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Study highlights misperceptions about carbon footprint of richest
The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes, no matter which country […]
Book celebrates 50th anniversary of Cambridge’s Genizah Research Unit
This October sees the publication of the first illustrated introduction to the unique collections of Cairo Genizah manuscripts at Cambridge University Library, revealing the forgotten stories of Jewish, Muslim and […]
25 for 25
The Gates Cambridge Trust will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025 by offering an additional 25 postgraduate scholarships for our Class of 2025. The 25th anniversary celebrations start next […]
Gates Cambridge Impact Prize launched
Nominations for the Gates Cambridge Impact Prize 2025 open today [15th August] in celebration of the Scholarship’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Five award winners will receive £5,000 and be invited to participate in […]
How can we improve healthcare for all?
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars discuss various ways to improve healthcare for all in the final episode of the first series of the So, now what? Podcast. Victor Roy, Johanna Riha […]
Scholar joins Wigan Athletic Women’s Football team
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been selected to play for Wigan Athletic’s first women’s football team. Sara Merican is one of 15 players signed by the club. The team were […]
‘We need a global conversation on agriculture and food’
The last few years have seen huge turbulence globally and that has affected every part of our lives, including food and agriculture. In some respects, that turbulence has brought opportunities, […]
Scholar appointed to defence research leadership role
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been selected as chief of the Research and Engineering Division of the US Army Engineer and Research Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering […]
How can culture be an agent of peace?
Culture plays a crucial role in peacebuilding and can challenge narratives of conflict and division, according to the latest episode of the Gates Cambridge podcast So, now what? In the […]
The future of warfare
Christopher Kirchhoff [2001] has just co-authored a book which gives an inside look at Unit X, the elite unit within the Pentagon that he and co-author Raj M Shah founded. It […]
