We are delighted to announce the launch of the Gates Scholars’ diaries, a series of articles by Gates Scholars about their experience of various aspects of Cambridge.
In the very first Gates Scholars’ diary Orian Welling talks about his experiences so far as one of the October 2009 entry of scholars.
Gates Scholar Diaries will be a termly feature with the next one scheduled for early January 2010.
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is launching her ‘startingly original’ book on political neuroscience with an appearance at two major festivals and a workshop at Bill Gates Sr. House. Leor Zmigrod’s book, The Ideological Brain: A Radical Science of Susceptible Minds, is published on 20th March by Viking. It is described by the psychologist and psycholinguist […]
Hana Butler Gutiérrez likes tiny things, but she wants to make a big impact. For her MPhil in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise she is looking to deepen her understanding of how micro- and nanostructures influence material performance, with a focus on scalable manufacturing techniques. She believes that microstructures have the potential to revolutionise industries by […]
Insects are in decline globally, and pollinator loss is of particular concern. It is said that one in three bites of food we eat is thanks to pollination by bees, underlining the importance of these buzzing creatures. In a time of changing landscapes and politics, bees find themselves in trouble. Meadows are being paved into […]
Gates Cambridge Scholars work in every corner of the cultural industries, contributing to new ideas in the world of art, to different ways of viewing the role of music in society and different ways of telling stories. Visual arts When it comes to the visual arts, for instance, several Scholars have played an important role […]
