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Listening to women’s history
Indian women’s accounts of the impact of partition have been little heard. Anjali Datta wants to focus not only on how the partition of 1947 affected them, but on the […]
The educational impact of the Arab Spring
What will the wider impact of the Arab Spring be on social policies around the Middle East region? Gates Cambridge Scholar Elect Mona Jebril is interested in looking at the […]
Mutating proteins
Scientists have used bioinformatics approaches to shed new light on the way our bodies produce proteins, which could help design therapeutic strategies for tissue-specific diseases such as cancer. Next-Generation Sequencing […]
Good neighbours
Derron Wallace’s research trip to Ethiopia didn’t begin well. The person he stayed with was arrested and Derron was not allowed to access any of his belongings or his room. […]
Film of Gates Cambridge vision event released
A short film of this summer’s unveiling of the new vision for the Gates Cambridge Scholarships has been released. The film includes footage of the event which was attended by […]
The young brain
How young adults remember events may occur in a different part of the brain to older adults, meaning that perhaps a developmental change takes place in the brain in older […]
Divided city
Can culture act as a bridge to connect groups who are in conflict? How do divided cities operate on a day to day basis? And how do people negotiate contested […]
Aid agencies ‘failing urban displaced’
The humanitarian sector has failed to act on the issue of urban displacement and has struggled to employ existing knowledge and to adapt practice, according to a new report co-edited […]
