Nottingham was the location of the third Commonwealth Scholars Regional Network Conference, organised by Midlands and Oxford Coordinator Abdul-Jalilu Ateku, 2014 Commonwealth Scholar from Ghana (PhD Conflicts, Governance and Development, University of Nottingham). The...
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Assessing the assessment – Commonwealth Scholars Conference
'Assessing the assessment - the Commonwealth Scholars perspective on primary education', the second Commonwealth Scholars Regional Network Conference, took place on Friday 26 June 2015 at the UCL Institute of Education in London. The event was organised by Florance...
Making an impact at home – Commonwealth Scholars Conference
In the first Commonwealth Scholars Regional Network conference of the year, Scholars explored 'How to make an impact in your home country whilst studying abroad'. Organised by Midlands and Oxford Coordinator Mustak Ibn Ayub, 2012 Commonwealth Scholar from Bangladesh...
A swarm of bees in Marlborough House Gardens
Dr Kwame Aidoo, 2015 Commonwealth Professional Fellow from Ghana, reports on a unique event arranged by his host organisation, Bees for Development. During the summer months every year, honey bee colonies gather nectar, pollen, and other resources to grow and develop...
2014 entrants – Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize
2014 winner Dr Benjamin Irving (2008 Commonwealth Scholar from South Africa, PhD Biomedical Engineering and Medical Image Analysis, University College London) Computer assisted detection of abnormal airway variation in CT scans related to paediatric tuberculosis,...
Evaluation profile: Tara Inniss
Dr Tara Inniss was awarded a Commonwealth Split-site Scholarship in 2002 and spent one year at the University of Manchester as part of her PhD research on the history of medicine. After the completion of her PhD at the University of the West Indies at Cave Hill,...
Climate change and citizens – CSC lecture series
‘Climate change and citizens’, the CSC’s second lecture series event, took place on Wednesday 6 May 2015. Hosted by the University of Sussex, the second lecture in this series focused on the issues surrounding climate change. The presentations explored the research...
Health and politics today
Having observed the high degree of health information available to the general public in the UK and the corresponding level of health literacy, the idea of Health & Politics Today was conceived by Opeyemi Akindele in 2014 while studying as a Commonwealth Shared...
Supporting youth and enhancing development in Cameroon’s rural communities
Nelly Shella Tchaptcheut Yonga, 2014 Commonwealth Professional Fellow and Coordinator of the Rural Women Development Center (RUWDEC) in Buea, Cameroon, reports on her activities after her fellowship. It’s been 3 months since my return from the UK and it already feels...
Evaluation profile: Redempta Mamseri
Redempta Mamseri was awarded a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship in 2012 and spent a one-month period at the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust. She had previously attained a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a Master’s degree in Health Studies Research in Nursing....
