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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 […]
How will the Immigration Bill affect victims of abuse?
Victims of exploitation and abuse face possible deportation if the UK Immigration Bill becomes law, according to a Gates Cambridge Scholar. In an article for Open Democracy this week, Halliki […]
Understanding alien limbs
Scientists have moved one step closer to understanding a syndrome which causes people to progressively lose control of their limbs and can result in dementia. Corticobasal syndrome is a rare […]
From phantom limbs to paleobiology
Phantom limbs, paleobiology, rural women’s perceptions of claiming inheritance rights and how different land use affects forest-dwelling animals will be the subjects of the last internal symposium this term. Four […]
In the right place at the right time
Dhiraj Nayyar has just been named runner-up in the international journalism award, the Bastiat Prize. The award, presented by the Reason Foundation in New York, honours journalism “that best demonstrates […]
Challenging scientific bias
While scientific research pushes the boundaries of human knowledge for the better, the culture of extreme competition within academia can give rise to unfair advantages. It doesn’t need to be […]
From the lab to the patient
Nouran Abdelfattah [2013] is passionate about translating research into drugs that can treat cancer. Her master’s research in translational medicine will build on her undergraduate research on T-cell Acute Lymphobalstic […]
Synaesthesia more common in autism
People with autism are more likely to also have synaesthesia, suggests new research published in the journal Molecular Autism. The research was carried out by Gates Cambridge Alumna Donielle Johnson […]
