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Democratising social science
Cristian Larroulet Philippi [2019] is interested in broadening the reach of the social sciences and ensuring they engage with the society around them rather than with scientific abstractions. That approach, […]
A step forward in combatting pancreatic cancer
Research into how cancer cells destroy their own mitochondria could offer a promising new target for pancreatic cancer therapies, according to a new study. The study is co-led by Gates Cambridge […]
Scholar speaks at sex workers’ rights event
Gates Cambridge Scholar Sharmila Parmanand spoke about the struggles of the sex worker rights movement in the Philippines at a Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) in Bangkok last week. Sharmila [2016], […]
Fighting infection in Indonesia
The problem of antibiotic resistance is a global one, forecast to cause up to 10 million deaths a year in the near future. In Indonesia efforts to stop its progress […]
Exploring diaspora identities
Lolade Aliyu Siyonbola wants to understand how the identification choices of Nigerian second-generation immigrants influence how well they assimilate, their contributions to their host countries and the role of the Nigerian […]
The quest for energy justice
An increase in household energy consumption is often associated with a rise in income and living standards. However, will everyone want a refrigerator, television and washing machine as their incomes […]
Personalised medicine for the privileged few
What is personalised medicine? Some think of it as science fiction: a world where a single drop of blood can tell us which drugs to take or which diseases to […]
‘Half of Ebola cases have gone undetected’
Half of Ebola outbreaks have gone undetected since the virus was discovered in 1976, scientists at the University of Cambridge estimate. The new findings come amid rising concern about Ebola […]
How extreme weather affects forests
Aland Chan [2019] has been fascinated by plants since childhood, when he spent his weekends hiking in Hong Kong, taking photographs of wildlife. His parents encouraged that passion, sending him […]
Zero tolerance on the US-Mexico border
My first experience witnessing immigration court proceedings inside a detention facility was on the US-Mexico border. It was July 2018 and the family separation crisis was at its peak. Because […]
