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New cause of fatal disease discovered
Scientists have discovered that a rare and fatal disease which involves an inability to properly metabolise cholesterol and other lipids could have more than one cause and suggest that a […]
Postnational identity in Latin America
What is the role of the Latin American writer today? In the 20th century, Mexican literature was heavily concerned with nation building, and narratives about national identity were manipulated by […]
Provost wins Fondation Ipsen prize
The Provost of the Gates Cambridge Trust Professor Barry Everitt has been awarded the prestigious Fondation Ipsen Neuronal Plasticity Prize for 2014 for his research on the neuropsychology of drug […]
GSS report out
A detailed report on last year’s Global Scholars Symposium, hosted by the Gates Cambridge Scholars, has just been published. The report provides detailed overview of the many sessions at the […]
Talking to the multitude
How many people heard the great speeches of the past – from the Gettysburg Address to the Sermon on the Mount – and just what could they hear? New research […]
40 years of science and policy fellowships
Gates Cambridge Scholar Andrew Robertson has been featured as one of 40 Science and Technology Policy Fellows at the American Assocation for the Advancement of Science to mark the fellowship’s […]
The birds and the bees
News headlines proclaim a crisis in bee numbers and say the implications for agriculture are huge. Cecilia Martinez Perez’s research focuses on the history of plant pollination and looks at […]
Social innovator
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been appointed director of a US university initiative to promote social innovation. Noah Isserman [2008] will take up the first assistant professorship at the University […]
Changing perceptions
Meng Liang [2010] is interested in the complexity of the relationship between Japanese employers and Chinese migrant workers. She says the Japanese press have tended to focus on the negative […]
Carers contribute unique ideas about social care
Carers who are involved in discussions on healthcare services can contribute unique and useful views on how services are delivered, according to the first study to quantify the value of […]
