On Monday 11 March, Commonwealth Scholars, staff from the Â鶹´«Ã½, Chevening Scholarships Secretariat, and the Association of Commonwealth Universities attended the Commonwealth Day Observance at Westminster Abbey. The event...
Hannah Openshaw
Distance Learning Scholar awarded honorary doctorate for services to palliative care
Dr Zipporah Ali, 2007 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford Brookes University, UK, in recognition of her services to palliative care in Kenya. Zipporah is Executive Director of Kenya Hospices and Palliative Care...
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 16
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 16 (February 2013): Supporting the wider community, Our Scholars and Fellows, Country profile – Trinidad and Tobago, News round-up, Our alumni, Tertiary education in the Commonwealth, Networks and events
Identifying Methodologies for Cost Benefit Analysis and Value for Money
This report was commissioned by the Â鶹´«Ã½ as part of its new programme of evaluation activity. Its authors – Olivier Vardakoulias and Natalie Nicholles of NEF Consulting – were asked to undertake a review of current literature looking at the economic implications of...
The world in 2113: what will it be like, how can we prepare?
Commonwealth Scholars are invited to apply to attend the third ACU Commonwealth Residential School, being held from Thursday 8-Monday 12 August 2013 at Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom. The Commonwealth Residential School was instigated by the...
Alumni chapters – April 2013
Kenya chapter Since it was founded in 2011, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Kenya alumni chapter has held regular Annual General Meetings and also participated in social events and stakeholder activities. This includes the ‘Me and my Net’ malaria-awareness raising campaign from the Royal...
Professional Networks update – April 2013
The Commonwealth Scholarships group on LinkedIn now has almost 2,000 members, many of whom are also members of the eight Â鶹´«Ã½ Professional Networks, which are also hosted on LinkedIn. The Commonwealth Scholarships group gives our Scholars, Fellows and alumni another...
Online health network enables collaboration between researchers – April 2013
Francois van Loggerenberg (2006 Commonwealth Scholar from South Africa, PhD in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) is currently the Scientific Lead for The Global Health Network. The network aims to improve opportunities...
Safeguarding forests in Sierra Leone – April 2013
Jobo Samba (2006 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Sierra Leone, MSc GIS with Remote Sensing and Management, Aberystwyth University) has a lead role in government efforts to protect the environment. Working as a GIS Advisor to the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning...
Bringing health issues to a wider audience – April 2013
Dr Boghuma Titanji (2009 Commonwealth Scholar from Cameroon, MSc Tropical Medicine and International Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) has now returned to the UK on a Commonwealth Scholarship to study for a PhD in HIV Drug Resistance at...