Dr Joseph Oyediran Popoola held a Commonwealth Scholarship to study for a PhD in Environmental Planning at the University of Nottingham in 1981. He is a consultant architect at Poparch Associates Ltd. Kaduna Nigeria. Joseph has worked on the Hasiya Bayero Paediatric...
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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...
Alumni based in the UK – May 2011
StepUp4Christchurch.com – Earthquake Appeal A chance to join the charity stair climb and help those affected by New Zealand’s devastating earthquake at: "The Gherkin", 30 St Mary Axe, London EC3A 8EP. The stair climb takes place on Sunday 22 May 2011, 10.00am-2.30pm...
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – Proposals for innovative health solutions
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has launched Round 7 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative "to encourage innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Grant proposals are being accepted online until 19 May 2011 on the following topics:...
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...
Distance Learning Scholar receives international award for cancer care
David Makumi-Kinyanjui (2007 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, MSc Palliative Care, University of Dundee) has been awarded the 2011 Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) International Award for Contributions to Cancer Care. David is the first African recipient of the...
Commonwealth Scholars share knowledge at dentistry conference
Dr Neeraj Gugnani (Commonwealth Scholar, Dental Science, University of Manchester, 2008 - 2009) and Dr Rishi Bali (Commonwealth Scholar, Infection Control, Imperial College, London, 2008 - 2009) were both from the same home institution in India, the DAV Dental College...
Innovation in ultrasound and anaesthesia
Dr Atul Gaur (Commonwealth Fellow from India, Glenfield Hospital (Leicester), 1995-1996)) is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, and a Founder Director of the Society for Ultrasound in Anaesthesia. The Society is a...
Commonwealth Scholars attend award ceremony
On 24 November 2010, a group of Commonwealth Scholars attended the Royal Society Pfizer Award ceremony in London. The award is designed to reward scientists based in Africa at the outset of their career, and was won by Kenyan scientist Dr Collins Ouma (pictured here...
Bringing maternal healthcare to rural India
Lindsay Barnes, a UK citizen, was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1985 to complete her PhD in Sociology at Jawaharlal Nehru University, in India. During the course of her PhD fieldwork, Lindsay came into contact with ‘appalling living conditions in the...
