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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 […]
Breaking the chains
A film on human rights violations against the mentally ill in Indonesia was screened in the UK for the first time last week, followed by a discussion with the film’s […]
Mutiny in the Marianas
A new study on mutiny by Spanish soldiers in the Pacific region in the 17th century raises questions about the nature of loyalty to the empire-building process. Gates Cambridge Scholar Stephanie Mawson’s […]
Tackling inequality in computer science
When he went to university in South Africa, Riaz Moola came face to face with the huge differences in educational opportunity in his country, particularly in his own subject, computer […]
New association for synthetic biology
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has founded a European association of young researchers dedicated to fostering a community of synthetic biology students and postdocs, providing a central resource for interaction and […]
