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Impact Prize ceremony celebrates purpose and positivity
Eight outstanding Gates Cambridge Scholars from a diverse range of backgrounds and disciplines accepted prizes on Friday night for the transformative effect their work is having in disciplines and sectors […]
Impact Prize winners announced
What unites a wildlife cameraman, a quantum physicist and the co-founder of a solar energy business? For Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge it is the desire to […]
Gates Cambridge seeks Social Media Officer
Position: Social Media Officer Location: Cambridge Employment Type: Freelance Hours: 14 hours over five days Pay: £14,000 – £16,000 About Us: The Gates Cambridge mission is to build a global […]
Taking a broader lens to women and development
Tara Cookson’s research has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to women and development. Her PhD supervisor, Professor Sarah Radcliffe, called it “highly original”. Since leaving Cambridge […]
What makes humans unique?
Sara Sherbaji’s research explores fundamental questions of what makes humans unique and the role culture plays in our evolution. Her questions build on her Master’s dissertation, on her work as […]
At the heart of global economic development policy
Charles Amo Yartey [2002] always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps as an accountant. Growing up in Ghana, he applied to do Business Administration at university, but, because he […]
Are AI models as divided as we are?
Elections often reveal how deeply divided humanity can be. This year, as increasing polarisation continued to shape our world, we asked: Does this division transfer to our AI? Our journey […]
Boosting biodiversity for a more sustainable planet
Godspower Major is keen to improve his knowledge of how to boost biodiversity in oil palm plantations. He thinks the grounds are ripe for expansion in West Africa and he […]
FemTech risks and challenges
What legal protections exist to protect women from having their fertility and period-tracking data used against them to suggest they have had an abortion or used contraception? After the overturning […]
The power of innovation
Uchechukwu Ogechukwu [Uche for short] is a man on a mission. As an undergraduate he did a project on reducing waste at his father’s factory and found that most of […]
