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Two Scholars win Awards for Research Impact and Engagement
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (538+ words) Kamiar Mohaddes and Mayumi Sato were presented with their awards by Dr" Lucinda Spokes, Head of Public Engagement in the Cambridge Research Office at the ceremony last Friday and gave brief speeches." The University-wide Cambridge Awards for Research Impact and…...
The Gates Cambridge conversation: New ways of disseminating research
20+ hour, 34+ min ago (524+ words) We are so focused on the written word. It's really hard to change that. It needs a culture shift. Simone Eringfeld and Catherine Tan are from the same Gates Cambridge cohort " 2022 " and share a passion for communicating knowledge in new…...
Exchange highlights need for interdisciplinary learning
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (481+ words) The event, which brought together around 125 scholars, was hosted this year by Gates Cambridge and enables scholars to share their research, get to know each other and hear from a number of alumni about the different paths they have taken…...
War draws borders. Life quietly erases them.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (871+ words) Last month in Mumbai, something unusual happened. Restaurants quietly put up signs: "Vada and dosa not available due to LPG [liquified petroleum gas] issues." Street vendors adjusted their menus, replacing fried snacks with idlis and poha. It was surprising not…...
Gates Cambridge Scholars and interviewer win prestigious promotions
2+ week, 5+ day ago (393+ words) Professor Riikka Hofmann [2001] has been promoted to a Professorship at Grade 12 in the Faculty of Education while Ramit Debnath [2018] has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture. Dr Debnath's research involves designing responsible and human-centric AI systems…...
What does leadership mean to Gates Cambridge Scholars?
3+ week, 5+ hour ago (527+ words) It's not all on one person. We're not all expecting too much from one person. We can get band together and help each other. It takes a village. Gates Cambridge Scholars are selected for their leadership potential as well as…...
Scholar leads new global project on climate adaptation
3+ week, 2+ day ago (352+ words) Gates Cambridge Scholar Victoria Herrmann is one of the driving forces behind'Heritage Adapts! , the first global campaign uniting the heritage sector behind a shared mission: to bring together at least 3, 000 sites and practices taking locally-led climate adaptation action by 2030. Victoria…...
Scholar makes Forbes 30 Under 30 Healthcare & Science list in Asia
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (346+ words) Being named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia is an honour, but what has stayed with me most is not the recognition itself but the opportunity to inspire other young advocates across Asia." Hieu [2023], who is currently a Knight-Hennessy Scholar studying medicine…...
Studying Indigenous attitudes to mental health
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (525+ words) I decided to turn psychology on its head and look at the Indigenisation of psychology and what Western societies can learn from Indigenous perspectives. When Will Smith [2026] "was studying in Canada during his undergraduate degree, his lecturer, Professor Pablo Irizar,…...
How do we lead with hope?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (371+ words) We need to stop feeling this sense of despair because the people on the ground are feeling that despair, but they're still doing something. So let us learn from them, let us speak with them and that will transform us....