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Reality design lab: Prototyping new legal worlds - Gates Cambridge When institutional legitimacy erodes, we need to be attuned to what might come next, says Catherine Tan.

When institutional legitimacy erodes, we need to be attuned to what might come next, says Catherine Tan - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/r...

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Scholar publishes new book on UI/UX design process - Gates Cambridge Pradipta Biswas's new book aims to demystify the latest developments in the UI/UX design process.

Congratulations to Pradipta Biswas on the publication of his new book which aims to demystify the latest developments in the UI/UX design process - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...

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Transforming women's health A Cambridge start-up resolved to improve women's lives, starting with a determination to make endometriosis a thing of the past.

Lea Wenger [2019] on her women's health start-up Cyclana, which focuses on endometriosis, on her PhD in neurodegeneration and on being Arsène Wenger's daughter - www.cam.ac.uk/stories/tran...

#endometriosis

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How current phenomena may cast light on the early universe - Gates Cambridge Scholar-Elect Luca Abu El-Haj talks about his path to doing a PhD exploring the physics of the early universe.

Meet Scholar-Elect Luca Abu El-Haj. His PhD will probe the physics of the early universe. He aims to adapt the theoretical building blocks that have been successful in particle physics to cosmological backgrounds.

Full profile - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h...

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From health inequality to Polar tourism at the Lent Internal Symposium - Gates Cambridge Six Scholars outlined questions from their fieldwork in areas from healthcare to archaeology at the Lent Internal Symposium.

Last night's Lent Internal Symposium gave a fascinating insight into the fieldwork of six Gates Cambridge Scholars who discussed their research on everything from the social determinants of health to Polar tourism.

Read more here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/f...

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Listen to Seetha Tan in our So, now what? podcast on her ideas of what good leadership means.

Catch the full podcast here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBMn...

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Halliki Voolma in the latest edition of our podcast So, now what? on why it can sometimes be an achievement to stop things from going backwards and that holding the fort is a concrete action.

The full podcast is now up on our YouTube channel

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SU's Alberi Earns Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship Wednesday February 25, 2026 - SU's Alberi Earns Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Congrats to our @gatescambridge.bsky.social Gates Cambridge Scholar, Stephora Alberi! She will be studying for her PhD in Biotechnology starting this fall!
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Exploring carbon storage in peatlands - Gates Cambridge US Scholar-Elect Madison Fail will build a model using machine learning to connect micro-level chemical developments in peatlands with remote sensing. Her aim is to quantify the amount of carbon ashes...

Scholar-Elect Madison Fail aims to quantify the amount of carbon ashes present in peat bogs through a model which connects micro-level chemical developments in peatlands with remote sensing - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/e...

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As #BlackHistoryMonth draws to an end in the US, Scholars Ola Osman and Andrea Loucil discuss the enduring impact of slavery in the Caribbean and Africa - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/t...

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How do you lead for the longer term in a world of rapid change? - Gates Cambridge Halliki Voolma and Seetha Tan discuss how to lead for the longer term in a world focused on the short term in the second episode of the current series of our So, now what? podcast.

Halliki Voolma and Seetha Tan discuss how to lead for the longer term in a world focused on the short term in the second episode of the current series of our So, now what? podcast - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h...

#leadership

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7/ Thanks to Elena Wu and senior authors Damian Plichta,
@carriesokol.bsky.social, @thexavierlab.bsky.social, Sergio Bacallado. A cross-disciplinary effort across @broadinstitute.org, @massgeneralbrigham.bsky.social, @cam.ac.uk, @cuanschutz.bsky.social, @gatescambridge.bsky.social

Leading in international relations and rowing - Gates Cambridge US Scholar-Elect Alix De Saint-Aignan talks about her MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience, her research on counter-terrorism and democratic legitimacy and her rowing prowess.

US Scholar-Elect Alix De Saint-Aignan talks about her MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience, her research on counter-terrorism and democratic legitimacy and her rowing prowess - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/l...

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Congratulations to Alix de Saint-Aignan for being selected as a 2026 Gates Cambridge Scholar! 🎉

We're looking forward to welcoming Alix to the MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience at CSER in October.

Computer vision for a better world - Gates Cambridge Stephora Cesar Alberi will do her PhD in Biotechnology on computer vision with the aim of making microscopes smarter and faster.

