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Gates Cambridge colloquia unveils new research
Five Gates Cambridge scholars unveiled their research on everything from conservation in Kenya and early foetal development to female-centred reworkings of the Classics at an event last week. The Gates […]
Two scholars win Bill Gates Sr Award 2023
Two outstanding scholars have won this year’s Bill Gates Sr Prize in recognition of the way they exemplify the Gates Cambridge values. Rumbidzai Dube and Bailey Weatherbee have been selected […]
Improving access to global healthcare
Christopher Slaughter grew up surrounded by academia as his mother completed her PhD. He saw how dedicated she was to her studies and serving her community and he plans to […]
Scholar wins awards for social impact
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has won a Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Social Impact Award for her work on climate change action. Madeleine Hahne [2020], who is doing a PhD in Geography onhow […]
Brain cells are starved of energy when autophagy malfunctions, new study finds
Neurodegeneration in brain cells may be happening when the natural cellular cleaning process malfunctions due to falling levels of a niacin-related coenzyme and leaves cells starved of energy, new research […]
Evolution of two contagious cancers affecting Tasmanian devils underlines unpredictability of disease threat
Scientists, including Gates Cambridge Scholar Maximilian Stammnitz [2016], have traced the family trees of two transmissible cancers that affect Tasmanian devils and have pinpointed mutations which may drive growth of deadly […]
Lethal heatwaves threaten India’s sustainable development
Climate change-induced heatwaves in 2022 left almost 90 percent of Indians more vulnerable to public health issues, shortages of food staples and increased risks of death, according to a new […]
The green potential of supramolecular cages
Growing up in Houston, Texas, Sabrina Hu [2023] experienced and saw first hand the destructive impacts of climate change as hurricanes increased in both frequency and severity over the last […]
Gates Cambridge Class of 2023 announced
The Gates Cambridge Class of 2023 made up of 77 outstanding new scholars has been officially announced. The Gates Cambridge scholarship programme is the University of Cambridge’s flagship international postgraduate […]
From alpine skier to rowing champion
Jenna Armstrong is feeling a mixture of pure joy and relief. She is one of this year’s winning Cambridge women’s rowing team. The elation follows months of gruelling training every […]
