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Gates Cambridge Scholarships

Gates Cambridge is an international scholarship programme at the University of Cambridge for outstanding postgraduate students who share a potential for social leadership and a desire to improve the lives of others. At its heart are our values of Community, Learning, Internationality, Compassion and Change.

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Gates Cambridge: Impact in Biotechnology

Gates Cambridge Scholars who have studied Biotechnology have gone on to have a big impact in the world of academia, enterprise, business and charity. View the story Skip to main […]

Learning to lead in Law

Ifeanyi Umunna has just been elected student body co-president at Harvard Law School for the 2026–2027 academic year. It’s a role that positions her as a central figure in student […]

Scholar publishes first book

A Gates Cambridge Scholar has published her first book, a hybrid work of lyric non-fiction, which deals with issues ranging from gendered violence and control and intergenerational silence to the politics […]

Gates Cambridge Originals: Luis Briseño-Roa

Luis Briseño-Roa’s career path – like many – has not been a linear one. He started in natural sciences and worked his way through biochemistry, neuroscience, biotech and finally pharma […]