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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 […]
Raphael Lefevre wins Bill Gates Sr. Prize
Raphael Lefevre has been awarded the third Bill Gates Sr. Prize in recognition of his outstanding work on Middle Eastern politics. The Bill Gates Sr. Prize was established by the […]
Prize for glaucoma breakthrough
A paper by a Gates Cambridge alumnus on a novel mechanism by which stem cell transplantation may help to prevent glaucoma has won top prize at a prestigious ophthalmology awards […]
Child’s best friend?
Matt Cassels had at least 10 pets when he was growing up and yet it had never occurred to him to think about how important his relationships with them were…until […]
Zoonotic outbreaks
Preventing the next major epidemic won’t be easy. But if social, veterinary, biological, and medical scientists work together, we’re much more likely to succeed. The latest Ebola epidemic in West […]
A role model for her community
Natalie Rebeyev is not only the first person to go to university in her family, but, as a Bukharian, she is one of very few women to study outside her local community. […]
From a vegetable app to justice in Kenya
The five will speak at 2pm on 7 May in the Gates Cambridges Scholars Room at the symposium which will be attended by the Trustees and Trust staff as well […]
