Publication and Resources
Alumni publish books on agriculture in Asia, counselling
Dr C Devendra (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD and DSc in Animal Nutrition, University of Nottingham, 1966-1969), has recently published his seventeenth book, Small Farms in Asia: Revitalising Agricultural Production, Food Security and Rural Poverty. Small farms make a...
Alumnus awarded Australia government scholarship
Dr Venkateswarlu Kadiyala (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, University of Dundee, 1988) is Professor of Microbiology at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India, and has been given an Endeavour Executive Award by the Australian government, to be held at the University of...
Career news
Dr Kanamarlapudi Venkateswarlu (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Molecular Biology, University of Sheffield, 1993-1996) has now become Professor of Molecular Cell Biology at Swansea University, UK. Valérie Price (Commonwealth Scholar, Childhood Studies, University of...
Commonwealth Scholar publishes article in Science magazine
Canadian Commonwealth Scholar Charles Melnyk (PhD, University of Cambridge) has co-authored an article in Science magazine: 'Small Silencing RNAs in Plants'.
Alumni gathering in Cameroon
Executive Secretary of the CSC Dr John Kirkland (also Deputy Secretary General of the Association of Commonwealth Universities) presented a special session on Commonwealth Scholarships in Cameroon at a project conference on 'Research and Innovation Management:...
Health practitioners benefit from development fellowships
26 public health professionals from developing countries are among the beneficiaries of the 2010 Commonwealth Professional Fellowships scheme, announced today. 56 Professional Fellows in total will work with UK organisations in the public, private and voluntary...
UK universities support extra Commonwealth Scholars from developing countries
Almost 30 additional Commonwealth Scholars will be coming to study in the UK this year, thanks directly to the contributions of UK universities, according to figures published this week to coincide with the Universities Week campaign: ‘What’s the Big Idea?’ The...
Alumnus building network to combat climate change
Professor Rafiqul Islam of the University of Dhaka , Bangladesh (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, University of Nottingham) is now a member of an international network on climate change study and research in Germany. He will be visiting several countries, including...
Commonwealth Scholar in China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge final
Shams Usmani (2009 Commonwealth Split-site Scholar, PhD Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University and Lancaster University) and his team from Lancaster University have won a place in the final of the China UK Entrepreneurship Challenge, a competition for business plans...
Reception for Commonwealth Scholars at Cambridge
A reception for Commonwealth Scholars was held at the University of Cambridge, UK, on 1 June 2010. Hosted by the CSC and the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (CCT), guests included current Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows at Cambridge, Professor Tim Unwin (Chair of the...
