Dr Anand Jeyasekharan talks about his use of personalised medicine in cancer treatment and how he is creating cancer maps to understand how cancer evades the immune system #personalisedmedicine #cancer #gatescambridge25 @caiuscollege.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Shealynn Hendry's research looks at how we understand the history of displaced people with complex legal identities and ensure they don't remain silent in the historical archives - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/m... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

To apply for a Gates Cambridge scholarship you need to demonstrate leadership potential. Vinícius Alexandre Fortes de Barros, Spatika Jayaram & Panpailin Jantarasombat talk about the many forms leadership can take www.youtube.com/watch?v=42at... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

5 Scholars gave talks at the end of last week on topics ranging from space nutrition to paleooceanography. Read more - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/f... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Dr Ola Osman has been appointed Asst Prof at Cambridge’s Department of Politics & International Studies at just 29, becoming the first Black female Assistant Professor appointed in the department & the youngest Black female lecturer hired by the university - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/r...

Beatrice Bianchi [2011] speaks about her work as a political analyst, mediator and electoral expert in he most fragile contexts. Her work reflects her lifelong commitment to the right to vote and to democracy. @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @peterhousecam.bsky.social

Playing spot the pebbles in the very last meter of ice drilled at Skytrain Ice Rise (~650 meters deep) with @wacswain.bsky.social and PhD student Yu Huang @bas.ac.uk @cambridge-earthsci.bsky.social @gatescambridge.bsky.social

Zhi-Yu Chen talks about her research into cross-cultural exchange between Chinese migrants and other Southeast Asian communities between 1500 and 1800 despite few written records - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/p... @newnhamcollege.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

As #BlackHistoryMonth draws to a close, we'd like to introduce you to Jeremiah Oloyede – incoming @gatescambridge.bsky.social Scholar who will pursue an #MPhil in Industrial Systems, Manufacture & Management @ifmcambridge.bsky.social www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/gates-c... @lucycavcoll.bsky.social

As part of our 25@25 series, Hamish Forsyth [2007] talks about his work as CEO and co-founder of OneLeap, an advisory platform which brings together global disruptive entrepreneurs. Watch the video here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdkP... @uniofcam.bsky.social @pembroke1347.bsky.social

Jannis Jakobs on his research in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic studies, what being a Gates Cambridge Scholar means to him, eligibility criteria & how you can apply. More here - www.gatescambridge.org/apply/eligib... #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Mia Bennett is co-author of Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic out today. It shows the region as a space of experimentation for everything from Indigenous governance to subsea technologies - www.gatescambridge.org/.../new-book... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Andrés Ruiz Ojeda's research explores changes in how Latin American diplomats imagined human, social and economic rights between the 1950s and 1980s - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/b... #gatescambridge25 #humanrights #LatinAmerica @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Mai Abdelgawad [2024], a Gates Cambridge Scholar from #Egypt, talks about her PhD in Clinical Neurosciences and what it means to her to be a Gates Cambridge Scholar. You can find out more about how to apply here - www.gatescambridge.org/apply/ @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

In the latest of our 25@25 videos, Scholar Zine Long, Head of Design at Archive Resale, talks about her role at Archive Resale which aims to reduce waste in the fashion industry and beyond. @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #SustainableFashion

Marcelo Mesa Costa Lima's PhD will explore the largest enzyme in the mitochondrial respiratory chain - the process of how the body extracts energy from food - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/e... #mitochondria #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Adaptive leadership is about staying true to your basic principles but reviewing your methods as the world changes, Joe Cerrell from @gatesfoundation.bsky.social told scholars today. "When you know what matters to you you can adapt without losing yourself," he said. #leadership

In the latest of our 25@25 videos, Niraj Lal, an author and visiting fellow working on renewable energy, speaks about his research and his passion for science communications & speaking out. #gatescambridge25 #renewablenergy @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Janani Mohan's research explores nuclear energy from a novel security and deterrence perspective - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/e... #gatescambridge25 #nuclearenergy @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @stjohnscollege.bsky.social

Nikita Jha talks about her research into how schools can not only survive crisis, but evolve from it and how PhD students from the Global South envisage success; and what it means to her to be a Gates Cambridge Scholar. Find out about applying - www.gatescambridge.org/apply @uniofcam.bsky.social

Godspower Major talks about his PhD in Zoology which aims to improve biodiversity conservation on oil palm plantations, what it means to be a Gates Cambridge Scholar & how you can apply. More here - www.gatescambridge.org. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

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In our latest 25@25 video, Toby Norman, co-founder of @simprints.com, talks about how it uses digital identity tools to link patients to healthcare records to ensure the right medicines & vaccinations go to the right people. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

An amazing evening at Jesus College last night to welcome our new Class of 2025! Also an opportunity to say a big thank-you to the Scholars Council and the Orientation Committee for an amazing weekend in the Peak District. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

A group, led by Gates Cambridge Scholars, is helping Palestinian students navigate the admissions processes of universities across the world. Find out more here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/s... #gaza #education @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Sagnik Dutta's new book explores minority rights in India and charts how Muslim women are challenging legal inequalities - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h... @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social

