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Nobel Laureate to speak at alumni event
Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt is to give a lecture at a Gates Cambridge Alumni event in Australia this week. Professor Schmidt, who shared the Nobel Prize for Physics in […]
Clean water is a human right
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh has poisoned millions of people. Shakked Halperin’s research will seek to find new sustainable, affordable ways to secure safe water supplies using synthetic biology. […]
No clear evidence Vitamin D supplements reduce death from disease
A new large-scale research study co-led by a Gates Cambridge Alumnus shows that vitamin D supplementation, when administered alone, does not reduce mortality among older adults. However, when examined by […]
New Director of Finance required
GATES CAMBRIDGE TRUST Director of Finance The Gates Cambridge Trust (Gates Cambridge) is Cambridge University’s most prestigious Overseas Scholarship Scheme. Founded in 2000 with a most generous benefaction from the […]
First academic study of Yoruba elite
A Gates Cambridge alumnus is to publish the first scholarly book on one of Africa’s most powerful and progressive elites, the Yoruba. Wale Adebanwi [2003], who did a PhD in […]
Planning for inequality
Adam Cowden’s interest in the multi-dimensional nature of social inequality stems in large part from his own family background. He is the oldest of 11 children, five of whom were […]
US congressional delegation on dementia comes to Cambridge
A US Congressional delegation focused on ageing and dementia policy visited the University of Cambridge this week to hear about UK research into one of the biggest healthcare challenges facing […]
A democratic education
Laura Marcus was a political activist at high school and got suspended at one point for organising a protest against the Iraq war. The experience pitched her against the school […]
New evidence raises questions about fatty acids
A new study raises questions about current guidelines which generally restrict the consumption of saturated fats and encourage consumption of polyunsaturated fats to prevent heart disease. The research was published […]
From ancient to modern
Lizzie Presser studied the ancient world at university. It’s perhaps an unusual background for someone setting up an influential online news service on the present-day problems in north-east Thailand. But […]
