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Alumni profile: Dame Bridget Ogilvie
A career in scientific research and scientific leadership: Dame Bridget Ogilvie (Commonwealth Scholar from Australia, PhD Immunology of Parasites, University of Cambridge, 1960-1964) remembers her time as a PhD student as a time of freedom and flexibility. Her...
Alumni profile: Carolyn McMaster
Serving the Commonwealth in diplomacy and development: Carolyn McMaster (Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, MPhil International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1969-1971) grew up in a household interested in international affairs. From an...
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 Scholarships News – Issue 13
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 13 (February 2011): Women as agents of change, Our Scholars and Fellows, Country profile – Cameroon, News round-up, Our alumni, Balancing study and home life, Networks and events
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...
Applications open for Newton International Fellowships
The Newton International Fellowship Scheme aims to select the very best early stage postdoctoral researchers from all over the world and enable them to work at UK research institutions for a period of two years. The scheme, delivered by the British Academy and the...
Commonwealth Alumni and Scholars launch chapter in Kenya
More than 50 alumni and current Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholars attended the inaugural meeting of the Kenyan alumni chapter in Nairobi on 21 February 2011. Other guests included Dr John Kirkland, Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission,...
Professional Fellowships – Information Meeting
An information event for current and prospective Professional Fellowship hosts was held on 10 February 2011. The event gave organisations new to the scheme a chance to find out more about Commonwealth Professional Fellowships, both from CSC staff and those who have...
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...
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