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Tara Cookson wins Bill Gates Senior Prize
Tara Cookson has been awarded the second Bill Gates Senior Prize in recognition of her outstanding research, her dedication to improving the lives of others and her work to promote […]
Building on nature’s complex architecture
New techniques that contribute to humans’ ability to create complex synthetic matter have been developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge. Research on these new techniques, led by Derrick […]
New ways of investing
A Gates Cambridge Scholar will receive the Academic Excellence Award from the Society for the Advancement for Socio-Economics for a paper on impact investing. Queen Nworisara-Quinn will present her paper […]
Energy source
Ritankar Das has been researching alternative energy sources for over seven years. He is also writing a book on education, has set up an NGO and is on advisory boards […]
Critical leadership crucial for global health
One of the greatest challenges facing the world in the next decade will be developing critical, inspiring leaders of global organisations, Jeremy Farrar, Head of the Wellcome Trust, told a […]
Dual approach to genetic disorder
Researchers have identified a potential dual-pronged approach to treating Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) disease, a rare but devastating genetic disorder. The research, based on studies of human nerve and liver […]
Five Scholars to speak at Annual Symposium
Five Gates Cambridge Scholars will discuss their research, covering gender and sexuality in Mozart, pregnancy diabetes, the foundations of complex systems, conflict and cooperation between ancient Greece and Thrace and […]
Social networks important for take-up of best services for autistic children
The social networks of parents who have children on the autism spectrum play a significant role in whether they access the best services available, according to new research. The research, […]
Getting consensus on conservation
How can local communities be trained and supported effectively in conservation activities which may impact on their livelihoods? Herimanitra Patrick Rafidimanantsoa, the first Gates Cambridge Scholar from Madagascar, says he […]
Tackling everyday sexism
Just days after the airing new BBC2 Television programme “Blurred Lines: the New Battle of the Sexes” and the launch of the international reproductive rights campaign “I decide”, the founder […]
