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A passion for public engagement
“Public engagement is one of the most important things academics can do. We get so much funding for our research – if we don’t give back and explain what we […]
What drives technology?
A Gates Cambridge Scholar will be talking about her research on bonobos and chimpanzees at the prestigious Hay Festival next week. Kathelijne Koops will be speaking at the international literary […]
Arts research into practice
A Gates Cambridge Scholar is co-organising a series of arts-based research performances with the aim of breaking down divisions between arts research and practice. Afrodita Nikolova [2014] is co-organiser of […]
Africa mentoring programme heads for Ghana
A Gates Cambridge Scholar coordinated a scholarship information session in Ghana last month for postgraduate students interested in applying to the University of Cambridge. Dr Kofi Boakye [2006], who did […]
Big data for a better world
How can you harness the power of big data to improve health outcomes? Mohammad Ghassemi’s research applies artificial intelligence to problems in medicine. Together with his collaborators, he has collected […]
Science workshop aims to boost agriculture research in Africa
A not-for-profit organisation set up by a Gates Cambridge Scholar is holding a flagship training workshop for agricultural scientists and lecturers from African universities in Cambridge this autumn. Carol Ibe […]
Two Scholars share Bill Gates Sr prize
Two Gates Cambridge Scholars shared this year’s fourth Bill Gates Sr Award for in recognition of their outstanding research and social leadership. The Bill Gates Sr Prize was established by […]
Links between low quality pollen and bee survival
Eating low quality pollen may protect bees from attack by parasites, according to a new study. The study, now available online and published in the American Naturalist in June, says that […]
India: a history in moving pictures
A Gates Cambridge Scholar has written the first scholarly volume to be published on the history of Indian documentary film. Peter Sutoris’ book Visions of Development: Films Division of India […]
Progress on treatment for high blood pressure
Researchers led by a Gates Cambridge Scholar have identified a new way of potentially treating one of the most common curable causes of hypertension. Some 31% of men and 28% […]
