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,...
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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 ...
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...
ACU scoping study – of interest to African alumni
The ACU has been asked by AusAID to undertake a small scoping study to inform the development of the AusAID Research Strategy 2011-15 and Australia-Africa Research Partnerships Programme, which will sit underneath the strategy. The aim of the programme will be to...
Alumnus receives environmental epidemiology prize
Dr Adetoun Mustapha (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Environmental Epidemiology, Imperial College, London, 2003-2007) was awarded the 2010 Rebecca James Baker Memorial Prize by the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Korea, August 2010. This is a...
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...
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...
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...
Professional Fellow gains skills in environmental management
Ruth Lugwisha, a Senior Environmental Management Officer at the National Environment Management Council in Tanzania, held a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at the Environment Agency in 2007. During her three-month programme, she was able to acquire practical...
Environment Agency benefits from hosting Professional Fellows
The Environment Agency has hosted a number of Professional Fellows and has found the experience to be valuable not only for the Fellows, but also for the organisation itself. 'We have found that working in partnership with other environmental organisations and through...
