Postgraduate scholarships at the University of Cambridge
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Applications for 2025 entry open in September 2024.
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has co-authored a new book which is being described by leading educationalists as transforming the way schools think about change. The Pruning Principle offers a new approach to educational leadership, drawing inspiration from horticulture to address the chronic issues of overwork and inefficiency in schools. The authors, Gates Cambridge Scholar Dr Simon […]
Taryn Adams has long been interested in bridging the gap between science and business in order to ensure science has practical, useful applications. Coming from South Africa, she says the innovation that results from linking science and business, particularly in biotech, is still in its early stages, but she feels there is room to make […]
Emmanuel Iduma will be one of the first people to do the University of Cambridge’s new PhD in Digital Humanities and he brings a wealth of experience in multimedia to the subject. Emmanuel [2024] is not only an acclaimed writer, but has been fascinated by the role of photography for many years – how photographs […]
It is with great sadness that the Trust has learned of the death of Gates Cambridge Scholar Arif Naveed [2014]. Arif did his PhD in Education at the University of Cambridge and won the Bill Gates Sr Award in 2018. This is an award nominated by other scholars and their nominations show the impact Arif […]
“Arif Naveed’s mission as a sociologist and economist of education was to achieve social justice for marginalised groups, especially those in poor communities. His internationally valued contribution was to design theoretical and methodological frameworks to analyse intergenerational, gendered social mobility in low-middle income countries like Pakistan. He brought to Cambridge his wide experience of framing […]