The Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) programme has announced an opportunity for former Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows to apply to be Local Consultants in DelPHE’s ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation scheme. DelPHE is seeking a number of...
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First Commonwealth Fellowship at University of Ibadan awarded to UK researcher
Dr Simon Heap has been awarded the inaugural Britain-Nigeria Educational Trust Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The Fellowship, which has been made possible by a donation from the Britain-Nigeria Educational Trust to the CSFP 50th...
Commonwealth Scholars record entries for Jubilee Time Capsule
Six Commonwealth Scholars have recalled the most memorable day in their lives in interviews for the Jubilee Time Capsule. The Jubilee Time Capsule is being assembled by the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee next...
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 14
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 14 (July 2011): Clearing the way for CHOGM, Our Scholars and Fellows, Country profile – Australia, News round-up, Our alumni, New Economics and Finance Network, Networks and events
Inaugural Commonwealth Summer School is a huge success
The first-ever Commonwealth Summer School, organised by the Association of Commonwealth Universities together with several former Commonwealth Scholars, was hailed as a huge success at its closing ceremony on Friday. The Summer School, which was hosted by the...
Commonwealth Scholar in top 200 Young South Africans list
Elizabeth Mills, a 2009 Commonwealth Scholar, has been named as one of the Mail & Guardian's top 200 Young South Africans. Elizabeth is about to start the third-year of her PhD in Development Studies at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex....
CEC Parliamentary event 2011
An event for Commonwealth Scholars, organised by the Council for Education in the Commonwealth (CEC) with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), was held on 21 June 2011 in the CPA Room, Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament, London. The event provided...
Commonwealth Scholar knighted in Queen’s birthday honours list
Professor Sir Woodville Marshall (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD History, University of Cambridge, 1960 - 1962) has received a knighthood for services to education in Barbados. Sir Woodville was in the first cohort of Commonwealth Scholars in 1960, and is believed to be...
Commonwealth Scholar receives award for wheat research
Dr Ida Paul (Commonwealth Split-site Scholar from South Africa, PhD in Environmental Management, University of Pretoria and Durham University, 2003 – 2004) has been named as a 2011 Jeanie Borlaug Women in Triticum Award recipient, in recognition of her outreach work...
Commonwealth, Human Rights and Democracy
The 'Commonwealth, Human Rights and Democracy' conference was held on 11-13 March 2011 at Cumberland Lodge. Photos from the conference are up on Flickr Conference presentations Balancing democracies (opening keynote speech) – Professor Tim Unwin (Chair of the...
