On Friday 23 February the CSC hosted the annual Connect and Collaborate Event and welcomed over 350 Commonwealth Scholars to the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London for a day of talks and discussions centred on development impact. Connect and Collaborate 2024 provided...
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Development in Action webinar series: Exploring impact through doctoral research: In conversation with the 2023 CSC Research Impact Award winners.
On Tuesday 30 January, the CSC Alumni Team launched the 2024 CSC Development in Action webinar series. To kickstart the series, the team hosted a special conversation event with recent CSC Research Impact Award (RIA) winners, Commonwealth Alumni Maryam Bashir and Dr...
Development in Action webinar series: Understanding how carbon financed projects contribute towards Sustainable Development Goals
On Tuesday 28 November, the CSC Alumni Team were joined by Commonwealth Alumnus Lilian Kagume for the Development in Action webinar series. Lilian delivered a webinar on ‘Understanding how carbon financed projects contribute towards Sustainable Development Goals’....
Welcoming the new Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners
We are pleased to welcome five new Commissioners to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) this year. Each Commissioner will contribute their expertise and leadership to help steer the future direction of CSC in the years ahead. Since 1960, the CSC...
Development in Action webinar series: Stakeholders of terrorism within the Caribbean context
On Thursday 26 October, the CSC Alumni Team were joined by Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Emanuel Patrick Quashie for the Development in Action webinar series. Dr Quashie delivered a webinar on ‘Stakeholders of terrorism within the Caribbean context’. This webinar addressed...
Development in Action webinar series: Generating energy from agricultural waste in Nigeria: A case of Abakaliki rice mill cluster
On Thursday 21 September, the CSC Alumni Team were joined by Commonwealth Scholar Prince Anthony Okoro for the Development in Action webinar series. Prince delivered a presentation on ‘Generating energy from agricultural waste in Nigeria: A case of Abakaliki rice mill...
Join our residential workshop on LGBT+ Rights in the Commonwealth
We are excited to be hosting a residential weekend at Cumberland Lodge on ‘LGBT+ Rights in the Commonwealth’ as part of the 2023 Time Limited Programme. This three-day workshop will take place from the 3-5 November 2023 and is open to all Commonwealth Scholars in the...
Development in Action webinar series: Supporting refugee students’ education and wellbeing in Uganda
In August, the CSC Alumni Team hosted a Development in Action webinar on ‘Supporting refugee students’ education and wellbeing in Uganda’, delivered by Commonwealth Alumnus Zaharah Namanda. This webinar will address the CSC development theme of Access, inclusion, and...
News from the Networks: looking back on events and activities in 2022/2023
Over the past year, the CSC’s Regional Network Coordinators have organised over 30 events across the UK to bring Scholars together and offer enriching ways to learn and build a community while they are studying in the UK. Our Regional Network Coordinators have worked...
Kickstarting the CSC Leaders in Sustainable Development Programme
We are pleased to announce the start of our Leaders in Sustainable Development Programme for Commonwealth Scholars. The Leaders in Sustainable Development Programme supports Scholars in effecting real development impact and becoming change-makers in their home...