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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 […]
Decolonising Australia
A leading Australian aboriginal community activist will be speaking about decolonisation of Australia at an event co-organised by a Gates Cambridge Scholar and the Critical Theory & Practice Seminar Series […]
The Pearl Gate
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has contributed to a new book of poetry on one of Finland’s foremost poets. Sofia Singler [2016] has both designed and written a chapter in the book […]
Democratic challenge for REDD+
The attempt by California to incorporate international forest carbon credits into its climate mitigation strategy is described in the chapter of an important new book on climate change mitigation strategies […]
Tech pioneer
Ben Cole developed an early interest in computers. He started computer programming at the age of seven and by eight was helping local businesses with their computers. It’s an interest […]
Scholar wins prestigious biology prize
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has been awarded the most prestigious prize for students at the University of Cambridge’s Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Suyang Zhang, who is doing a PhD in […]
