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Scientific research leads to international prize
Dr Julie Makani (1995 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Tanzania, Diploma in Internal Medicine, Imperial College London) has won the Royal Society Pfizer Award 2011 for her research into sickle cell disease. She will receive £60,000 towards a 12-month study which aims...
Scientific research leads to international prize
Dr Julie Makani (1995 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Tanzania, Diploma in Internal Medicine, Imperial College London) has won the Royal Society Pfizer Award 2011 for her research into sickle cell disease. She will receive £60,000 towards a 12-month study which aims...
A career in forensic science
Judith Mowatt (1998 Commonwealth Scholar from Jamaica, PhD in Toxicology at the University of Manchester) spent her award researching in the field of genotoxicity, and she believes that her award has had a wide impact, not just on her career but in her professional...
Culture across countries
An international perspective on culture and cultural production has underpinned much of the work of Dr Sarah Thornton (1988 Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, PhD in music and sociology, University of Strathclyde) She is a cultural critic and writer, an art columnist...
Linking the Commonwealth to Europe
Dr Elizabeth Peri (1985 Commonwealth Scholar, MA Fine Art, University of Nigeria) has enjoyed a varied career which has seen her lecturing in Nigeria to currently working at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. After her MA at the University of Nigeria, she...
Environmental research presentation
Shaheen Begum (2008 Commonwealth Scholar from Pakistan, PhD in Environment, University of York) recently presented part of her PhD research at the International Conference on the Status and Future of the World's Large Rivers (organised by BOKU – University of Natural...
New study finds that scholarships support key Commonwealth principles on democracy
Higher education and international scholarships are boosting good governance and democratic principles in countries across the Commonwealth, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK published today. The report, launched at the...
Asia-Pacific region benefiting from Commonwealth Scholarships
Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows from the Asia-Pacific region are having an impact on key areas of importance to the region, including science, health, and education, according to a new report published by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK today. The...
Assessing impact in the Asia-Pacific region
This report analyses the impact of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows in the Asia-Pacific region, which, for the purposes of the analysis, is divided into three sub-regions: Australia and New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and South East Asia. As well as outlining some of...
Assessing impact in building and sustaining Commonwealth principles on democracy
This report assesses the impact of our alumni on governance and democracy, principles which lie at the heart of the Commonwealth. The report takes as its main source the responses of alumni who reported having impact in at least one of four key priority areas for...
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