Publication and Resources
New member of alumni team – October 2012
Sainabou Taal has joined the alumni team as Project Assistant, co-ordinating alumni tracing work, updating alumni records and Professional Networks administration. Sainabou has previously worked in the Gambia for two years as an Assistant Monitoring and Evaluation...
Project improves food security and provides employment opportunities – October 2012
Dr Bernard Chove (1997 Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Food Engineering, University of Reading), Associate Professor at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania, is working on a Danish government funded project to facilitate food security and entrepreneurship in the...
Professional Networks update – October 2012
Many of our Scholars, Fellows and alumni are members of our CSC Professional Networks. Whilst three of these networks are sent out as e-newsletters (Education, Public Health and Gender) the other five groups are now interactive groups on LinkedIn: Agriculture and...
Alumni chapters – October 2012
Kenya chapter This year the Kenya chapter held its second Annual General Meeting on 24 February 2012, and activities since the inaugural meeting in 2011 have included networking and participation in projects (the Royal Commonwealth Society’s ‘Me and My Net’ initiative...
Solar energy and sustainable development – October 2012
A new book ‘Advance in Thin-Film Solar Energy’ (Pan Stanford Publishing 2012) discusses how solar energy can be used in everyday society as a sustainable source of energy enabling development. The author, Professor IM Dharmadasa (1977 Commonwealth Scholar PhD Solid...
PhD candidates and early career researchers, EU-Africa network – October 2012
A new network has been established to facilitate discussion between PhD students in EU and Africa. The online network uses the LinkedIn platform and is a unique tool for members to share their experiences and any relevant information. Through this group researchers...
Measuring the impact of international scholarships
The CSC hosted a workshop on 16-18 March 2012 at Cumberland Lodge for around 45-50 representatives from scholarship providers, funders and NGOs, as well as current Commonwealth Scholars. The aim of the event was to share knowledge and experience of good practice in...
Commonwealth Scholars celebrated at international event at Cardiff
Dacia Leslie, Coordinator of the Wales Regional Network, reports on an International Scholars’ Evening held at Cardiff University. A scholastic evening of celebration and success was hosted by Cardiff University at the Aberdare Hall on Wednesday 25 April 2012....
Assessing impact in higher education and development
This report examines the impact that Commonwealth Scholarships and Fellowships can have on individuals and on higher education institutions, and the impact that these individuals and institutions can then have on economic and social development. It reports on the...
Alumni events in Botswana, Kenya and Mauritius
Alumni have attended a range of events in the last few weeks. On 24 February alumni and distance learning scholars met for the CSC Kenya AGM in Nairobi. Plans for the development of a chapter constitution and future events were discussed. Professor Tim Unwin, Chair of...
