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Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Gates Cambridge is an international scholarship programme at the University of Cambridge for outstanding postgraduate students who share a potential for social leadership and a desire to improve the lives of others. At its heart are our values of Community, Learning, Internationality, Compassion and Change.
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The Gates Cambridge conversation: How can we improve people’s diet?
What works when it comes to reducing people’s intake of sugary drinks and junk food? Miriam Alvarado and Élisabeth Demers-Potvin both work on the evaluation of health prevention policies in […]
Gates Cambridge: Impact in Biotechnology
Gates Cambridge Scholars who have studied Biotechnology have gone on to have a big impact in the world of academia, enterprise, business and charity. View the story Skip to main […]
Learning to lead in Law
Ifeanyi Umunna has just been elected student body co-president at Harvard Law School for the 2026–2027 academic year. It’s a role that positions her as a central figure in student […]
Scholar publishes first book
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has published her first book, a hybrid work of lyric non-fiction, which deals with issues ranging from gendered violence and control and intergenerational silence to the politics […]
Gates Cambridge Originals: Luis Briseño-Roa
Luis Briseño-Roa’s career path – like many – has not been a linear one. He started in natural sciences and worked his way through biochemistry, neuroscience, biotech and finally pharma […]
