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How parent-child conversations affect children’s ability to self-regulate
Before she started her PhD, Mishika Mehrotra [2021] was working as an Instructor Therapist with children with autism. Her role involved implementing a behavioural therapy programme for the children, who […]
A stethoscope for the brain
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is fundraising to publish a book about proactive strategies to prevent brain diseases. Ayan Mandal’s book A Stethoscope for the Brain aims to explain why brain diseases are […]
Investigating climate policy at the third pole
Samira Patel [2022] is interested in how climate change-related policy works best in different community settings. Her PhD in Polar Studies, which she begins in the autumn, will investigate the […]
A poetic approach to research
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has turned to poetry to get her research across to a wider audience and her poems will go on display at this year’s Cambridge Festival. Mona […]
Keeping music alive in the ruins of war
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has initiated a book drive to deliver music books to students at the Institute of Fine Arts in Mosul, Northern Iraq, after all their libraries and […]
Previously undetected population complexity found in human lymphoid tissue B cells
B cells produce antibodies and play a vital role in human immunity. Despite the importance of these cells, there are still a lot of questions about the role of B […]
Gates Cambridge Scholars stage second Teach-a-thon
Why is understanding past oceans crucial for sustainability? How neutral is science? Is music a language? What helps us to understand what we read? These and many more fascinating questions […]
Study reveals a novel activation mechanism for Ste2
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has shed new light on an important G protein-coupled receptor [GPCR] which could help researchers to better understand and treat fungal diseases such as candidiasis and […]
Gates Cambridge saddened by death of Dr Jonathan Nicholls
Gates Cambridge Provost Professor Barry Everitt has expressed the Trust’s sadness at the death of Dr Jonathan Nicholls, former Secretary to the Trust and former Registrary of the University. He […]
How quickly is the universe expanding?
Erin Hayes is fascinated by how and why the universe came into being and how it is evolving. Her PhD in Astronomy, which she begins in the autumn, aims to […]
