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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 […]
How are priorities identified for global heath?
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars will lead an interactive discussion on how priorities are identified and set for global health issues at an Internal Symposium on Thursday. Alex Wood [2015], Blake Thomson [2015] […]
Reporting and researching Nigeria
Wale Adebanwi is at the height of his intellectual productivity. Last year his book, the first academic study of the Yoruba political elite, was published to great acclaim. It followed […]
Scholar wins European Fellowship
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions research fellowship to pursue research on healing from chronic wounds. Derrick Roberts has won one of Europe’s most competitive and […]
Hip-Hop in the classroom
How can Hip-Hop culture be used in the classroom to increase underrepresented communities’ access to universities? Aya Waller-Bey [2015] says Hip-Hop is rich with potential for engaging and educating students. […]
