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Distinguished Lecture: film-maker and writer Rupert Isaacson on ‘Horse Boy’ film
Movie director and writer, Rupert Isaacson, spoke about about his experience filming The Horse Boy at the Gates Scholars’ Distinguished Lecture on 14 January 2010 . The documentary feature film, […]
Alumni event at British Embassy in DC
In early February 2010 the British Ambassador to the USA, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, generously hosted a cocktail reception at the British Embassy in honour of ten years of the Gates […]
New US Gates Scholars 2010 announced
The Gates Cambridge Trust is delighted to announce that it has awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships to 29 talented American students to pursue Masters or PhD degrees at the University of […]
Gates Provost-elect profiled in Times Higher Education Supplement
Professor Robert Lethbridge, who will succeed Dr Gordon Johnson as Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust from 1 October 2010, has been profiled in the Times Higher Education Supplement. Professor […]
Gates Scholar finds chimpanzees use tools to cut up their food
Kathelijne Koops (2006) and fellow researchers at Cambridge’s Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies have discovered evidence that some wild chimpanzees in Guinea’s Nimba Mountains use tools to cut their […]
Gates alumni event in Santa Monica USA
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, Gates Scholars Alumni and guests gathered in Santa Monica, California for a reunion luncheon at the gorgeous restaurant, Shutters-on-the-Beach. With views of the Pacific Ocean […]
New Provost appointed for Gates Cambridge Trust
Professor Robert Lethbridge, Master of Fitzwilliam College, is to succeed Dr Gordon Johnson as Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust, the Trustees have announced. Professor Lethbridge, who has been Master […]
Applicants from the USA shortlisted for interview
The Gates Cambridge Trust has decided upon an interview shortlist for applicants from the USA. The shortlisted candidates have been invited to interview in Annapolis, MD in early February 2010 […]
Gates Alumnus writing for the Washington Post
Gates alumnus Arjun Parasher (2006) has become a contributor for the Washington Post’s Health Care Rx section. Arjun is currently a third year medical student at the University of Miami […]
Gates Scholar wins prestigious mechanical engineering medal
Congratulations to Joan Ko (2006) who, in conjunction with Dr Dick Fenner (Centre for Sustainable Development), won the James Watt medal for 2009 by the Papers Panel of the Institution […]
