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Power politics and big tech
Alina Utrata’s family is very embedded in Silicon Valley and Alina grew up amid the Silicon Valley boom. Many of her school friends have gone on to take up jobs […]
Understanding how a city works
When he was a child, Ibrahim Abdou’s father would tell him nostalgic stories about Egypt. The family had moved to Riyadh, where Ibrahim was born, for his father’s work as […]
Scholar named one of Fortune magazine’s 40 under 40
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been named one of Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 for the year 2021. Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer at Google and the first Federal Chief […]
Developing sustainable SMEs
A Gates Cambridge Scholar will be moderating a panel on future-ready SMEs at the forthcoming World Economic Forum’s “Sustainable Development Impact Summit 2021” beginning on 20th September. Ariel de Fauconberg [2020], […]
New in vitro model could predict foetal abnormalities more reliably
A new 3D model of embryonic stem cells called gastruloids could predict whether drugs may cause abnormalities in early embryos more reliably than other in vitro models, according to new […]
Mapping anthrax hot spots
Over 60% of infectious diseases in the world are now zoonotic diseases – diseases that are passed from animals to humans. One of these is anthrax which is a huge […]
New book published on the works of Murakami Haruki
A Gates Cambridge scholar has co-edited a new book on Murakami Haruki, who is considered by many to be Japan’s most high-profile contemporary writer. Gitte Marianne Hansen [2009], now Senior Lecturer in […]
UK postgraduates call for urgent action to help Afghan scholars
Gates Cambridge Scholars and other international postgraduate scholars in the UK have written an open letter to the Foreign Secretary urging him to help 35 Afghan Chevening scholars get visas […]
Court rules that children are owed duty of care over climate change
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been part of the legal team involved in a landmark Australian case with significant implications for climate change litigation. Nicholas Petrie has been working on […]
What drove island living in ancient times?
Dylan Gaffney’s research investigates the crucial link in our understanding of how ancient humans initially migrated through Island Southeast Asia into the Pacific and how they adapted to thrive on […]
