A business plan put together by Commonwealth Split-site Scholar Shams Usmani (PhD Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University and Lancaster University, 2009) has been shortlisted for the finals of the Rice Business Plan Competition. The business plan, regarding a modified...
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Professional Fellows provide insight into international librarianship
Three Commonwealth Professional Fellows gave an enlightening talk to ILIG – the International Library and Information Group of CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) – on 10 March 2010, about the challenges they face in their home...
Professional Fellows meet on Commonwealth Day
A small group of 2009 Commonwealth Professional Fellows and hosts got together on 8 March 2010 – Commonwealth Day – to discuss their Fellowships and how both Fellows and hosts can benefit from them. It was a useful discussion and very encouraging to note the...
British General Election 2010 event
The Magna Carta Institute at Brunel University held an event on 6 March 2010 looking at the British General Election to be held in May 2010. The event featured a number of eminent speakers, including: Sir Robert Worcester – founder of MORI, a survey research...
Commonwealth Conversation: Commonwealth Scholarships have ‘transformative impact’
The positive impact of Commonwealth Scholarships has been specifically referenced in the final report of the Commonwealth Conversation, the largest-ever public consultation on the future of the Commonwealth. The report, titled 'An Uncommon Association, A Wealth of...
Alumnus shortlisted for health award
Professor Rifat Atun (Commonwealth Scholar, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Colleges of Medicine, 1982) has been shortlisted for the Ibn Sina Award for Health by The Muslim News Awards for Excellence. Professor Atun is a Professor of International Health Management at...
Scholar’s contribution to climate change recognised
Jyotiraj Patra, a Commonwealth Scholar studying for a DPhil at the University of Oxford, has been selected as one of the Brightest Young Climate Leaders 2010 in India. This was a joint initiative of the Hindustan Times, Artic Holdings and the British Council to...
New Distance Learning Scholarships
A partnership between the University of the Gambia and Leeds Metropolitan University has resulted in a new MSc in Responsible Tourism being made available via Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships. The Vice Chancellor of the University of the Gambia, Professor...
New professorship for alumnus
Professor Jones Olanrewaju Moody (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD, King’s College London, 1986-1989) has recently been promoted to be the first Professor of Pharmacognosy in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and also elected Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
Former Scholar awarded two fellowships
Dr Amam Zonaed Siddiki (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD in Molecular Parasitology, University of Liverpool, 2002-2006) was recently awarded a Fellowship by the British Council, Bangladesh to attend a training workshop on 'Building a successful international research...
