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New scholarship opportunities for UK students

British postgraduate students can apply for Commonwealth Scholarships to study in a range of new destinations from 2011, thanks to a range of international scholarships launched this week. The first set of scholarships, set to start between September 2011 and February...

Commonwealth Jubilee Time Capsule

In honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) is assembling the world’s biggest online time capsule that will cover each day of her 60-year headship of the Commonwealth. This will be a people’s history from all over the...

Commonwealth Scholar tops MSc class

Shahidul Islam (Commonwealth Scholar, MSc Accounting and Finance, Manchester Business School, 2009-2010) has been awarded a prize for the best performance on his MSc programme. He has now returned to Bangladesh and his post as Lecturer in the Department of Accounting...

Using education to improve communities in Uganda

Hamis Mugendawala (Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, MA International Education and Development, Institute of Education, University of London, 2007-2010) discusses his work to develop new educational institutions to help his local community in Uganda. I will...

New Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners appointed

Two new Commissioners have been appointed to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission by the Secretary of State for International Development. Professor Graham Furniss, Pro-Director (Research and Enterprise) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and Professor...