On Friday 12 June Bill and Melinda Gates came to Cambridge to collect their honorary degrees. A video of the ceremony is available here.
Before the degree ceremony Bill and Melinda generously spent two and a half hours at Wolfson College meeting Gates Scholars and taking their questions.
An article about the Wolfson event is available from the University’s news page and photos are available from the Gates Cambridge Trust’s Flickr page.
A film of the Q&A session will also be available shortly.
Alexandra Grigore [2012] is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Simprints, the world’s first open-source biometric ID platform with privacy at its core. The company has now reached over three million people across 17 countries and anticipates that impact will increase tenfold in the next years. In the 10 years since it started, Alexandra has […]
Eight outstanding Gates Cambridge Scholars from a diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines accepted prizes on Friday night for the transformative effect their work is having in disciplines and sectors ranging from plant science and conservation to healthcare and human rights. The Impact Prize ceremony, held at Bill Gates Sr. House, was introduced by Professor […]
What unites a wildlife cameraman, a quantum physicist and the co-founder of a solar energy business? For Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge it is the desire to improve the lives of others. The scholars, all international postgraduate students, come from all walks of life and all disciplines, but they are keen to […]
Position: Social Media Officer Location: Cambridge Employment Type: Freelance Hours: 14 hours over five days Pay: £14,000 – £16,000 About Us: The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global network of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others. We achieve this mission by selecting outstanding scholars from countries outside the UK and […]
