On World Mental Health Day, we share our tips for looking after your wellbeing and supporting your mental health to ensure you can make the most of your scholarship this year. What do we mean by mental health and wellbeing? Broadly speaking, it is our sense of who...
Alumni
Development in Action webinar series: Girls in STEM: case study of a secondary school in Nairobi
On Thursday 8 September, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the latest Development in Action webinar on ‘Girls in STEM: case study of a secondary school in Nairobi’ delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus Margaret Kamau. This webinar addressed the CSC development theme of Access, inclusion and opportunity.
Development in Action webinar series: Turning barriers into possibilities: Parasport development in Kenya
On Thursday 25 August, the CSC Alumni Team hosted the latest Development in Action webinar on ‘Turning barriers into possibilities: Parasport development in Kenya’ by Commonwealth Alumnus Stephen Ojwan’g. This webinar addressed the CSC development theme of Access, inclusion and opportunity.
Meet the 2022 CSC Research Impact Award winners
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 CSC Research Impact Awards (RIA). One prize is awarded per stream, with an annual topical prize also available to entrants. This...
Building sport-led sustainability through research, practice, and teamwork: three Scholars share their experience of the ACU Summer School 2022
Last month, students from across the Commonwealth joined the ACU Summer School 2022 hosted at Leeds Trinity University (LTU). The Summer School programme was focused on ‘Sport and regeneration: driving sustainability, community and wellbeing’ and coincided with the...
The CSC Farewell Event 2022: Scholars celebrate the next step in their development journey
On Thursday 21 July 2022, the CSC welcomed Commonwealth Scholars and guests to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for the annual Farewell Event. For Scholars approaching the end of their time in the UK, this event marked an important moment to reflect on...
Research for sustainable development: PhD Scholars attend the second residential workshop of 2022
Over three days in May and June, the CSC held its second residential workshop of the year for Commonwealth PhD and Split-Site Scholars. Returning to Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Scholars participated in a comprehensive programme of sessions that focused on...
Sustainability and Society: Commonwealth Scholars propose development solutions at workshop in Cambridge
On Friday 13 May, Commonwealth Scholars in Cambridge joined the Sustainability and Society workshop co-organised by CSC Commissioners, Emeritus Professor Madeleine Arnot and Professor Sarah Hawkes, and the Regional Network Coordinator for Cambridge, Soniya Gupta. The...
Commonwealth Scholars join the celebrations at Westminster Abbey for Commonwealth Day
On Monday 14 March, Commonwealth Scholars and members of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission attended a commemorative service at Westminster Abbey to mark Commonwealth Day. This annual celebration event observed by people across the Commonwealth is an opportunity to...
The CSC Connect and Collaborate Event for Commonwealth Scholars
On Friday 25 February the CSC hosted the Connect and Collaborate Event for Commonwealth Scholars studying in the UK at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. The Connect and Collaborate Event, which this year was held in place of the annual in-person Welcome Event,...