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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.
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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 📻

New series explores complex leadership questions - Gates Cambridge The third series of our So, now what? podcast explores complex questions relating to leadership, starting with leading ethically in unethical times.

The third series of our So, now what? podcast explores complex questions relating to leadership, starting with leading ethically in unethical times - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/n...

#leadership #ethics

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Scholar receives Global Innovation Fellowship - Gates Cambridge Impact Prize winner Mona Jebril has been awarded a British Academy Global Innovation Fellowship to work at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Impact Prize winner Mona Jebril has been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social Global Innovation Fellowship to work at the @carnegieendowment.org for International Peace - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...

#innovation #middleeast

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From physics to health: A passion for communicating learning - Gates Cambridge Matthew Blacker talks about his path to Gates Cambridge, his passion for quantum physics and for improving the lives of others both physically and mentally.

Matthew Blacker talks about his path to Gates Cambridge, his passion for quantum physics and for improving the lives of others both physically and mentally - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/f...

#quantumgravity #anorexia #mentalhealth

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Bestselling author to speak about how to redefine success - Gates Cambridge Best-selling author Alan Guarino is in conversation about leadership at a fireside event in February.

Best-selling author Alan Guarino is in conversation about leadership at a fireside event in February - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/b...

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Gates Cambridge Scholar Nij Lal's new book for young people on understanding the online world is out in early February - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/n...

#screens #online #kids

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A Nobel solution for India’s toxic skies - Gates Cambridge Scholar Dr Vijay Kanuru explores how Metal-Organic Frameworks - for which three academics won a 2025 Nobel Prize - offer India the opportunity for a genuine breath of fresh air.

Scholar Dr Vijay Kanuru explores how Metal-Organic Frameworks - for which three academics won a 2025 Nobel Prize - offer India the opportunity for a genuine breath of fresh air - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/a...

#MOFS #pollution #India

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Exploring young people’s experience of mental health treatment - Gates Cambridge Isabella Morse talks about her PhD which seeks to explore how children access mental health treatment, with a particular focus on waiting times and the experiences of underserved groups.

Isabella Morse talks about her PhD which seeks to explore how children access mental health treatment, with a particular focus on waiting times and the experiences of underserved groups - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/e...

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#mentalhealth

The power of adaptive engagement - Gates Cambridge Emma Soneson and Kathy Chacon talk about how Scholars are helping to enhance the community and engage with each other and the wider world.

Emma Soneson and Kathy Chacon talk to Gates Cambridge about how Scholars are helping to enhance the community and engage with each other and the wider world - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/t...

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Learning leadership skills for positive change - Gates Cambridge Tara Cookson and Stephen Metcalf talk about how they are helping to hone a diverse group of scholars' leadership skills.

Scholars Tara Cookson and Stephen Metcalf talk about how they are helping to hone a diverse group of scholars' #leadership skills - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/l...

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Ultrabilitation: a partnership approach to enhancing human possibility - Gates Cambridge Meir Barth writes about his autoethnographic research on ultrabilitation: how effective therapy expands function through iterative experimentation and innovation.

In a thought-provoking new blog, Meir Barth writes about his autoethnographic research on ultrabilitation - how effective therapy expands function through iterative experimentation and innovation - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/u...

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Giving Gates Cambridge Alumni a voice - Gates Cambridge Andy Robertson, one of the first co-chairs of the Gates Cambridge Alumni Association, speaks to his current counterpart, Libby Blanchard, about why the community doesn't stop when Scholars leave Cambr...

Andy Robertson, one of the first co-chairs of the Gates Cambridge Alumni Association, speaks to his current counterpart, Libby Blanchard, about why the community doesn't stop when Scholars leave Cambridge - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/g...

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Scholar wins $5m award for maths non-profit - Gates Cambridge Ilana Walder-Biesanz has been named one of five recipients of a $5m award from the Bezos Foundation for her work to ensure brilliant young mathematicians reach their potential.

Ilana Walder-Biesanz has been named one of five recipients of a $5m award from the Bezos Foundation for her work to ensure brilliant young mathematicians reach their potential - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s...

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