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First evidence of crab fishing by chimpanzees
The first evidence of chimpanzees fishing for and eating crabs is presented in a new study published today. The study by Gates Cambridge Alumna Kathelijne Koops [2006] is published in the Journal of Human […]
Transforming music education
Collin Edouard wants to change music education and make it more inclusive, to challenge the received idea that western classical music is the highest form of music and that other cultural […]
Award for food history magazine
A magazine on the history of food edited by a Gates Cambridge Scholar has just been named Publication of the Year by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. The award for Emelyn Rude’s […]
Applying a gender lens to climate change
Reetika Subramanian’s research into the impact of climate change on gender relations will see her embedded among a group of female labourers who are forced to leave their village annually […]
A rallying cry for education for girls
Gates Cambridge Scholar Andrea Pizziconi gave the world premiere of her new global anthem Let Us Dance at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a leading international NGO for girls’ […]
Celebrating Gates Cambridge research
Nearly 30 Gates Cambridge scholars took part in this year’s Day of Research, sharing their research findings on a broad range of subjects, including war songs in Donbas, the repair of central nervous system cells and bird conservation. […]
Two scholars share 2019 Bill Gates Sr. Prize
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars are sharing the 2019 Bill Gates Sr. Prize which recognise their outstanding research and social leadership. Carol Nkechi Ibe and Cansu Karabiyik have been selected for […]
Eliminating the HIV reservoir
When she was 16, Isabella Ferreira did some work experience on the paediatric ward of a local hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. The experience of seeing young children with HIV had a […]
Human-computer interaction for development
Nearly 100 people attended a recent Gates Cambridge event in Mumbai on Human Computer Interaction [HCI] for development. The event was held at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and was […]
Celebrating Africans in STEM
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars are among four African scientists at Cambridge who are organising a symposium on Africans in STEM on 28th June. The symposium is the brainchild of four […]
