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The politics of conservation
How do environmental policies get made? What is the trade-off in fast developing countries like India between conservation and economic growth? What role does coalition politics have? Rohini Chaturvedi [2007] […]
Our risk society
Does studying literature at close quarters make it harder to create it? As both an award-winning poet and academic, Jaya Savige [2008] can answer this question better than most. Jaya […]
Emotional history
Reflecting back on the past month and its association with St. Valentine’s Day, it seems February often confronts us with emotion a bit more overtly – even if it is […]
Is international law toothless?
How do states circumvent existing international law to create new norms and does this mean international law has little ability to restrain the most powerful states? For Gates Cambridge scholar […]
The agile brain
Research which could improve our knowledge of how the human brain functions has been co-authored by a Gates scholar. Diego Bravo [2010] is co-author of an article in the December […]
Alumna co-edits new edition of Gertrude Stein classic
The first book to confront the complex story of how a key work by Gertrude Stein was composed and revised has been co-edited by a Gates Cambridge alumna. Susannah Hollister […]
US Gates Cambridge Scholars 2012 announced
Forty new US Gates Cambridge Scholars will take up their places in October at the University of Cambridge as the Scholarship programme continues to extend its reach to universities across […]
Should there be quotas for women in politics?
The first comparative, multi-country study of the impact of gender quotas in politics, co-edited by a Gates alumna, has been published this month.Jennifer Piscopo, Co-Chair of the Gates Scholars Alumni […]
Climate change heroes on film
A photographic project run by a Gates alumnus which aims to inspire the public about climate change activists has published two web documentaries. The two documentaries for the Climate Heroes […]
A legacy of learning
Eduardo Machicado Murillo’s archaeological research investigates the distant past, but his own family past, though less distant, has had a huge impact on his academic career and his motivation to […]
