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Engineering a healthier future
What makes specific genes turn on in some cells and not in others? Finding the answer could lead to the development of new treatments which could revolutionise medicine. Luke Edelman’s […]
A view from abroad
What does the future hold for Spain, a country facing dire economic problems which have exacerbated existing tensions? Many of those relate to Spain’s fractious sense of identity, widely regarded […]
Combatting Cystic Fibrosis
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded the National Silver Medal of the National Veterinary School of Paris for her thesis on a potential drug treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. Marie […]
Next generation leaders in Africa
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been profiled as one of the next generation of scholars, thinkers and practitioners in the field of peace and security in Africa. Njoki Wamai [2012], who […]
The history of Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood
The exiled Muslim Brotherhood in Syria is preparing to exploit the current crisis in the country to make its return, but is unlikely to link up with the most extreme […]
Mixing trade and public health
A recent World Trade Organisation ruling on a US ban on clove cigarettes shows the international body is not best placed to adjudicate on public health issues, according to an […]
Tomorrow’s news
How do you make online journalism economically viable? It’s one of the biggest issues in journalism today as more and more newspapers migrate online and it’s one that Gates Cambridge […]
Education for peace
Sara Habibi was working on a peace education programme in Bosnia just over a decade ago. On one occasion, she was assisting a training event in Travnik/Nova Bila designed to […]
The future of biodiversity?
India’s approach to biodiversity could be a model for other countries around the world, according to a new United Nations Development Programme report co-authored by a Gates Cambridge Alumnus. The […]
Bringing history to life
An 18th century Irish church which became a walled graveyard has been restored by a team led by a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Richard Butler [2012], who is doing a PhD […]
