The next issue of CS News will celebrate the achievements of our Australian alumni in the period leading up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia in October. Australian alumni are welcome to submit news items for the Alumni section of the...
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Proposals for innovative health solutions
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched Round 7 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative "to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Grant proposals are being accepted online until 19 May 2011 on the following topics:...
New-look CSC website
The CSC website now has a new URL, reflecting our relationship with the UK Department for International Development: www.dfid.gov.uk/cscuk Similar in structure to the previous website, the new one has many advantages, including: greater visibility for news about CSC...
ACU scoping study – of interest to African alumni
The ACU has been asked by AusAID to undertake a small scoping study to inform the development of the AusAID Research Strategy 2011-15 and Australia-Africa Research Partnerships Programme, which will sit underneath the strategy. The aim of the programme will be to...
Bursaries and awards May 2011 – please promote to colleagues
The following may be of interest to your colleagues or students. Commonwealth Summer School The first ever Commonwealth Summer School is being held at the University of Buea, Cameroon, from 26-30 July. The School is open to final year undergraduates and postgraduates...
Awards of interest to CSC alumni – May 2011
Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Ibadan The new CSFP Endowment Fund, supported by a kind donation from the Britain-Nigeria Education Trust, is funding a three month Fellowship tenable at the University of Ibadan. The Fellowship covers stipend, travel...
Distance Learning Scholar receives international award for cancer care
David Makumi-Kinyanjui (2007 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, MSc Palliative Care, University of Dundee) has been awarded the 2011 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) International Award for Contributions to Cancer Care. David is the first African recipient of the...
Commonwealth Scholars share knowledge at dentistry conference
Dr Neeraj Gugnani (Commonwealth Scholar, Dental Science, University of Manchester, 2008 - 2009) and Dr Rishi Bali (Commonwealth Scholar, Infection Control, Imperial College, London, 2008 - 2009) were both from the same home institution in India, the DAV Dental College...
Distance Learning Scholar publishes article
Nelson Ndegwa (2007 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, MSc Bioinformatics, University of Manchester) has published a paper in collaboration with his MSc research group members at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and has also written an article...
Innovation in ultrasound and anaesthesia
Dr Atul Gaur (Commonwealth Fellow from India, Glenfield Hospital (Leicester), 1995-1996)) is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, and a Founder Director of the Society for Ultrasound in Anaesthesia. The Society is a...
