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When Justine Drennan arrived in Phnom Penh, she had little experience of journalism. Her time at Cambridge where she did a master’s in international relations had, however, given her a […]
Scholar establishes Utah Ethical Leadership Awards
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has set up an ethical leadership awards programme in Utah to highlight best practices and inspire others. Libby Blanchard [2012], who is doing a PhD in […]
Fish as good as chimpanzees at choosing the best partner for a task
Coral trout can now join chimpanzees as the only non-human species that can choose the right situation and the right partner to get the best result when collaboratively working, according […]
What microfossils can tell us about climate change today
Stijn De Schepper [2002] is leading an international research collaboration which aims to understand climate change in the Pliocene – a geological time period from 5 to 2.5 million years […]
Improving fieldwork practice
A paper by a Gates Cambridge Scholar aimed at helping social science researchers embarking on fieldwork for the first time has been published by the Oxford Journal of Human Rights […]
New research on ‘hardcore’ Mau Mau women prisoners
New research on the treatment of ‘hardcore’ female Mau Mau prisoners by the British in the late 1950s sheds new light on how ideas about gender, deviancy and mental health […]
Towards a greater understanding of China Africa relations
For a continent where China is having a huge influence, there is very little awareness in Africa of all the implications, says Ross Anthony. He has just been appointed acting […]
Chinese workers in Japan: a complex picture
Chinese workers in Japan are more than passive victims of difficult work conditions and are able to use their own networks and provide mutual support, according to new research. The […]
Finding African energy solutions
Lorna Omondi knows first hand about the energy issues facing her country, Kenya. As a child, she loved to read, but much of her studying had to be done by […]
River life
Songqiao Yao [2014] came to environmental issues via an interest in community service, education and women’s rights. This broad-based interest has had an impact on the way she tackles environmental […]
