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Questioning the anti-FGM movement
In 2012, in her first year at university Mamasa Camara set up a women’s health conference in the Gambia to create a space for women to talk about the issues […]
Alumni weekend hears of Gates Cambridge impact
Six lightning talks on subjects ranging from crop science to anti-microbial resistance and energy policy formed a key part of the Gates Cambridge Alumni event that took place in Cambridge […]
The process of history-making
Olin Moctezuma-Burns [2020] is keen not to repeat the patterns of some past researchers and to give back to the communities she studies. For that reason she recently co-organised an […]
How might extreme heat contribute to human migration?
Rising temperatures due to climate change are likely influencing human migration patterns, according to a new study co-authored by Gates Cambridge Scholar Dr Kim van Daalen [2018]. The study, led […]
Scholar scoops prestigious science innovation fellowship
Freja Ekman has been named one of the 2023 class of Hertz Fellows as the prestigious fellowship celebrates its 60th year. The 15 fellowships in applied science, engineering and mathematics […]
Scholar hosts first UN communications technology access meeting in India
Gates Cambridge Scholar Pradipta Biswas has hosted a UN meeting on improving access to communications technology – the first ever held in India. The meeting of ITU-T Study Group 9 […]
The role of storytelling in addressing colonial trauma
When she was growing up, Briseyda Barrientos Ariza [2023] spent her childhood summers in rural Guatemala, visiting her grandparents. In the evenings she would listen to her grandfather, a man […]
Gates Cambridge colloquia unveils new research
Five Gates Cambridge scholars unveiled their research on everything from conservation in Kenya and early foetal development to female-centred reworkings of the Classics at an event last week. The Gates […]
Two scholars win Bill Gates Sr Award 2023
Two outstanding scholars have won this year’s Bill Gates Sr Prize in recognition of the way they exemplify the Gates Cambridge values. Rumbidzai Dube and Bailey Weatherbee have been selected […]
Improving access to global healthcare
Christopher Slaughter grew up surrounded by academia as his mother completed her PhD. He saw how dedicated she was to her studies and serving her community and he plans to […]
