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Microplastic and nanoplastic pollution: promoting actionable strategies to save oceans in India
In November 2024, Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Bunty Sharma delivered a two-day national workshop on, ‘Microplastic and Nanoplastic Pollution (MNP-2024): analytical tools for detection and remediation techniques’. The workshop was designed to promote analytical tools to detect and mitigate micro-nanoplastic pollution, build capacity amongst new researchers in this technique and discuss strategies to prevent further plastic contamination of rivers, oceans and coastal areas in India.
CSC Commissioner joins first cohort of Commonwealth Startup Fellows
Last month CSC Commissioner Professor Kevin Ibeh attended a launch event for Commonwealth Startup Fellows in Ghana where he met the new Fellows and held dialogues with partner organisations in the country. Launching the CSF programme Following a weekend of travel...
Promoting inclusive learning for students with disabilities in Higher Education in Tanzania
In December 2024, Commonwealth Alumni Stanslaus Francis and Sardina Zabron Tinkasimile delivered a workshop to promote awareness on inclusive learning for students with disabilities in Higher Education (HE) in Tanzania.
Spotlight on Olalekan Aduloju – exploring the role of brownfields in urban planning and political ecology
Olalekan Aduloju is a 2020 Commonwealth PhD Scholar from Nigeria studying at the University of Chester. His research focuses on brownfield sites in Nigeria and explores how urban planners address the contested issue of brownfield development. Olalekan presented his...
Interchange25: Empowering Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Between 19-28 March 2025, the CSC’s global conference, Interchange25, brought together over 400 scholars and alumni from 45 countries for a series of expert panel discussions and interactive sessions on the theme, ‘Entrepreneurship, innovation and job creation’. The...
Introducing the Commonwealth Startup Fellows
We are delighted to introduce Cohort One of the Commonwealth Startup Fellows who began their programme with a bootcamp in Accra, Ghana. Below is the list of twenty businesses and their founders, who join the CSF programme. About the fellowship...
Together we thrive – celebrating shared values at Commonwealth Day 2025
On Monday 10 March, Commonwealth Scholars attended a multi-faith service held at Westminster Abbey in London alongside leaders, dignitaries, and representatives from across the Commonwealth to celebrate Commonwealth Day. This...
Spotlight on Rubayet Ul Alam – predicting and preventing future pandemics
A S M Rubayet Ul Alam is a 2020 Commonwealth PhD Scholar from Bangladesh studying at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) variants with the aim of predicting and preventing future infectious diseases. Rubayet...
Development in Action webinar series: Improving teaching practices in crisis settings
On Wednesday 26 February, Commonwealth Alumnus Siddharth Pillai delivered a webinar on ‘Improving teaching practices in crisis settings’. This webinar addressed the CSC development theme of Access, inclusion and opportunity. The CSC’s Development in Action webinar...
Spotlight on Joyce Chivunga – providing a roadmap for energy resilience in Malawi
Joyce Chivunga is a 2020 Commonwealth PhD Scholar from Malawi studying at Loughborough University. Her research focuses on multidisciplinary approaches to improving the resilience of Malawi's electricity grid following climate change-related weather events. Joyce...
Latest Publications and Resources
Twenty Years of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships
The CSC is proud to have supported over 3,000 exceptional scholars from 41 countries across the Commonwealth to undertake Commonwealth Scholarships by Distance Learning over the last two decades. In the run-up to the twentieth anniversary of the programme, the CSC is preparing to undertake an in-depth programme evaluation, beginning with the publication of a short rapid analysis summary and infographic highlighting the unique attributes and impact of the programme.
Commonwealth Doctoral Scholarships 1960 – 2015
The CSC is extremely proud of its support for doctoral research and of the thousands of Commonwealth Alumni who have obtained their PhD as a result. This review, completed in 2017 looked at the Commonwealth PhD Scholarship programme from 1960-2015 by which point over...
Successes and complexities: the outcomes of UK Commonwealth Scholarships 1960-2012
The CSC's commitment to evaluation and monitoring and to understanding the post award experiences of its Scholars and Alumni led to the further expansion of its data gathering, with a refined survey building on the experience of the initial alumni impact survey...
A study of research methodology used in evaluations of international scholarship schemes for higher education
International scholarship schemes for higher education are widely supported by governments, supranational bodies, and charitable organisations as part of both public diplomacy and developmental assistance commitments. Although the objectives of many scholarship...
