Latest News
Standing up for Native Americans
Montana Duke Wilson was raised on politics. Growing up on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, which is home to the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, his grandfather Ray K. Eder served […]
Medical ethics through the lens of history
A Gates Cambridge scholar has been selected for a prestigious fellowship which addresses contemporary medical ethics through a unique historical context. Yuntong Ma [2015], who did an MPhil in Sociology […]
Democratising education
Education has traditionally been seen as a route of poverty, but without structural and curriculum change, says Caroline James, it will only perpetuate existing social inequities. The Gates Cambridge Scholar-Elect […]
Crossing borders in transnational education
Nearly 100 people attended a recent event on transnational education in Shanghai designed to connect Gates Cambridge alumni with other alumni and NGO communities. The Crossing Borders in Transnational Education […]
Keeping the peace
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has co-edited a new book on the legacies of the two Hague Peace Conferences that were held before the outbreak of the First World War. Annalise […]
Rethinking Classics
The vibrancy of Classics lies in part in how it can be used to rethink modern political issues. Yung In Chae’s research seeks to link the ancient and modern world […]
How climate change affects archaeological research
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is co-organising a student-led conference to look at the impact of current climate change on archaeological research. Margaret Comer and fellow Archaeology PhD students Rebecca Haboucha […]
Antimicrobial resistance: a cause for collaboration
The world is at a crossroads with regard to the threat represented by antimicrobial resistance [AMR], which in the long term could kill more people than climate change, the Chief […]
Stigma of crime affects later generations
Children of people with criminal records are significantly more likely to offend themselves and more likely to reoffend due to the stigma they face, according to a new study. The […]
Exploring the stories of migrant medical workers
A Gates Cambridge Alumna has just published the first book-length ethnography of migrant medical workers in contemporary Southeast Asia. Megha Amrith’s book, Caring for strangers: Filipino medical workers in Asia, […]
