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Gates Cambridge Scholars’ Distinguished Lecture – Mark Thomas, Director-General of the BBC
Mark Thompson, Director-General of the BBC, gives a public lecture on the future of broadcasting.
Dr Tachi Yamada to give public policy lecture
Dr Tachi Yamada, President of the Global Health Program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is giving the ST Lee Public Policy Lecture today. Dr Yamada, who retires from […]
Research shows links between work relationships and success
Do you know who your work friends are? That may not be a good thing, according to research by a Gates scholar. Instead, misperceptions may benefit people who navigate fluid […]
Yang Hu
Twenty-three-year-old Yang Hu is a generation older than his cousin. The 15-year age gap has meant the two have been exposed to a very different upbringing due to the rapid […]
Paper outlines how solar cells’ efficiency could be improved
Experimental solar cells which could pave the way to more efficient solar panels have been created by a team of researchers, including Gates scholar Niraj Lal [2008]. In a paper […]
Alumni speak of life “in the real world”
Five Gates alumni have spoken about life “in the real world” at the second annual Gates symposium last week. They included Anne Leone [2006], who did her PhD in Italian […]
Scholars to take part in annual dinner exchange
Gates scholars have been invited to take part in what will be an annual dinner exchange with Weidenfeld scholars at Oxford University. Ten scholars from each scholarship programme will take […]
US Ambassador meets Gates scholars
Gates scholars met the US Ambassador to the UK as part of his visit to Cambridge at the end of April. Ambassador Louis Susman specifically requested to meet with Gates […]
Gates alumnus wins prestigious architecture award
A Gates alumnus has been awarded a prestigious prize for a journal article on colonial architecture. Alex [George] Bremner, who studied for a PhD in the history and theory of […]
Gates scholars attend New York reception
Twelve Gates scholars attended a reception hosted by the British Consulate General in New York in early May, followed by a visit to see the Tony-nominated Broadway play Arcadia. Gates […]
