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Impact Prize Profile: Anoop Tripathi
Anoop Tripathi’s research on cross-hybridisation of plants aims to develop climate-resilient crops that could ensure food security for millions of people, especially in the regions that are most affected by […]
Impact Prize Profile: Professor Urbasi Sinha
Professor Urbasi Sinha [2002] has had a transformative impact on quantum technologies in three areas: fundamental quantum science, policymaking and practical applications. In the process she has significantly contributed to […]
Impact Prize Profile: Mona Jebril
For Mona Jebril the commitment to a positive impact in the world – whatever form it takes – is something that drew her to Gates Cambridge. She says: “I chose […]
Impact Prize Profile: Alex Vail
Alex Vail is a researcher-turned-wildlife-cinematographer who has worked on some of the most impactful documentary series in the world – including, most recently, the BBC wildlife series Asia. He says: […]
Impact Prize Profile: Emily Kassie
Emily Kassie [2016] is an Emmy and Peabody-nominated investigative journalist and filmmaker. Kassie shoots, directs and reports stories on geopolitical conflict, humanitarian crises, corruption and the people caught in the crossfire. […]
Impact Prize Profile: Alexandra Grigore
Alexandra Grigore [2012] is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder of Simprints, the world’s first open-source biometric ID platform with privacy at its core. The company has now reached over three […]
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 […]
