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Combining fundamental Physics and start-up leadership
Viviana Gomez Ramirez [2026] likes to focus on the big questions in Physics, seeing it as a form of Philosophy. Her PhD, which she starts in the autumn, aims to […]
New UN role for Gates Cambridge Scholar
Impact Prize winner Emma Houiellebecq has taken up a new role as a Senior Analyst with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) at its headquarters in Copenhagen where she […]
Using podcasting as a research method
Simone Eringfeld has written a unique hands-on guide to how to use podcasting in academic research which is published this month and precedes her new podcast on the soundscape of […]
Gates Cambridge announces Class of 2026
What do the founder of a children’s health centre, an award-winning Nigerian author and a theoretical cosmologist have in common? All have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars in 2026. […]
Gates Cambridge Conversations: Community-based mental health support
Erica Cao and Usama Javed Mirza share a commitment to community-based mental health as co-founders of organisations that directly address social wellbeing. Erica’s work is in the US and builds […]
