Latest News
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 […]
Scholar rises up the UN ranks
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been elected as a Vice Chairman of an International Telecommunications Union study group. Pradipta Biswas [2006] has been elected Vice Chairman of the ITU Study […]
Gates Cambridge Scholars celebrate International Women’s Day
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars will be speaking on gender equality issues at this year’s Cambridge Festival in April. Professor Jennifer Piscopo, Director of the Center for Research and Scholarship at […]
Supporting clean energy transitions to save the planet
Clara Ma has been aware of the importance of addressing climate change from an early age. She recalls reading a special issue of Time magazine in 2009 on climate change […]
