Publication and Resources
Fellow involved with major textile research projects
Professor Samuel Chuks Ugbolue held a Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Manchester in 1988 – 1989. He is based in the Department of Materials and Textiles, at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, He has worked in the private sector as a textile...
Fellow contributes to bio-energy research
Professor Joseph Adeola Fuwape was awarded a Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of North Wales, Bangor, in 1991. His research interests include pyrolytic conversion of plant biomass to bio-fuel, design/construction and performance evaluation of solar timber...
Fellow utilises research in community conflict resolution
Dr Moji Olateju held a Commonwealth Fellowship at the University of Birmingham in 2006. She spent her award working on discourse analysis, researching the multimodal features of political billboards and other social contexts in Nigeria. Her fellowship has broadened...
Split-site Scholar furthers understanding of agriculture and climate change
Dr Nicholas Ozor, who held a split-site scholarship at the University of Reading, 2005 – 2006, is currently Project Co-ordinator on a number of projects that look at innovation in agriculture and the relation between agriculture and climate change. Universities,...
Commonwealth Scholar active in research and academic activities
Professor Stephen Akpavie gained a Commonwealth Scholarship to study a PhD in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow in 1982. He was promoted Professor at the University of Ibadan in 1994 and in 2004 published a book on general veterinary pathology General ...
Commonwealth Scholar working on PhD
Oyomoare Osazuwa-Peters held a Commonwealth Scholarship for a Masters in Environmental Protection and Management at the University of Edinburgh, 2007 and returned home to continue working in the Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Benin....
Commonwealth Scholar working in HIV/Aids management
Cornelia Ndifon studied for her MPhil in Public Health at the University of Leeds from 2003 -2004. Cornelia is an associate member of the Royal College of Obstetrician/Gynaecologists and has published a number of books including Fundamentals of Safe Motherhood (LAP...
Split-site Scholar participates in engineering research project
Dr Fati Maunde held a split-site scholarship at Cranfield University in 2007, and is currently working as a project engineer after her university (Federal University of Technology, Yola) won a competitive agricultural research grant. Fati is developing an aluminum...
Recent alumni publications April 2011
Dr Adebambo Adewale Oduwole was awarded a Professional Fellowship in Education and Technology at Middlesex University in 2005, Adebambo has since completed his doctorate in Library and Information Studies and has now been appointed Medical Librarian at Lagos State...
Cassava – adding value to rural farming systems
Dr Kolawole Adebayo (Commonwealth Split-site Scholar, PhD in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria and University of Reading, 2001 - 2002) works as Project Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (C:AVA) at the...
