Professor Rifat Atun (1985 Commonwealth Scholar from Cyprus, MB BS Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences) works in health system formulation and implementation, contributing to health care in developing countries....
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Alumni e-newsletter Issue 5 (April 2013)
Welcome to the April CS3 Alumni e-newsletter. This issue brings you news of recent events, updates on alumni projects and the latest Professional Networks developments. If you have a project you want to share with other alumni in the next e-newsletter (due out in...
Commonwealth Scholarships for UK citizens – applications now open!
Applications are now open for Commonwealth Scholarships for UK citizens to study in a range of Commonwealth countries. Scholarships are available during 2013-2014 for Master’s study in eight low and middle income Commonwealth countries, including Cameroon, Kenya,...
Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey
On Monday 11 March, Commonwealth Scholars, staff from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK, Chevening Scholarships Secretariat, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities attended the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey. The event...
Distance Learning Scholar awarded honorary doctorate for services to palliative care
Dr Zipporah Ali, 2007 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford Brookes University, UK, in recognition of her services to palliative care in Kenya. Zipporah is Executive Director of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care...
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 16
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 16 (February 2013): Supporting the wider community, Our Scholars and Fellows, Country profile – Trinidad and Tobago, News round-up, Our alumni, Tertiary education in the Commonwealth, Networks and events
Identifying Methodologies for Cost Benefit Analysis and Value for Money
This report was commissioned by the CSC as part of its new programme of evaluation activity. Its authors – Olivier Vardakoulias and Natalie Nicholles of NEF Consulting – were asked to undertake a review of current literature looking at the economic implications of...
The world in 2113: what will it be like, how can we prepare?
Commonwealth Scholars are invited to apply to attend the third ACU Commonwealth Residential School, being held from Thursday 8-Monday 12 August 2013 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom. The Commonwealth Residential School was instigated by the...
Alumni chapters – April 2013
Kenya chapter Since it was founded in 2011, the CSC Kenya alumni chapter has held regular Annual General Meetings and also participated in social events and stakeholder activities. This includes the ‘Me and my Net’ malaria-awareness raising campaign from the Royal...
Professional Networks update – April 2013
The Commonwealth Scholarships group on LinkedIn now has almost 2,000 members, many of whom are also members of the eight CSC Professional Networks, which are also hosted on LinkedIn. The Commonwealth Scholarships group gives our Scholars, Fellows and alumni another...
