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JustMilk wins Pitch@Palace competition
A Gates Cambridge Scholar and her partner have won a highly selective biotechnology competition where they pitched plans to commercialise their novel device for administering life-saving drugs to infants during […]
Inside the Laurent Gbagbo trial
Lesson learned: always check the microphones. Just after the start of the Hague trial of former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo, prosecutor Eric MacDonald accidentally revealed the names of four […]
Gates Cambridge to host first Biennial
A major gathering of future leaders committed to improving the lives of others takes place this summer at the inaugural Gates Cambridge Biennial. The opening keynote speaker at the event, which […]
Day of Service
Gates Cambridge Scholars will be holding a Day of Service with local charities in Cambridge in March to give back to their local community. On 5th March Scholars will be working […]
Scholars tell their stories
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars will talk about personal experiences ranging from living with Syrian refugees in Turkey to growing up as a Muslim in the US at a session this […]
A different perspective on healthcare
Eva-Maria Hempe has not been afraid to take risks or change direction in order to pursue her passion to drive change. As a school student she convinced her parents to […]
Improvisation – the art of being spontaneous
Imagine that you are stranded on a deserted island and you are allowed to bring one object with you that can help you survive. What would you choose and why […]
New US Scholars selected for Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Thirty-five of the most academically brilliant and socially committed young people in the US have been selected for the Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the University of Cambridge. The US Scholars, […]
Renaissance woman?
When she was a child, Gillean Denny’s father would give her and her siblings spiral bound notebooks to write stories over the summer holidays. They got one cent for each […]
Getting girls into STEM
Gates Cambridge Scholars are running a ‘Promoting Girls in STEM’ event in the local Cambridge community in March. The event will involve girls aged five to 14 from a local group […]
