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...
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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...
Online health network enables collaboration between researchers – April 2013
Francois van Loggerenberg (2006 Commonwealth Scholar from South Africa, PhD in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) is currently the Scientific Lead for The Global Health Network. The network aims to improve opportunities...
Safeguarding forests in Sierra Leone – April 2013
Jobo Samba (2006 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Sierra Leone, MSc GIS with Remote Sensing and Management, Aberystwyth University) has a lead role in government efforts to protect the environment. Working as a GIS Advisor to the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning...
Bringing health issues to a wider audience – April 2013
Dr Boghuma Titanji (2009 Commonwealth Scholar from Cameroon, MSc Tropical Medicine and International Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) has now returned to the UK on a Commonwealth Scholarship to study for a PhD in HIV Drug Resistance at...
Supporting professional development in Indian hospitals – April 2013
Dr Manmohan Kapur (1968 Commonwealth Academic Fellow from India, Medical Education, Imperial College London School of Medicine at Hammersmith) has extensive experience as a consultant surgeon, and as a Professor of Surgery. Manmohan contacted us after reading the last...
Annual Evaluation Survey – April 2013
It’s that time of year again when the Evaluation Team at the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission have been sending out the annual evaluation survey. This is done on a rolling basis to a fifth of all alumni. If you received a scholarship or fellowship in a year ending...
Call for applications for DocLinks Summer School 2013 open now!
UniPID, in cooperation with the University of Helsinki, will host the second DocLinks Summer School in Helsinki, Finland on 2-5 July 2013. The Call for Applications for the DocLinks Summer School is now open with the deadline for submission on 15 February 2013. The...
Scholar gives TED talk of the day
2012 Commonwealth Scholar Boghuma Titanji's talk on ethics and HIV research has been picked as today's talk at www.ted.com Boghuma, who is from Cameroon, is studying for an MPhil in HIV Drug Resistance at University College London. Her talk at Goodenough College last...
