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International law for sustainable development
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is helping to organise a conference on international law, sustainable development and natural resources governance with world-class experts giving their views on recent trends, challenges and […]
Scientific collaboration during the Space Race
The spectre of the Cold War loomed over Rebecca Charbonneau’s childhood. Growing up in a Cuban American family in Miami, it was something she was aware of from an early […]
Democratising global trade and investment
A new book by Gates Cambridge Scholar Todd Tucker describes the complex world of investor-state dispute settlement [ISDS] in an accessible way and looks at how global trade and investment […]
Scholar is UK Alumni Awards regional finalist
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been selected as a regional finalist in the British Council’s Study UK Alumni Awards. Srilakshmi Raj [2007] was chosen as one of 63 regional finalists after winning […]
‘Cognitive flexibility’ linked to EU referendum voting attitudes
A new study, led by a Gates Cambridge Scholar, suggests that the way our brains process everyday information helps to shape our ideological beliefs and political decision-making – including attitudes towards […]
Gates Cambridge Class of 2018 announced
Ninety-two of the most academically exceptional and socially committed people from across the globe have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars – the University of Cambridge’s most prestigious international postgraduate […]
The devil in the detail
One of Maximilian Stammnitz’s best memories at Cambridge has been his encounter with Tasmanian devils on a field trip to Tasmania in 2016. “There is nothing more exciting than examining […]
Human drugs could treat transmissible cancers in Tasmanian devils
Transmissible cancers are incredibly rare in nature, yet have arisen in Tasmanian devils on at least two separate occasions. A new research paper, on which Gates Cambridge Scholar Maximilian Stammnitz […]
Gates Cambridge at the Hay Festival
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars are speaking at a prestigious literary festival in May. Ella McPherson [2004], who did a PhD in Social and Political Science and is currently Co-Director of […]
The science of flavonoids
It has been established for some time that eating fruit and vegetables is good for your health and can protect people from a range of illnesses, including some forms of […]