Just back from Orientation 2025 in the Peak District. Orientation allows new Scholars to get to know each other, take part in fun activities and generally feel how important a sense of community is for Gates Cambridge Scholars. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

In our latest 25@25 video, Rebecca Love talks about how she went from doing a PhD in Epidemiology to co-founding the tech company Vira Health which focuses on women's health in later life. #gatescambridge25 #womenshealth @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social

A very warm welcome to our Class of 2025 who start their Gates Cambridge journey today! #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

As we prepare to welcome our 2025 cohort, we spotlight new Scholar Shin Zert Phua who will be studying Human-Inspired AI to develop new ways of highlighting the impact of the environment on health - www.gatescambridge.org/.../explorin... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Alejandra Vijil Morin from Nicaragua talks about her PhD in Education exploring how children in emergencies play, what it means to be a Gates Cambridge Scholar and how you can apply. More here - gatescambridge.org/apply/eligib... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

As part of our 25@25 series, Greg Nance speaks about his work as a social entrepreneur, legislator & ultra marathon runner, most recently running along the Mississippi River from its source. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Applications for @Cambridge_Uni are open. Current Gates Cambridge Scholar Ben Weissenbach talks about what Gates Cambridge means to him, the eligibility criteria & how to apply. Go to gatescambridge.org & click on the apply tab at the top of the page. #gatescambridge25

Applications for the next academic cycle at @uniofcam.bsky.social are now open. Provost Professor Eilis Ferran outlines the criteria you need to apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. More here -https://www.gatescambridge.org. Just click on the apply tab at the top. #gatescambridge25

Congratulations to Toby Norman, CEO of @simprints.com, who spoke at an event in London this evening after being named as a UK Goalkeeper earlier this year by WIRED Consulting in partnership with @gatesfoundation.bsky.social #SDGs @uniofcam.bsky.social

As part of our 25@25 series, Alex Mentzel talks about the Faust Shop project he co-created which explores the Faustian bargains we make with technology and questions not just what technology does, but who it serves. #gatescambridge25 #technology @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

As part of our 25@25 series, Sara Merican talks about working as a film and tv journalist and her passion for sport. Sara is an International Olympic Committee Young Leader & played football for Wigan Athletic and plays cricket for Singapore. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social

Introducing our new @gatescambridge.bsky.social Scholar: Kar Yern Chin is moving from #Malaysia to join us as a World History MPhil student this year, coinciding with 25th anniversary of the creation of the #GatesCambridge Trust: www.caths.cam.ac.uk/...#Malaysia#GatesCambridge@eilisf.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social

D'Arcy Williams talks about his new role as CEO of food justice charity Bite Back and his path to getting there - gatescambridge.org/about/news/h... #Gatescambridge25 #obesity @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Riaz Moola, founder of HyperionDev, tells our #podcast episode on tackling the challenges of an #ageing world about how it works with older people to upskill them in a flexible way for 21st century jobs. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Pradipta Biswas on why helping older people [through assistive technology] is good for everyone, enabling all of us to achieve our potential in the latest episode of So, now what? More here - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h... @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Julie Qiaojin Lin on our latest podcast episode on the challenges of an #ageing world discusses how she is combining live neurons & AI chips in a simple device to see what can be learned about what our brains do as we get older. #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Riaz Moola, Julie Qiaojin Lin & Pradipta Biswas on the challenges of an ageing world & how to lead longer, more productive lives in the last episode of this podcast series - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h... #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

In the last of our impact series, we look at the lasting impact Scholars are having in the field of health, from mental and physical health and policy to preventive approaches - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h... #gatescambridge #health @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

For our 25@25 series, @jerelleaj.bsky.social talks about how she uses computational approaches to understand the role of biomolecular condensates in cells & what happens when they are disrupted. #chemistry #condensates #gatescambridge25 @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

A new Greater London Assembly report on barriers to work for Bangladeshi and Pakistani women draws on participatory research by Domiziana Turcatti - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/r... @camsociology.bsky.social @robinsoncollege.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Friederike Hedley talks about her research into the impact of uncertainty on cognitive & neural processing, with a focus on the mental health impact on adolescents - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/h... #MentalHealth #uncertainty @uniofcam.bsky.social @newnhamcollege.bsky.social

Sayam Chowdhury on his work to understand the habitat requirements of migratory birds in Asia, especially the factors driving declining numbers. #gatescambridge25 #conservation #birds @sayamchowdhury.bsky.social @selwyn1882.bsky.social @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social

Lovely to read this interview with Darwin PhD student in Architecture and @gatescambridge.bsky.social scholar Michael Salka, and see how the rural freedom of his Colorado childhood laid the foundations for his interest in bio-based building materials. www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/l...

Michael Salka talks about his research into how bio-based building materials can be normalised and standardised so they get more traction - www.gatescambridge.org/about/news/l... #gatescambridge25 #architecture @uniofcam.bsky.social @gatesfoundation.bsky.social