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Talking TED
A Gates Cambridge Scholar will speak about his research into the creation of non-embryonic stem cells at a TEDxOxbridge event in Oxford in June. Stan Wang [2011] will speak on […]
Gates Cambridge seeks Programme Assistant
Programme Assistant – Gates Cambridge Gates Cambridge is looking for a Programme Assistant to join its small friendly team in its Bridge Street offices. The Programme Assistant will be the […]
Bones of contention
Why is childbirth sometimes so difficult, compared to the experience of other animals? Victoria Tobolsky [2012] is looking for clues in our evolutionary history. She is studying modern women’s pelvic […]
Why isn’t Britain growing?
An associate director of the UK’s leading left-of-centre think tank will talk about British economic policy at a Gates Cambridge webinar next week. In a talk entitled “Why isn’t Britain […]
Forest life
Policies on conservation and deforestation often fail to help the people who live in rural areas. Albert Arhin’s research focuses on how to reward local communities for conservation initiatives and […]
China expert in conversation
One of the world’s leading experts on Chinese business will be in conversation with Gates Cambridge Scholars next week. Professor Peter Nolan will speak on the subject of “China and […]
Illusions of superiority
Do we overestimate our abilities and only see what we want to see? Scientific research suggests that we do and that in fact depressed people probably have a more accurate […]
Efficient engines
Orian Welling’s PhD research on increasing engine efficiency is the result of a lifetime of interest in renewable energy and efficient transportation. Indeed, Orian was interviewed for the Gates Cambridge […]
Fishing for signals
Fish have the ability to communicate with each other while hunting their prey in ways that were previously known only for humans, great apes, and ravens, according to new research. […]
Dalai Lama speaks at Global Scholars Symposium
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama told the Global Scholars Symposium today that the 20th century was focused on us and them divisions and that the new century required people […]
