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Biotech Summit addresses African development
A not-for-profit organisation set up by a Gates Cambridge Scholar is holding its inaugural African Diaspora Biotech Summit in Cambridge in April. Applications for the JR Biotek Foundation Summit opened […]
Human trafficking: what works?
What makes for an effective policy to counter trafficking in human beings? Sharmila Parmanand’s research will examine the current anti-trafficking ecosystem. It’s an area she knows well having worked at […]
Confronting downstream oil theft
A company set up by a Gates Cambridge Scholar and specialising in advising on strategic defence and security matters has released the first-ever major study on global downstream oil theft – a form […]
Taking the initiative
One of the first cohort of Gates Cambridge Scholars has been appointed president and chief executive officer of a leading US community and economic development organisation. Matt Varilek, former chief […]
Tackling cancer with nano-drugs
Vijay Kanuru [2006] is just about to expand his nano-drug development firm in the UK after success in India. Oncocur Limited develops nano-drugs to fight cancer and builds on Vijay’s […]
Lessons from Silicon Savannah
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has co-authored a chapter in the first book of its kind to offer an in-depth analysis of a single African country’s technology sector and the factors […]
Communicating the science of DNA
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has produced a BBC podcast and won a prestigious physics prize. Kerstin Goepfrich [2013], who is finishing a PhD in Physics at the Cavendish Laboratory focused […]
Larger brain size in mammals linked to longer life
The size of a female animals’ brain may determine whether they live longer and have more healthy offspring, according to new research. The study*, Endocranial volume is heritable and is associated with […]
Understanding world politics in 2016
Four Gates Cambridge Scholars are taking part in the first internal symposium to be themed solely on world politics. The event, next Tuesday, will discuss developments in 2016 in the […]
From an internet cafe to software development
Lawrence Owusu’s biggest disappointment became his greatest opportunity. After being told he had not been accepted onto an architecture course in Ghana, he spent a year working at an internet […]
