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The international language of hip hop
From its roots in the US urban scene, hip hop has been widely adopted the world over, but in the process it has been adapted and made relevant to particular […]
Gates scholar scoops prestigious fellowship
A Gates Cambridge scholar has been awarded a prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship. Victor Roy has been offered a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans which will […]
Gates Cambridge scholars head for Oxford
Twenty-three Gates Cambridge scholars will be heading to Oxford this weekend to take part in a unique exchange with Rhodes scholars. This weekend’s exchange follows a successful exchange last term […]
Turning up the noise on gene expression
Why do some people develop diseases when they carry a particular gene while others don’t? Increasing evidence indicates the answer partly lies in the variable nature of gene expression which […]
What do gorillas and humans have in common?
Researchers have completed the genome sequence for the gorilla – the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming that our closest relative is […]
The politics of conservation
How do environmental policies get made? What is the trade-off in fast developing countries like India between conservation and economic growth? What role does coalition politics have? Rohini Chaturvedi [2007] […]
Our risk society
Does studying literature at close quarters make it harder to create it? As both an award-winning poet and academic, Jaya Savige [2008] can answer this question better than most. Jaya […]
Emotional history
Reflecting back on the past month and its association with St. Valentine’s Day, it seems February often confronts us with emotion a bit more overtly – even if it is […]
Is international law toothless?
How do states circumvent existing international law to create new norms and does this mean international law has little ability to restrain the most powerful states? For Gates Cambridge scholar […]
The agile brain
Research which could improve our knowledge of how the human brain functions has been co-authored by a Gates scholar. Diego Bravo [2010] is co-author of an article in the December […]
