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Expert panel to address migrant crisis
A high-level international panel of experts in law, diplomacy and refugee rights will address the urgent need for a solution to Europe’s migrant crisis at a public event in Cambridge […]
Rebooting the brain
When she started her PhD in 2012, Brielle Stark knew that she wanted to study the impact of strokes on language skills. Her uncle had suffered a bad stroke in […]
Tool use is ‘innate’ in chimpanzees, but not bonobos
A new study has shown the first evidence of a species difference in the innate predisposition for tool use in our closest evolutionary cousins and could provide insight into how […]
Exploring the intersection between arts and science
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been selected to take part in a programme for Europe’s most talented students which explores innovation, creativity and the intersection between music, arts and science. […]
A sedentary lifestyle
A Gates Cambridge Alumna has been awarded a prestigious prize for her research on healthy ageing which shows people over 60 spend 95% of their time in sedentary or light-intensity activity. […]
Towards a greener Guatemala
For the first time in its history, there are now more people living in cities in Guatemala than in rural areas and by 2050 it is projected that 85% of […]
Protecting LGBTI people worldwide
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has participated in an international workshop aimed at enhancing the protection of LGBTI people around the globe. The LGBTI Rights: Global Activism, US Diplomacy conference in […]
Visualising recession and recovery
A Gates Cambridge Alumna has won the first Bank of England data visualisation competition with an interactive web-based visualisation of recessions and recoveries. The competition, launched as part of the Bank’s One […]
Opening up museum spaces
Elizabeth Ann Walsh grew up with an interest in different ways of being in the world and this has fed her interest in exploring how museums can open up spaces […]
From doctor to doctorate
An 11-year-old patient was the motivation for Aditi Vedi to specialise in paediatric oncology. “Everyone loved her. She was always smiling, despite being covered in bruises because her bone marrow […]
