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Is filling data holes the key to climate justice?
Bias in the collection of data on which Artificial Intelligence (AI) computer programmes depend can limit the usefulness of this rapidly growing tool for climate scientists predicting future scenarios and […]
Manipulating flexibility to increase survival in the city
Researchers have discovered a trait in certain urban birds that may enable them to adapt to – and possibly be trained to adapt to – human-induced environmental change. The researchers from the […]
Adopting inclusive strategies on climate change in rural areas
Albert Arhin is a climate change and sustainability research fellow in Ghana where he also leads on a major climate adaptation project. His work as a researcher, lecturer and consultant aims […]
Getting children back to school in Pakistan
In April Pakistan’s education minister declared that the country has the highest number of out of school children in the world. According to UNICEF data, approximately 22.8 million children aged […]
Scholar co-stars in comedy sketch show at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A late-night comedy parodying Ed Sheeran’s rise to stardom, co-starring, co-written and co-directed by Gates Cambridge Scholar Alex Mentzel, is premiering at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Accompanied by a […]
Towards a Netflix for cancer treatment
The aim of Ping Lin Yeap’s research is to “create a Netflix for cancer treatment”, he says. By that he means that he wants to personalise cancer treatment, ensuring that […]
Scholar captains University Challenge team
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is the captain of a University Challenge team which will feature in the new BBC series that airs from next week. Ryan Kang [2022] is captaining […]
Study sheds new light on enigmatic ancient snake
Paleontologists have moved a step closer to understanding the life of an enigmatic ancient snake that roamed South America between 16 to 5 million years ago, a geologic epoch known […]
How print revitalised the works of Geoffrey Chaucer
The first extended study of the reception of Chaucer’s medieval manuscripts in the early modern period offers a fascinating historical precedent for how the move from traditional to digital books […]
Making arbitration work better
When he was studying law, Leonardo Souza-McMurtrie discovered arbitration. He took to it immediately and could see the possibilities it presented in his home town of Manaus where it was […]
