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Gates Cambridge and Gates Foundation host joint event
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Gates Cambridge hosted a joint event in London last night to celebrate the role of philanthropy in meeting the challenges of the 21st […]
Intelligence redefined
Gifted and talented programmes should be opened up to a wider group of children and they should be allowed multiple chances to qualify, according to a new book by a […]
Battling computer error
Disasters caused by computer error – such as the explosion of the Arianne 5 rocket in 1996 – will soon be a thing of history, according to Steffen Loesch. Steffen […]
39 new US Scholars selected
Thirty-nine new US Gates Cambridge Scholars have been selected as the programme continues to expand. This year 12 new US universities are represented, including public and private institutions ranging from […]
Handbook for e-accessibility
A handbook which aims to help researchers and practitioners make it easier for elderly and disabled people to use interactive services like subtitling and audio cassette versions of books has […]
Food from waste
How can we boost agricultural output in an affordable and safe way and benefit urban and peripheral communities in developing countries? For Luca Di Mario [2009], water sanitation is the […]
Mapping the history of climate change
Did the Harappan civilisation, the largest ancient civilisation in the world, die out after an extreme climate event? Gates Cambridge Scholar Yama Dixit [2009] has been conducting research on lake […]
What can computers tell us about love?
What can computers tell us about love? What does being an ‘intellectual’ mean? What are the origins of human tool use and how can a lasting peace be built in […]
Change through enterprise
Timothy Kotin is not only studying sustainable development – he has set up his own company aimed at changing things on the ground. For Timothy, academic work and social entrepreneurship […]
Libby Blanchard talks about how to balance community needs with environmental goals
Libby, a Gates Cambridge Scholar at the University of Cambridge pursuing an MPhil in Environment, Society & Development, talks about the challenges of chronic hunger, population growth and biodiversity loss […]
