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Scholar is awarded a prestigious scholarship by Japan
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded a prestigious scholarship by the Japanese Government to deepen understanding of Japan in the world Jessica Fernandez De Lara Harada [2016] was awarded […]
How to predict the success or failure of a new retail business
Researchers led by Gates Cambridge Scholar Krittika D’Silva have used a combination of social media and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or […]
Studying the adolescent brain
Adolescence is a critical time for the development of the human brain. The brain undergoes a lot of change in adolescence and it is when a lot of psychiatric disorders such […]
Creating a Classics community
A Gates Cambridge Scholar’s fascination with an ancient Greek novel, which highlights the complexity of late Greek culture, has provided the springboard for the first major conference on its author, […]
Gaze-controlled applications win Microsoft grant
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has won a $15,000 grant from Microsoft for his work on human computer interaction, intelligent user interfaces and inclusive design. Pradipta Biswas won the AI for Accessibility […]
The beauty of maths
Yufei Zhao won the MIT School of Science’s Future of Science Award over the summer. It is a prestigious award based on his research contribution to the field of combinatorics […]
Coding start-up aims to boost quality of computer education
A computer science education start-up founded by a Gates Cambridge Scholar has raised the funds needed to expand its coding education mission into code review with the aim of helping […]
From undergraduate to biotech boss
Just months after completing his MBA at the University of Cambridge Chandler Robinson started a biotech company and sold a potentially life-saving drug that he worked on as an undergraduate, […]
Children’s stories as objects of power
What role do the stories children hear as they grow have in building a sense of identity? Thandeka Cochrane [2015] says children’s stories are crucial to self-formation. She is interested […]
Transforming supramolecular complexes
Researchers have, for the first time, succeeded in transforming the structure of a supramolecular complex in three different ways, according to a new paper. Gates Cambridge Scholar Derrick Roberts [2012] is co-lead author with […]