New US Scholar-Elect Stephora Cesar Alberi will do her PhD in Biotechnology on computer vision with the aim of making microscopes smarter and faster - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/c...

#biotechnology #computervision #deeplearning

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Gates Cambridge at the Cambridge Festival 2026 - Gates Cambridge Four Scholars will be speaking about leading with courage in today's world at this year's Cambridge Festival in March.

4 Scholars will be debating how you lead with courage in an age of autocracy, misinformation and lack of trust at this year’s Cambridge Festival on 19th March.

Bookings open today for the event - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/g...

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Lucy Cavendish College to welcome new Gates Cambridge US Scholar Brian Mhando will the College in October as part of the Gates Cambridge Class of 2026

We warmly congratulate Brian Mhando on his selection as a @gatescambridge.bsky.social US Scholar-Elect and look forward to welcoming him to the College community in October.
www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/news/lucy-ca...

2026 US Scholars announced - Gates Cambridge 26 new US Scholar-Elects have been selected as part of the Gates Cambridge Class of 2026

Delighted to announce that 26 new US Scholar-Elects have been selected as part of the Gates Cambridge Class of 2026. Welcome to the community! - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/2...

#classof2026

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Opinion | MAGA Elites Who Live on Their Phones Are Ruining the Outdoors

Stephen Lezak in the @nytimes.com on the impact on the environment of MAGA leaders' disconnection from nature - www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...

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Elijah Darden talks about his population health work which looks at ways to enrich routinely collected health data by combining it with publicly available data to highlight health inequalities.

#healthinequality

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Advocating for gender minorities worldwide - Gates Cambridge Muaz Chaudhry talks about his research on gender economics and his leadership of Gender Rights Watch, an NGO advocating for the rights of gender minorities worldwide

Muaz Chaudhry talks about his research on gender economics and his leadership of Gender Rights Watch, an NGO advocating for the rights of gender minorities worldwide - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/a...

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Scholar contributes to international AI safety report - Gates Cambridge Tiancheng Hu contributes to comprehensive report on international AI safety.

Tiancheng Hu contributes to comprehensive report on international #AI safety - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...

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Leading with empathy - Gates Cambridge Best-selling author Alan Guarino told a leadership event that empathetic leaders are needed in today's fast-paced working environment.

Best-selling author Alan Guarino told a leadership event organised by Gates Cambridge & Judge Business School last night that empathetic leaders are needed in today's fast-paced working environment - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/l...

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Gates Cambridge: Impact in Archaeology - Gates Cambridge Gates Cambridge Scholars have been doing outstanding work to shed light on our early history, from climate change to ancient snakes.

Great write up by @gatescambridge.bsky.social about their impact on archaeology. T shirt on cover photo, courtesy of Gates astrophysics professor @luiswel.bsky.social, reads “if at first you don’t succeed, dig another test pit”

Gates Cambridge: Impact in Archaeology - Gates Cambridge Gates Cambridge Scholars have been doing outstanding work to shed light on our early history, from climate change to ancient snakes.

Gates Cambridge Scholars have been doing outstanding work to shed light on our early history, from climate change to ancient snake. Read about their work here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/g...

#archaeology #climatechange #snakes

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New book charts writer’s role in thwarting Scottish independence - Gates Cambridge Marc Mierowsky's new book tells the story of how writer Daniel Defoe helped England thwart plans for Scottish independence.

Marc Mierowsky's new book tells the story of how writer Daniel Defoe helped England thwart plans for Scottish independence - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/n...

#scottishindependence #history #DanielDefoe

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Finding new ways to discuss the big questions - Gates Cambridge Yu Huang brings a wealth of different perspectives to her PhD in Earth Sciences on the contribution of methane gas to climate change.

Yu Huang brings a wealth of different perspectives to her PhD in #EarthSciences on the contribution of #methane gas to #climatechange - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/f...

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Reham Hosny in our podcast So, now what? asks what resistance would look like if AI systems designed to support marginalised rather than corporations and repressive governments.

Listen to the full episode - www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRj9...

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Amy Zhang in episode one of the new series of our podcast So, now what? talks to Reham Hosny about what the role of academics is in leading ethically in AI development.

Listen here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRj9...

#leadership #ethics #AI

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How do you lead ethically in unethical times?

Listen to CDH PhD student Reham Aboud debate this question with fellow Gates Scholar Amy Zhang in the latest episode of the @gatescambridge.bsky.social podcast 📻