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In search of the Holy Grail
Genetically modified organisms have been hailed as an important step to countering the common agricultural problems that lead to crop failure. But there have long been concerns about their safety […]
Carbon conflicts and forest landscapes
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has contributed to a new book that examines the management of forests and carbon in Africa. Albert Arhin has contributed a chapter to the book, Carbon […]
Narratives of climate change
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is about to embark on a solo research project on narratives of climate change in the Arctic and Pacific for which she has been awarded funding […]
From Zambian politics to climate change
Four Gates Cambridge Scholars will present on subjects ranging from how to strengthen democracy in Zambia to making a film on climate change impacts in Canada’s Western Arctic at an […]
Human rights defender
Torture, the death penalty and Guantanamo Bay were the themes of the Gates Cambridge Annual Lecture, given this week by the lawyer Clive Stafford Smith. Stafford Smith is director of […]
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 […]
