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54 new Gates Cambridge Scholars selected
Fifty-four of the world’s most academically exceptional and socially committed young people from 28 countries have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars and will begin their postgraduate courses at the […]
Gates Cambridge Scholars to speak at Hay Festival
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars will join a hosto of Cambridge academics who will be speaking on subjects ranging from hate speech, torture and the battle of Waterloo to global health […]
Captain of the crew
A Gates Cambridge Scholar will be captaining one of the boats which will be racing in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races this year. Evelyn Boettcher [2013] is crew captain […]
From Cambridge to the NZ Government
Chris Tooley may have done his PhD on establishing an ethics of self-determination, but his interest is far from just academic. Not only has he gone on to put theory […]
Has the pendulum swung too far in favour of patient autonomy?
Doctors who treat patients as consumers and give them a menu of choices without guidance or recommendations over whether they should be resuscitated or not may prolong their suffering, according […]
The Classical origins of gender
On starting his undergraduate degree in Classics, Nikolas Oktaba became increasingly interested in the formative impact of classics on gender. His professors suggested various texts to read, such as Craig Williams’ Roman […]
Alumna authors executive order on greenhouse gas emissions
A Gates Cambridge Alumna has authored an executive order issued by President Obama last week which commits the US government to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent over […]
Understanding glioblastoma
Glioblastoma is the most common brain tumour occurring in adults and the most malignant. About 2500 cases are diagnosed in the UK every year. Less than 14% of patients diagnosed […]
Gates Cambridge alumnus wins British Council award
A Gates Cambridge alumnus has won the Entrepreneur Award at the prestigious British Council’s Education UK Alumni Awards. Chandler Robinson [2009] was named winner of the award at a ceremony […]
SimPrints wins business award
A social enterprise set up by Gates Cambridge Scholars has been named the Start-up Company of the Year at the Business Weekly Awards in Cambridge. SimPrints, which is based at […]
