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Scholar rises up the UN ranks
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been elected as a Vice Chairman of an International Telecommunications Union study group. Pradipta Biswas [2006] has been elected Vice Chairman of the ITU Study […]
Gates Cambridge Scholars celebrate International Women’s Day
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars will be speaking on gender equality issues at this year’s Cambridge Festival in April. Professor Jennifer Piscopo, Director of the Center for Research and Scholarship at […]
Supporting clean energy transitions to save the planet
Clara Ma has been aware of the importance of addressing climate change from an early age. She recalls reading a special issue of Time magazine in 2009 on climate change […]
Has Covid boosted some children’s sense of wellbeing?
The common narrative that the pandemic has had overwhelmingly negative effects on the lives of children and young people might not tell the full story. In fact, it seems as […]
Why livestock support matters to refugees
Humanitarian responders and policy makers need to address the political and practical barriers that mean refugees are excluded from veterinary and agriculture support, heightening the risk of zoonotic disease, according to […]
The road to better policymaking
David Jun Lee [2021] is keen to demonstrate that there are many ways to have an impact on the world and for him that impact comes through better policymaking, especially […]
First cohort of Gates Cambridge Class of 2022 announced
Twenty three of the most academically outstanding and socially committed US citizens have been selected to be part of the 2022 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of […]
Gates Cambridge Trust seeks Alumni & Events Officer
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are prestigious, highly competitive full-cost scholarships awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at the […]
Using machine learning to understand climate change misinformation
A Gates Cambridge has won a prestigious Alan Turing Enrichment Award to work on public understanding of climate change using machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. Ramit Debnath [2018] will use […]
Understanding developmental disorders through neuroimaging
Will Snyder’s research is focused on understanding what brain scans can tell us about developmental disorders. His PhD, which he began in 2021, centres on the study of brain development […]
