Gates Cambridge
Class of 2025
95 future leaders have been selected as Gates Cambridge Scholars in the scholarship's 25th anniversary year. The 2025 scholars come from all regions of the world and their research covers everything from space agriculture to cyber-biosecurity.
Why Cambridge?
Find out why studying at Cambridge is for you
How to apply
Step-by-step guidance on the applications process
News
Updates from across the University
News - It takes parents a year to ‘tune in’ to their child’s feelings about starting school
Cambridge-led study inspired psychologists to co-produce a picture book that helps parents develop a deeper understanding of how their child is coping with the first year of school.
News - Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks
Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function. They also perform better at cognitive tests.
Opinion - Whether democracy can survive artificial intelligence will depend on us
What is the best framework for the global governance of AI? For Professor Gina Neff, democracy’s survival depends on reimagining technologies to place accountability at their core.
Events
Concerts, lectures, sports events, and more
Admissions - Subject Masterclasses: until Thursday 15 May
Explore your chosen subject in greater depth while experiencing typical undergraduate teaching at Cambridge with our Subject Masterclasses.
Admissions - AIM PhD: July 2025 to January 2026
Are you considering a PhD at Cambridge starting in 2026? Join AIM: PhD to receive 6 months of support preparing your PhD application. Apply by 18 May to join the programme.
Exhibitions - Curious Cures: until 6 December 2025
Health and disease in the medieval world – and how our ancestors sought to cure everything from infertility to constipation – are the focus of a major new exhibition at the University Library.
