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New Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioners appointed
Two new Commissioners have been appointed to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission by the Secretary of State for International Development. Professor Graham Furniss, Pro-Director (Research and Enterprise) at the School of Oriental and African Studies, and Professor...
Alumnus acts as discussant at Gladywn Lecture
Professor Michael Omolewa (Commonwealth Fellow, King's College London, 1975-1976) acted as the lead discussant at the 2010 Gladwyn Lecture, held on 8 December 2010 at the Palace of Westminster, London. The lecture itself was given by Dr Nosa Aladeselu, Executive...
Commonwealth Professional Fellow speaks at World AIDS Day Vigil
Remmy Mukonka (2010 Commonwealth Professional Fellow, George House Trust) made a speech at a World AIDS Day Vigil held in Manchester on 1 December 2010. Remmy spoke about the HIV/AIDS crisis in Zambia (his home country) and in Africa at large, and gave a ‘call to...
Commonwealth Scholar wins Best Research Award
Emmanuel Dugan (2008 Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Soil Science, University of Reading) is part of a team that has won a national Best Research Award 2010 at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana. The research team has been investigating how...
Commonwealth Scholars attend award ceremony
On 24 November 2010, a group of Commonwealth Scholars attended the Royal Society Pfizer Award ceremony in London. The award is designed to reward scientists based in Africa at the outset of their career, and was won by Kenyan scientist Dr Collins Ouma (pictured here...
Welcome Programme 2010
New Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows were welcomed to the UK during a Welcome Programme graciously hosted by the University of Edinburgh from 14-15 November 2010. The continued support of the Scottish Government for the CSC allowed the event to be held outside London...
Alumni e-newsletter – Issue 2 (November 2010)
Welcome to the November CSC alumni e-newsletter! This issue brings you news of recent and forthcoming events, updates on alumni projects, latest Professional Network developments, and the launch of our online, searchable alumni directory. If you have an item you would...
Plans for Professional Network in business/economics/finance
In addition to our nine existing Professional Networks, we are launching a new network in 2011 in the area of business/economics/finance. The CSC is keen to involve alumni in our activities, and would like to hear from any alumni with a professional interest in these...
Bringing maternal healthcare to rural India
Lindsay Barnes, a UK citizen, was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1985 to complete her PhD in Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, in India. During the course of her PhD fieldwork, Lindsay came into contact with ‘appalling living conditions in the...
Solar Village development
Professor I M Dharmadasa (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Solid State Electronics, Durham University, 1977-1980) is Professor and Head of Electronic Materials and Sensors Group at Sheffield Hallam University, reported on the research progress of his Solar Village project in...
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