The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2017 Taylor & Francis Best Journal Article Prize is Dr Erasmus J Petrus Cilliers, for his article, 'Reconciling...
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Chigozie Utazi wins 2018 Best Journal Article Prize
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK (CSC) and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce Chigozie Utazi as the winner of the 2018 Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize, for his article High resolution...
World Bee Day 2020: Developing the beekeeping sector in Ghana
Dr Kwame Aidoo is a Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Ghana and is the Director of Bees for development Ghana (BfdG), a new independent beekeeping organisation that aims to generate employment, to create wealth and to provide pollination services for crops and...
Pursuing a career in STEM: empowering women and girls in Nigeria
Organised by Nwobodo Cynthia Ebere (2014 Split-site Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Agricultural Extension, University of Reading) On Monday 2 March 2020, Commonwealth Alumnus Nwobodo Cynthia Ebere held a workshop to promote Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender...
Healthier the mother, healthier the society
Organised by Naveed Khurram (2012 Professional Fellow from Pakistan, Anglican Alliance) This year, the Commonwealth Day theme was, ‘Delivering A Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming’, and to mark the day, Commonwealth Alumnus, Naveed Khurram, organised...
STEM for girls
Organised by Dithan Kiragga (2007 Scholar from Uganda, MSc International Primary Healthcare, University College London) To mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on Sunday 8 March 2020, a one-day career talk was organised by alumnus Dithan Kiragga, in collaboration with...
Engaging, encouraging, and enriching the girl child’s leadership roles in a community
Organised by Helen Akinwande Fidelis (2012 Professional Fellow from Nigeria, The Haven Wolverhampton) On Monday 9 March 2020, Commonwealth Alumnus Helen Akinwande Fidelis held an event to promote the Sustainable Development Goal 5 in achieving gender equality and...
Empowering women in academia to achieve leadership roles
Organised by Funmilayo Nihinlola Osuolale (2011 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD in Chemical Engineering, Newcastle University), Tinuade Jolaade Afolabi (2017 Academic Fellow from Nigeria, Energy Efficiency, Newcastle University) and Toyosi Tunde-Akindtunde (2011 Academic...
Demystifying to achieve gender equality
Demystifying Eswatini's Sexual and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act 2018: Empowering University of Eswatini students to make positive changes in their communities Organised by Dr Joseph Molefe Coper (2006 Scholar from Botswana, PhD Sustainable Urban Livelihoods,...
Gambian Women: Role models for fruitful and equal opportunities
Organised by Caleb Nwongbouwoh Muefong (2016 Commonwealth Scholar, MSc Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh) To mark this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD), Commonwealth Alumnus Caleb N Muefong organised an event on Monday 9 March to promote Sustainable...
