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Scholar organises drugs education exhibition
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is organising an exhibition in Cambridge which aims to expand drug education to include a greater focus on the history and politics of drugs and drug […]
Doing economic policy in disrupted times
Three leading thinkers involved in the cut and thrust of policy-making took part in a panel event at Bill Gates Sr House last night to discuss doing policy in an […]
Technology impact: Gates Cambridge at 25
Technology is embedded in every inch of our lives these days, but the increasing domination of machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, including ChatGPT, raise many questions about fairness, about oversight, […]
Understanding the ideological brain
Gates Cambridge Scholar Leor Zmigrod [2016] spoke to a packed audience at Hay Festival this weekend about her new book, The Ideological Brain. Leor, a political neuroscientist, was in conversation […]
Gates 25@25 films launch
Twenty-five Gates Cambridge Scholars are taking part in a 25th anniversary tribute on film, talking about the impactful work they are doing around the world. The 25@25 film series […]
Safeguarding future generations
Panpailin Jantarasombat [2025] has spent several years working for the Thai government, at the UN and more recently on trade negotiations and legal affairs. Last year she worked on an […]
New Trustee and Honorary Treasurer for Gates Cambridge
Gates Cambridge is delighted to welcome Tamsin James as its new Honorary Treasurer and Trustee. James, who is Bursar of Churchill College, will take office in August, stepping into the […]
Exploring the benefits of bilingualism
Minhee Lee is fascinated by languages and, more recently, by linguistics. Her academic research has looked at everything from how polite language forms shape our perceptions of whether something is […]
A day of celebration
Gates Cambridge celebrated its 25th anniversary last week with a focus on what current scholars are doing, a look at the impact our alumni have made and a wide-ranging discussion […]
Two scholars share 2025 Bill Gates Sr Prize
Two outstanding scholars who embody the mission and values of Gates Cambridge are sharing this year’s Bill Gates Sr. Prize. Anwesha Lahiri [2021] and Stanley Onyemechalu [2021]were selected for the […]
