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...
governance
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...
Career news
Paul-Arthur Gendreau (Commonwealth Scholar, London School of Economics), formerly a judge with the Quebec Court of Appeal, has been appointed Counsel at Langlois Kronström Desjardins LLP, Canada. Smita Sadhu (Commonwealth Academic Fellow, University of Cambridge,...
New perspective on developing country parliaments follows from Professional Fellowship
Richard Ssendenge, from Uganda, held a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST)  in 2008. POST's Dr Chandrika Nath reported on the value of hosting a Professional Fellow. 'The Commonwealth Professional...
Commonwealth Scholar scoops prestigious prize
Benhajj Shaaban Masoud (2008 Commonwealth Scholar, PhD Law, Nottingham Trent University) has been named as one of just four winners, and the only one from the UK, of the International Insolvency Institute (III)'s prestigious 2010 III Prize in International Insolvency...
Achievements of CSFP alumnus recognised
The Hon Dr Lockwood Smith, Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament, has been honoured with a Massey University Distinguished Alumni Award. Lockwood has been Speaker since 2008 and has served nine terms as an MP, during which he has held numerous ministerial portfolios....
Professional Fellows meet on Commonwealth Day
A small group of 2009 Commonwealth Professional Fellows and hosts got together on 8 March 2010 – Commonwealth Day – to discuss their Fellowships and how both Fellows and hosts can benefit from them. It was a useful discussion and very encouraging to note the...
Alumnus edits new journal
Professor John S Moolakkattu (Commonwealth Academic Fellow from India, 2003-2004) is the founding editor of Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict Transformation, published by the School of Politics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Since 2008, he has been serving as...
Research on security professionals
Dr David Last (Commonwealth Scholar, PhD International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science) has spent thirty years in the Canadian Forces, and is now a Professor at the Canadian Royal Military College. David is carrying out research on the...
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 10
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 10 (September 2009): Flying the flag for justice in the Commonwealth, Happy Birthday CSFP!, Country profile – Canada, News round-up, Scholars' news, Alumni in action, Networks and events
