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The benefits of bilingualism
Professor Napoleon Katsos is from the first cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars. Minhee Lee is from the 2025 cohort. Napoleon will be Minhee’s supervisor as she explores the multi-layered meanings […]
‘Personality test’ shows how AI chatbots mimic human traits – and how they can be manipulated
Researchers, including first co-author by Gregory Serapio-García [2019], have developed the first scientifically validated ‘personality test’ framework for popular AI chatbots, and have shown that chatbots not only mimic human […]
Can we use AI to colour outside the lines?
Eryk Salvaggio [2025] and Tristan Dot [2022] are both interested in the questions thrown up by AI art, but they come at it from different perspectives. Before Cambridge, Tristan studied […]
A Gates Cambridge extended family
Mateja Peter, Gillean Denny, Liz Dzeng, Maria Pawlowska, Jakub Szamalek, Greg Jordan, Albert Chiou, Eva-Maria Hempe, Jochen Brandt and Sri Raj have known each other for nearly two decades. They’ve […]
For the love of art
When Bill Gates Sr discussed the grant that would establish the Gates Cambridge Trust 25 years ago it was always with the widest possible lens on how scholarship can make […]
Gates Cambridge commemorative magazine launched
Scholars came together in Bill Gates Sr. House to celebrate the end of the 25th anniversary year and launch our commemorative magazine on Friday, serenaded by their peers. The event, […]
A trip to the V&A
Around 40 Scholars visited the V&A museum [Victoria and Albert] in London on Thursday and were given a personal tour of the Renaissance section by Scholar Rachel Boyd, who is […]
Interpreting the world through words and drawings
Eréndira [Ere] Derbez [2025] describes herself as an illustrator who works in academia and the two passions, combined with a commitment to human rights and social justice, feed each other […]
Gates Cambridge seeks Community Platform Officer
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 […]
Educating the world about the Aztec civilisation
Jessica Fernandez de Lara Harada was approached by the production team behind the landmark BBC Arts Civilisations: Rise and Fall documentary series at the start of the year. “They were […]
