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A celebration of ideas and debate
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars are taking part in this year’s Cambridge Festival of Ideas. Asiya Islam and Surabhi Ranganathan are speaking at the Festival, which celebrates the Arts, Humanities and […]
Inspiring underrepresented youth
A Gates Cambridge Scholar who worked in the Obama Administration has co-founded an organisation which aims to help young people from underrepresented groups to develop innovative career paths. Kevin Beckford […]
Culture detective
Anke Timmermann is a culture detective, discovering historical texts which connect past knowledge to the present. An independent antiquarian bookseller, she specialises in the history of science, scientific exploration and […]
Murakami under the microscope
The award-winning Japanese writer Haruki Murakami was recognised as one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time in 2015, but his work has been criticised for its representation […]
A place of peace in the bustling city
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has won an honorable mention in an international architecture competition. Sofia Singler [2016] and her design partner Luka Pajovic won the mention in the competition organised […]
A foot in two worlds
Angela Gui [2017] has long been interested in ethical issues. As a child of Chinese parents living in Sweden she grew up fascinated by the difference between the ideologies behind the […]
Breakthrough in artificial signalling
Scientists have developed a way to transmit molecular signals using artificial self-assembled molecular cages – which could eventually lead to the construction of complex chemical sensors and reactors with broad […]
From the academic world to the Blue Planet
Alex Vail’s PhD was fuelled by a long-term passion for studying fish behaviour. Having grown up on the remote Lizard Island Research Station in Northern Australia, he spent his childhood […]
Important role for citizen science
Citizen science could play an important role in ensuring museum collections are up to date and aiding biological research, according to a new study. The study, Citizen Science as a […]
Simprints wins $2M innovation prize
Tech start-up Simprints has won a $2M innovation prize to prevent maternal and child deaths in the hardest-to-reach regions of the world. Simprints was co-founded by Gates Cambridge Scholars Daniel […]
