Apply overview

The programme

At Cambridge

Featured Scholars

Tara Westover in conversation with David Runciman

National Youth Award for Gates Cambridge Scholar

Fighting infection in Indonesia

News

Punjab education reforms 'not cream-skimming'

Festival exhibition celebrates Mexico's displaced populations

Understanding hereditary spastic paraplegia

Alumni weekend highlights health and community

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Gates Cambridge (updated home page)

Watch: A global scholarship at Cambridge University

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