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A tradition under threat
When Tala Jarjour was thinking about a topic for her PhD on sacred Christian music in the Middle East she spoke to a bishop about where she should focus her […]
Scholar named in top 100 global AIDS campaigners
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been named one of the top 100 AIDS advocates in the world. Amirah Sequeira [2014] was named one of the Poz 100 list honorees by […]
From the hospital to the lab
Lauren Zeitels has very personal reasons for trying to bridge the gap between medicine and research. Her grandmother developed dementia when she was younger. As an undergraduate in a laboratory […]
Top female entrepreneur to address Scholars
One of the world’s top 200 women entrepreneurs – and the top female entrepreneur in Canada for two years running – will be speaking at an event for Gates Cambridge […]
Prize for breastfeeding device that delivers life-saving medications
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded a prestigious national engineering impact award for her work on a device which aims to deliver life-saving medications and nutrients to breastfeeding infants. […]
The time to act on climate change is now
Urgent action is needed to press for a reduction in carbon emissions ahead of next year’s UN climate summit in Paris, Dame Barbara Stocking told a packed audience at the […]
Five Scholars tell their stories
Surviving narcotrafficking in the Colombian jungle, moving from corporate law to academia, an adventure on the Trans-Siberian railway and growing up with siblings adopted from disadvantaged families in Chicago will […]
Researchers use simple chemicals to minimise organ damage following heart attack and stroke
Scientists have identified chemicals that could protect vital organs from long-term damage following a heart attack or stroke, according to a new study on which Gates Cambridge Alumnus Edward Chouchani […]
Poetry and conflict
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars have set up a new reading group which focuses on the role of poetry in conflict, looking at how ethics might relate to poetry. Poethics, which […]
Inaugural Dinner and Dialogue on Isis, culture and conflict
Two Middle East specialists will moderate a discussion on ISIS, culture and conflict at a Dinner and Dialogue event organised by Gates Cambridge Scholars. Raphael Lefevre [2012] and Jose Ciro […]
