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Reality design lab: Prototyping new legal worlds
The world has become a live design lab for what used to be unimaginable. We now share it with robots that consume other robots, shape-shifting machines, AI systems designed from […]
Scholar publishes new book on UI/UX design process
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has published a book which aims to mainstream the User Interface (UI)/User Experience (UX) design process by explaining the latest developments in a comprehensible way. Intelligent […]
How current phenomena may cast light on the early universe
Luca Abu El-Haj [2026] was not sure he wanted to study physics when he started his undergraduate degree, but halfway through he discovered cosmology and he hasn’t looked back since. […]
From health inequality to Polar tourism at the Lent Internal Symposium
Six Gates Cambridge Scholars in disciplines ranging from public health to criminology and zoology talked about their ‘Notes from the Field’ at the Lent Internal Symposium last night. The six […]
Exploring carbon storage in peatlands
Madison Fail [2026] has taken a circuitous route to her current work on understanding carbon storage in peatlands. A seasoned social justice campaigner, she has now found her passion in research […]
The painful and difficult work of recovering Black History
Andrea Morales Loucil [2022] and Dr Ola Osman [2019] share a focus on the enduring impact of slavery in the Caribbean and Africa and the white supremacy that underpinned it. […]
How do you lead for the longer term in a world of rapid change?
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars debate how to lead for the long term in a short-term world in the second episode of the third series of the Gates Cambridge podcast, So, […]
Leading in international relations and rowing
Alix De Saint-Aignan [2026] is at the top of her game both in terms of her academic studies and her sporting prowess. Alix has just been selected as a Gates […]
Computer vision for a better world
Stephora Cesar Alberi [2026] has always wanted to use her computer skills to help people, but it was not until she discovered computer vision that she saw where she could […]
Gates Cambridge at the Cambridge Festival 2026
Four Gates Cambridge Scholars are debating how you lead with courage in an age of autocracy, misinformation and lack of trust at this year’s Cambridge Festival. The speakers are: Ella […]
