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How conservation organisations are embracing the market
Gates Cambridge Scholar Libby Blanchard’s MPhil research is part of a new book that explores the role and impacts of biodiversity conservation organisations and their conservation policies. The book, The […]
The opportunities and risks of bioengineering
Human genome editing, 3D-printed replacement organs and artificial photosynthesis – the field of bioengineering offers great promise for tackling the major challenges that face our society. But a new article […]
Understanding cancer resistant species
The naked mole-rat has been described as the ugliest animal in the world. It is also one of the few species which is resistant to cancer. Fazal Hadi’s research seeks […]
Double success for Gates Cambridge couple
A Gates Cambridge couple have been doubly successful and have both won the competitive Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) in Australia. Husband and wife Douglas Brumley [2009] and Natalia […]
Scholar leads review of self-assembled molecules research
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has led a review of the growing research on self-assembled molecules and “post-assembly” chemical reactions. The review, led by Dr Derrick Roberts, was commissioned by the […]
Rising Tides bring innovation prize
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has won a prestigious US social entrepreneurship prize for a research project on US towns and cities at risk of partial submersion due to climate change. […]
Supporting innovation and business ideas in Africa
During her time at Cambridge, Queen Nworisara Quinn co-founded the Cambridge Africa Business Network, a yearly conference focused on Africa which brought academics and practitioners together as well as politicians […]
The politics of whiteness in Africa
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has co-edited the first comparative study on white privilege, power and subjectivities in post-colonial Africa in an academic journal. Danelle van Zyl-Hermann [2010] is currenty a postdoctoral research fellow […]
Speeding up the spread of information
Technology is evolving fast and it is only fairly recently that rapidly increasing speeds in communication networks have allowed the field of distributed computing to flourish. Distributed computing allows the resources of […]
Preventing a genetic uprising in early life
Molecules called endosiRNAs help us avoid genetic chaos, according to a new study from the Babraham Institute, led by a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Much of the human genome contains pieces […]
