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Understanding cancerous mutations
New research has uncovered the mechanism underlying the development of cancer in people with mutations in a ‘caretaker’ protein. Gates Cambridge Alumnus Dr Anand Jeyasekharan’s research is published in the […]
Bone health and HIV
What are the short and long-term effects of exposure to ante-retroviral drugs on the bones of HIV infected mothers and the children they give birth to who do not go […]
Lighting the city
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded a distinction prize at a prestigious international lighting design competition for her installation project which is designed to get people interacting with their […]
Gates Alumni event debates Middle East and sustainable cities
The first Gates Cambridge Alumni event to be livestreamed on Youtube debated two of the most pressing challenges of today – political ferment in the Middle East and the quest […]
From Dante’s irony to the future of painkillers
A joke made by Dante which was not understood for seven centuries, the changing face of biology, the future of painkillers, remote health monitoring devices, the burden of non-communicable disease in sub-Saharan […]
Growing up equal
Maria Pawlowska [2007] was all set on a career as a paleontologist- something she had set her heart on since she was a child – when she read Khalid Husseini’s […]
Alumni Weekend debates Arab Spring and sustainable cities
The Arab Spring and how to create sustainable cities are the focus of the first Gates Cambridge Alumni event to be webcast live this weekend. The Gates Cambridge Alumni Weekend, […]
Justice and trade
Recent rulings under international investment agreements should be examined for their impact on economic development, according to a new article by a Gates Cambridge Scholar. The UN Agency UNCTAD [UN […]
Can neoliberalism and sustainability coexist?
Neoliberal policies which focus largely on economic growth often run counter to sustainable development and a new focus on economic policies which favour the poor is needed, according to a journal […]
Women and Alzheimer’s
A Gates Cambridge Alumna will speak on the impact of women’s reproductive histories on their risk of Alzheimer’s at the annual Cambridge in America Day event in November. Molly Fox […]
