Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament and Commonwealth Scholar, believes that the most important contribution made by the Commonwealth to Bangladesh is education. Shirin, who was recently appointed Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...
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Winners of the 2014 Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize
The CSC and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce that the joint winners of the 2014 Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize are: Dr Benjamin Irving, for his article ‘Computer assisted detection of abnormal airway variation...
Trajectories and impact of UK Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Programme alumni: Interim quantitative analysis
Since 2012, the CSC has been conducting a cycle of evaluation surveys designed to generate insight into the experiences, achievements, and difficulties of our alumni. Respondents to the surveys are drawn from all of the CSC-administered scholarship schemes, over 60...
Evaluation profile: M Satish Kumar
Dr M Satish Kumar is a specialist in Indian and South Asian development studies and is currently Director of the Queen’s Academy in India and Senior Lecturer at the School of Geography, Archaeology and Paleoecology at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). He was awarded a...
New Chair of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission appointed
Richard Middleton has been appointed Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom. Richard, who was recently appointed a Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Middlesex University, will take up the post on 1 January 2015. He succeeds Professor Tim Unwin...
Reformed Royal Commonwealth Society of Singapore to support new Commonwealth Scholarships in innovation
A newly-revived Royal Commonwealth Society of Singapore will encourage new innovation-focused Commonwealth Scholarships for Singaporeans to study in the UK, announced HM The Queen last week, during a state banquet in honour of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. The...
2014 Best Journal Article Prize open for entries!
The CSC and the Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce that the 2014Â Best Journal Article Prize is now open for entries. More information about the Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize Eligibility To enter the 2014 Best...
‘Nyasigwelin’: A transgender concept among Jop’adhola community in Uganda
‘Removing the divide: respecting and understanding cultures’ was the theme of a postgraduate conference held at Cardiff University on 20 June 2014. Organised by Cardiff University School of Social Sciences and Welsh School of Architecture, in collaboration with...
Evaluation profile: Samwel Marwa Werema
Dr Samwel Werema was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship in 2002 to pursue a PhD at the University of Strathclyde. He had previously attained a Master’s qualification in Accounting and Finance at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and was working as an...
Representing youth in the World Conference on Youth 2014
Salman Ahmad is a 2013 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Pakistan, currently completing a Master's in International Business at the University of Liverpool. Salman had the opportunity to take part in the World Conference on Youth 2014, and reflects on the outcomes of...
