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Why smart agriculture needs people
Anoop Tripathi is working with farmers to ensure the latest techniques in smart agriculture fit their needs, particularly in areas that have been badly hit by climate change. View the […]
First Academic Director of Gates Cambridge Trust appointed
The Gates Cambridge Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen A. Metcalf as its first Academic Director of Community Programmes. Stephen, a Gates Cambridge Scholar himself, will take […]
Impact in Outer Space
Gates Cambridge Scholars are pushing the boundaries in Astronomy and in their roles in space programmes and policy. View the story Skip to main content Impact in Outer Space Video […]
Leading advocacy for refugee health
Tenzin Dhondup’s work spans refugee health policy, humanitarian response and health equity. Tenzin [2026], a Tibetan-American who grew up between the United States and a Tibetan refugee community in India, […]
How to lead a bunch of leaders
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars discuss how you lead a bunch of leaders in the third episode of the current series of the So, now what? podcast. Historian Justin Wei [2023], […]
Scholar recognised on Female Founders 500 list
Gates Cambridge Impact Prize winner Alexandra Grigore has been recognised on the 2026 Inc. Magazine Female Founders 500 list. The list honours women who are building meaningful organisations and leading […]
Investigating how women living at the margins of formal health systems
Sara Jane Renfroe [2026] has been working for several years in gender and human rights around the world, from Syria to Nigeria to South Sudan. She has also, since her […]
Gates Cambridge at the Cambridge Festival
Four Gates Cambridge Scholars spoke about leading with courage in today’s world at the Cambridge Festival last night. The event, chaired by journalist Catherine Galloway and held at Bill Gates […]
Exploring how the brain transforms thought into speech
Mac MacKay [2026] studies how the brain turns thought into speech. For him, that question is deeply personal. Born with verbal dyspraxia, he has spent years trying to understand the […]
Developing high quality, affordable diagnostic tests
Mitali Chowdhury [2026] discovered her passion for biotechnology early in her undergraduate studies and is dedicated to using it to create affordable, high quality public health products, such as diagnostic […]
