 Mususu Kaonda (2012 Commonwealth Scholar from Zambia, PhD Materials Science, University of Birmingham) spoke to SciDev.Net about how to encourage more young women to begin science and engineering careers. Mususu was encouraged to follow a career as an engineer by...
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Kenyan alumni contribute to policy discussions
Members of the Kenya CSC alumni association had a lunchtime meeting with Professor Jonathan Wastling, Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner, on 21 January. The gathering allowed the alumni to engage in detailed discussions over the future direction and maximising the...
Evaluation profile: James Achanyi Fontem
James Achanyi Fontem is currently the Executive Director of Cameroon Link, an NGO based in Douala that promotes health and agricultural initiatives in rural areas through community radio stations in Cameroon. He undertook a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship with...
Evaluation profile: Ingrid Palmary
Professor Ingrid Palmary is an Associate Professor at the University of Witwatersrand, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She completed a PhD in Psychology in 2005 on a Commonwealth Scholarship at Manchester Metropolitan University. Ingrid’s main research areas...
Evaluation profile: Anoja Wickramasinghe
Professor Anoja Wickramasinghe is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and an expert on social forestry and gender. She coordinates the National Network on Gender and Energy (NANEGE), and is a member of the Committee of Biomass...
Postgraduate Research Conference
‘Removing the Divide: Respecting and Understanding Cultures’ Postgraduate Research Conference, 20 June 2014 Hosted by Cardiff School of Social Sciences in partnership with the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, the conference is organised by the Wales,...
Britain-Nigeria Education Trust Commonwealth Fellowship for 2014 at the University of Ibadan
The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the University of Ibadan are pleased to announce the availability of a BNET Commonwealth Fellowship for 2014. The Fellowship is supported by the Britain-Nigeria Education Trust, as part of the Commonwealth...
Commonwealth Scholar from Trinidad and Tobago wins top prize in MSc Clinical Neurology
Dr Nadeem Hosein, a Commonwealth Scholar (2012-2013) from Trinidad and Tobago placed first among enrolled doctors in the MSc Clinical Neurology programme at UCL’s Institute of Neurology. While at the Institute of Neurology, Dr Hosein was able to complete academic,...
Alumni Fellows focus group discussion
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission’s (CSC) Evaluation team held back-to-back focus group discussions with Alumni Fellows on award and a group of supervisors on 12 November 2013. The Evaluation team viewed this as a valuable opportunity to not only attain in-depth...
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 18
Commonwealth Scholarships News - Issue 18Â (January 2014): Rising to the challenge, Our Scholars and Fellows, Crafting the CSC's new Strategic Plan, News round-up, Our alumni, Looking ahead to the next century, Networks and events
