Dates: 30 May to 1 June 2025
Join our residential PhD Conference
This three-day residential conference will focus on contemporary issues in development and provide skills training to support Scholars’ development impact work through a mixture of plenary sessions, discussions, and individual and group activities.
During the workshop, Scholars will:
- Gain further experience in presenting their research.
- Discuss how their research addresses current development challenges.
- Develop teamworking and analysis skills.
- Improve their ability to connect and communicate with a wide range of audiences for development impact.
- Connect with other PhD Scholars and discover opportunities for future collaboration.
- Explore activities and resources to support impact potential.
- Design a plan of action for achieving development impact through their research and future career activities.
This workshop is for Commonwealth Scholars in the final year of their PhD only.
The CSC’s Leaders in Sustainable Development programme of workshops focus on professional and practical skills and are designed to be interactive, with small groups of Scholars and Fellows taking part in each event.
Visit the delegate page to view the full programme and find out more about the residential weekend. Please note that this is page only available to Scholars who are confirmed to attend.
Dr Tanvir Ahmad
Dr Tanvir Ahmad is the Energy-Environment Officer at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Pakistan. In his role, he leads on implementing innovative energy solutions n refugee villages and their host areas across Pakistan.
In his previous role, he was the Head of Energy Systems Management (EMS) at the US Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy at the University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar.
Dr Tanvir Ahmad is a 2013 Commonwealth Scholar from Pakistan. He completed his PhD in Renewable Energy Systems at Durham University.
