Gates Cambridge: Class of 2022

21 April 2022

Meet some of this year’s 79 new scholars from 30 countries – including Sanjiv Ranchod from South Africa who will be starting a PhD in Computer Science in October.

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First spaceflight for Gates Cambridge Scholar

17 December 2021

On 10th November Kayla Barron blasted off into space on her first trip to the International Space Station where she is part of a six-month science mission. Kayla, a Gates Cambridge alumna, was one of four astronauts on the SpaceX Crew Dragon.

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Gates Cambridge class of 2021

14 April 2021

Gates Cambridge, Cambridge's leading international postgraduate scholarship programme, announces its Class of 2021: 74 new Gates Cambridge Scholars-Elect will take up their postgraduate studies in October.

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Gates Cambridge Scholars: Facing new frontiers

01 October 2020

This year Gates Cambridge celebrates its 20th anniversary which is a good time to look back at the impact the scholarship has had on its alumni. Many have become highly successful in a range of fields from academia, publishing and politics to space flight.

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Gates Cambridge Class of 2020

15 April 2020

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship is one of the world's most sought after awards. This year's cohort includes 77 Scholars from 30 countries, who will undertake postgraduate studies at the University of Cambridge. 

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Mau Mau gang

How the British treated 'hardcore' Mau Mau women

28 August 2014

New research on the treatment of 'hardcore' female Mau Mau prisoners by the British in the late 1950s sheds new light on how ideas about gender, deviancy and mental health shaped colonial practices of punishment.

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Gates Cambridge Scholars 2014

Gates Cambridge welcomes 55 new Scholars

08 April 2014

Fifty-five of the world's most academically brilliant and socially committed young people from 27 countries have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars and will begin their postgraduate courses at the University of Cambridge this October.

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