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Using ancient DNA to document past sea ice change
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded a 2.6m Euro grant to develop ancient DNA as a new tool for documenting past sea ice change. Stijn De Schepper will use the […]
A more diverse stand-up community
When Callie Vandewiele (2014) arrived in Cambridge she had been performing improv comedy in the US for four years. She couldn’t find an improv group in Cambridge so a friend […]
The politics of history
Architecture is imbued with history and destroying symbolic buildings or attempting to bring them back to life for political reasons cannot resolve past conflicts, according to Marcus Colla [2015]. His […]
Four scholars named in list of US innovators and leaders
Four Gates Cambridge Scholars have been named in the Forbes 30 under 30 lists this year, highlighting up and coming leaders and innovators in a range of areas, from healthcare to science. […]
Mothers: the hidden story of the struggle for equality
The stories of the mothers of influential black thinkers and activists are powerful, but have been little studied, says Anna Nti-Asare-Tubbs [2017]. As part of her PhD in Sociology, she […]
Charting the experiences of women in Antarctica
How have women integrated into everyday life in Antarctica over the past decades? What strategies have they used to succeed in male-dominated environments and how can polar science be more […]
Making connections on the situation in Gaza
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been invited to join a body which connects science and policy as a result of speaking at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas. Mona Jebril, who […]
A radical approach to science
A Gates Cambridge scholar is organising an Open Science Day which aims to change the way science is done. Alex Quent [2017] has invited researchers from brain sciences and neuroscience […]
Scholar speaks at Grand Challenges meeting
A Gates Cambridge Scholar was invited to take part in the annual Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges meeting in Berlin this week. Carol Ibe [2015] spoke about her PhD research […]
The science of hallucinations
Colleen Rollins has long been interested in how the brain works and in mental health so it is appropriate that she is studying hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia. “As someone […]
