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Breaking the human trafficking loop
While she was at high school Anna Forringer-Beal [2019] worked as a research assistant on a university project about people who risked their lives making the dangerous crossing from Mexico and […]
From stem cell biology to technology start-up
Stan Wang’s career path hasn’t been a linear one. Instead he has been grabbed by different opportunities that have come his way, whether working with a Nobel Prize Laureate or […]
Using digital for positive mental well being
Gregory Serapio-García didn’t just do a little bit of research during his undergraduate studies. He independently gathered data from around 9,000 participants in 105 countries in nine different languages to get […]
Scholar recognised in top 100 influencers on climate policy
Gates Cambridge Scholar Victoria Herrmann has been named one of the top 100 most influential people in climate policy. Victoria [2014], who is President and Managing Director of The Arctic Institute think tank, […]
Book award for study of cash transfer programmes
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has won a prestigious book award for her ‘outstanding’ book on cash transfer programmes. Tara Cookson [2011] won the American Association of Geographers’ Globe Book Award for […]
Learning about the world through language
Cameron Taylor has had a varied career since finishing his PhD. Not only has he worked with the former Archbishop of Canterbury on a foundation which organises dialogues between leaders and […]
Why cultural heritage matters
Cultural heritage is under threat from isolationism, extremism and xenophobia, but this has brought a new understanding of why it matters more than ever, Irina Bokova, the former Director General […]
‘Most laptops vulnerable to attack via peripheral devices’
Many modern laptops and an increasing number of desktop computers are much more vulnerable to hacking through common plug-in devices than previously thought, according to new research. The research, to […]
From the Middle East in medieval times to rare languages and fruitfly behaviour
Three Gates Cambridge Scholars will speak this week about their research into medieval interfaith and intercultural exchange in the Middle East, rare languages where there are no rules on the word order in sentences […]
First batch of the class of 2019 announced
Thirty-four of the most academically outstanding and socially committed US citizens have been selected to be part of the 2019 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge. […]
