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Professor Rick Young to give Distinguished Gates Lecture
Professor Rick Young will speak about his ground-breaking genetics research and its implications for future medicine at a Gates Distinguished Lecture this week. Named one of the top 50 leaders […]
Careers webinar proves success
How to apply successfully for grant, how to patent your ideas and how to take your research from the idea to the business stage were three of the main issues […]
Mental time travel may occur in a new group of birds
Certain types of birds may track army ant swarms using sophisticated memory and the ability to plan for the future, according to new research co-authored by a Gates scholar. Some […]
Networking organisation reaches out to alumni
A networking organisation co-founded by Gates alumni and designed to help bright young people get the ear of busy decision makers is opening up to the public from Monday. Robyn […]
The meaning of emoticons
The emoticons used on Twitter are a language in themselves and are taking on new and often surprising meanings of their own, according to new research by a Gates scholar. […]
Gavin McGillivray to deliver Distinguished Lecture
Gavin McGillivray, head of the new Private Sector Department of the UK Department for International Development, will give the first Gates Distinguished Lecture of the academic year tomorrow. McGillivray will […]
Gates scholar co-author in major hypoglycaemia study
Gates scholar Marina Minic has played a key role in research which has identified the cause of a rare, life-threatening form of hypoglycaemia. The findings, published in the journal Science, […]
Safer energy
Niraj Lal [2008], or Nij as he is known, practises what he preaches. Since arriving at the University of Cambridge on a Gates scholarship, he has been involved in a […]
The story of the butterfly and Chaos Theory
A Gates scholar will be talking about a short story he wrote for children about Chaos Theory on the radio this weekend. Niraj Lal (2008) will be speaking on the […]
New Gates scholars enjoy orientation weekend
Scores of new Gates scholars spent the end of September on an expedition to the Lake District. All the 90 new Gates scholars were invited to take part in the […]
