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Why we need an education fit for the 21st century
Unschooling – allowing children to follow their own interests and learn at their own pace – may better equip them for the challenges of 21st century that traditional classroom teaching, […]
Biorefining: an industry for a new era?
Jonathan Hollander [2006] has spent his career trying to find practical ways of reducing our energy use. In doing so he has run the gamut of research, policy and practice […]
A literary engineer
Ilana Walder-Biesanz [2013] has been torn between her early aptitude for maths and a love of literature and performance. Although she did her undergraduate degree in engineering, she took a dramatic […]
The new apprentice
A Gates Cambridge alumnus has been chosen as an apprentice to the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Musa Chunge [2013] did an MPhil in Engineering at the University […]
Creating emotionally intelligent machines
Gates Cambridge Scholar Andra Adams has won the Transforming Society category at the 2015 UK ICT Pioneers competition for her research on emotionally intelligent machines. The winners of the competition […]
SimPrints gains backing for maternity project in Bangladesh
Cambridge start-up, SimPrints, has been awarded £250,000 after winning a highly competitive grant from the UK Department for International Development (DFID) for a project that will improve healthcare for over […]
Building sustainable pathways
How can we shift sustainable development from the periphery to the mainstream? Paulo Savaget’s PhD [2015], which he has just begun, will focus on sustainability transitions, analysing the interactions between […]
The politics of poverty reduction in Pakistan
Statistics on poverty in Pakistan need to be depoliticised so that they can be credible, according to a new report. The report, Progress under scrutiny: poverty reduction in Pakistan, says […]
Society celebrates prominent black Cambridge students
A project which aims to celebrate the first black students at the University of Cambridge launches this month. The Black Cantabs Project is the brainchild of Gates Cambridge Scholar Njoki […]
Gates Cambridge at the Festival of Ideas
A Gates Cambridge Alumna is speaking at a debate on censorship by omission at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas which starts this week. Ella McPherson [2004], who did her PhD in […]
