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Why context matters in criminology
Kofi Boakye’s PhD comparing young people’s offending in Ghana with that in the US and UK found that context matters when it comes to explaining crime and developing effective methods […]
Researchers publish glioma frequency map
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created a tumour frequency map for one of the most common forms of brain tumour – which could aid treatment. For decades, it […]
First structure of a fungal GPCR
A new study led by a Gates Cambridge Scholar sheds light on the atomic structure of fungal G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). GPCRs are membrane proteins that convert signals from a […]
Study highlights interconnected financial impact of COVID
Global GDP will drop three percent below pre-pandemic estimates by the end of 2021, with many Western nations seeing “deeper and longer-lasting” effects compared to China and other Asian economies, […]
On the ground responses to climate change extremes
In the early 2000s when climate change was just emerging as a global issue, Carmen Lacambra Segura was working at the Marine and Coastal Research Institute [INVEMAR] in Santa Marta […]
Harnessing the power of routine clinical care
Since he left Cambridge University in 2008, Shane Woods has replayed in his mind a particular speech by former Gates Cambridge Provost Gordon Johnson. It was about leadership and the […]
Confronting gender norms
Amelia Amemate [2020] has spent much of her life striving to challenge gender norms. Like many women in Ghana and elsewhere, she was expected to get married and focus on […]
Study offers hope for future glaucoma treatment
Gene therapy has been used to regenerate damaged nerve fibres in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma, one of the leading […]
Local approaches to global climate change issues
Aditi Mukherji’s PhD on groundwater access marked the beginning of a distinguished career which has seen her win an international prize for her work on eliminating global hunger and poverty, […]
Gates Cambridge Year of Engagement kicks off
Gates Cambridge Scholars will kick off a Year of Engagement this weekend to mark the importance of giving back to the community. Engagement has always been a big feature of […]
