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Former Academic Fellow speaks at UNESCO meeting in Scotland
Professor Michael Omolewa (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, History of Education, King’s College London, 1975) recently gave a presentation at a seminar organised by the Scottish Committee of the UK National Commission for UNESCO, in Glasgow on 10 September. The seminar...
Alumnus’ research on early island history
Professor Atholl Anderson (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD in Archaeology, University of Cambridge, 1973), together with colleagues from the Australian National University, has carried out field research in the Seychelles looking at the early history of the islands. The...
Alumnus’ research may combat cancer and cholesterol
Dr W M P B Weerasinghe (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Ruminant Nutrition, Harper Adams University College, 2005-2008) has utilised his PhD research in a recent publication. His PhD focused on milk fatty acid production in lactating ewes. Two of the fatty acids have...
Promotion for Indian alumnus
Professor Smita Sadhu (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, State and Parameter Estimation/Signal Processing, University of Cambridge, 2004–2005) has been promoted from the post of Reader to Professor of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India.
Commonwealth Split-site Scholar publishes thesis
Emmanuel Akpabio (Commonwealth Split-site Scholar, PhD Environmental and Resource Management, Lancaster University, 2004-2006) has published his doctoral thesis as a textbook, titled Integrated Water Resources Management in Nigeria: Local factors and institutional...
2010 Commonwealth Scholars from Botswana organise charity event
A group of 2010 Commonwealth Scholars from Botswana organised a charity event at SOS Children’s Village in Tlokweng, Botswana on 7 September 2010. SOS Children’s Villages care for orphaned, destitute, and abandoned children. The Scholars decided to organise the event...
University of Aberdeen launches centre for sustainable development
The University of Aberdeen last week launched the Centre for Sustainable International Development, an interdisciplinary hub for research and raising awareness in this increasingly important area. The University of Aberdeen is home to six Commonwealth Scholars, soon...
Career updates and recent publications
Professor Kawuma Medi (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, Bristol Eye Hospital) has taken up the post of Assistant Deputy Vice- Chancellor (in charge of Hospital Based Academics and Services) at Ishaka Teaching Hospital, Kampala International University, Uganda. Dr Doris N...
Commonwealth Scholar one of Time’s top 100
Time magazine named alumnus Mark Carney (Commonwealth Scholar, DPhil Economics, University of Oxford), currently Governor of the Central Bank of Canada, as one of the world’s 100 most influential people in a recent spring issue. The magazine notes Carney’s continued...
Alumnus appointed to top media executive role in Canada
Edward Greenspon (Commonwealth Scholar, MSc in Politics, London School of Economics and Political Science), an eminent journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of the Globe and Mail, has been named as Vice-President, Business Development at the Toronto Star and other...
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