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August 2017: Meet Dr Mukesh Kumar

12 September 2017

RESEARCHER OF THE MONTH: AUGUST 2017 Meet Dr Mukesh Kumar Mukesh Kumar is from a village in Bihar, India, that had no electricity until 2016. He saw small-holder farmers without enough money to buy the seeds or medicines they needed. Following a career in the financial industry, he joined the University of Cambridge’s...

July2017: Meet Dr Shailaja Fennell

3 August 2017

Meet Dr Shailaja Fennell Shailaja Fennell grew up in some of the world’s biggest cities, but now spends her time working with small rural communities in developing countries. A Lecturer in Cambridge’s Centre of Development Studies, she has just reached the end of a two-year project to understand youth aspirations in rural...

Dr Mukesh Kumar on Food Safety

6 July 2017

Dr Mukesh Kumar leads research in supply chain resilience at the IfM. He describes how his work is helping to tackle one of this century’s most important challenges: food safety.

Matt Davey in the news

6 July 2017

Initiative member Dr Matt Davey talks to the Cambridge Independent about his work at the Algal Innovation Centre

June 2017: Meet Erasmus zu Ermgassen

4 July 2017

Erasmus zu Ermgassen trained as a vet, but after a short stint working on farms decided to move into academia to investigate livestock production at an altogether different scale. Currently in the final year of his BBSRC-funded PhD in Cambridge’s Department of Zoology, he has just returned from a three-month internship at the European Animal Feed Manufacturer’s Association (FEFAC) in Brussels, helping policy advisors to understand and reduce the global environmental impact of livestock production.

Fighting a Destructive Crop Disease with Mathematics

20 June 2017

An international team of researchers has used mathematical modelling to understand new ways of combating maize lethal necrosis, an emerging disease that poses a serious threat to food security in sub-Saharan Africa.

Jean Adams in the news

13 June 2017

Initiative member Jean Adams features in the Cambridge Independent this month with her work on 'How to improve the eating habits of a nation'

May 2017: Meet Carol Ibe

2 June 2017

Carol Ibe grew up in Nigeria, studied at some of the world’s top universities, and is now dedicated to helping other Africans advance their careers. In recognition of her leadership potential she received a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to carry out a PhD in Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences. The African Diaspora Biotech Summit, held last month in Cambridge, was a flagship initiative of a Foundation she created. It brought together over 70 researchers, students, policy experts and industry leaders to discuss how to build Africa’s bioeconomy.

March 2017: Meet Dr Helen Anne Curry

11 April 2017

Helen Anne Curry is an historian of science who is fascinated with biology and biotechnology.

March 2017: Meet Dr Helen Anne Curry

11 April 2017

Helen Anne Curry is an historian of science who is fascinated with biology and biotechnology.

August 2017: Meet Dr Mukesh Kumar

July2017: Meet Dr Shailaja Fennell

Dr Mukesh Kumar on Food Safety

Matt Davey in the news

June 2017: Meet Erasmus zu Ermgassen

Fighting a Destructive Crop Disease with Mathematics

Jean Adams in the news

May 2017: Meet Carol Ibe

March 2017: Meet Dr Helen Anne Curry

March 2017: Meet Dr Helen Anne Curry

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