Paul-Arthur Gendreau (Commonwealth Scholar, London School of Economics), formerly a judge with the Quebec Court of Appeal, has been appointed Counsel at Langlois Kronström Desjardins LLP, Canada. Smita Sadhu (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, University of Cambridge,...
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Former Deputy Chair of the CSC joins LIDC
Dr Hilary Perraton, who was Deputy Chair of the CSC until 2009 , has been appointed as the first Visiting Fellow of the London International Development Centre (LIDC). The Fellowship – a joint honorary appointment at LIDC and the Institute of Education, University of...
Commonwealth scholar wins presentation prize
Mohd Golam Quader Khan (2007 Commonwealth Scholar from Bangladesh, PhD Aquaculture Genetics, University of Stirling) has won first prize in the oral presentation competition at the 2nd PhD Research Conference at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling.
Alumni publish books on agriculture in Asia, counselling
Dr C Devendra (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD and DSc in Animal Nutrition, University of Nottingham, 1966-1969), has recently published his seventeenth book, Small Farms in Asia: Revitalising Agricultural Production, Food Security and Rural Poverty. Small farms make a...
Alumnus awarded Australia government scholarship
Dr Venkateswarlu Kadiyala (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, University of Dundee, 1988) is Professor of Microbiology at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India, and has been given an Endeavour Executive Award by the Australian government, to be held at the University of...
Career news
Dr Kanamarlapudi Venkateswarlu (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Molecular Biology, University of Sheffield, 1993-1996) has now become Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at Swansea University, UK. Valérie Price (Commonwealth Scholar, Childhood Studies, University of...
Commonwealth Scholar publishes article in Science magazine
Canadian Commonwealth Scholar Charles Melnyk (PhD, University of Cambridge) has co-authored an article in Science magazine: 'Small Silencing RNAs in Plants'.
Alumni gathering in Cameroon
Executive Secretary of the CSC Dr John Kirkland (also Deputy Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities) presented a special session on Commonwealth Scholarships in Cameroon at a project conference on 'Research and Innovation Management:...
Health practitioners benefit from development fellowships
26 public health professionals from developing countries are among the beneficiaries of the 2010 Commonwealth Professional Fellowships scheme, announced today. 56 Professional Fellows in total will work with UK organisations in the public, private and voluntary...
UK universities support extra Commonwealth Scholars from developing countries
Almost 30 additional Commonwealth Scholars will be coming to study in the UK this year, thanks directly to the contributions of UK universities, according to figures published this week to coincide with the Universities Week campaign: ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ The...
