News
Read the latest news about the Â鶹´«Ã½ community and find out more about our current Scholars and Fellows, Alumni and partners.
Latest News
Farewell to the outgoing Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
In December, the Â鶹´«Ã½ bids farewell to Mr Richard Middleton whose distinguished tenure as Â鶹´«Ã½ Chair and formerly as a Â鶹´«Ã½ Commissioner comes to an end in December 2021. Championing higher education and sustainable development Richard Middleton has served the...
Â鶹´«Ã½ Welcome meeting for new Scholars in the UK
On Friday 3 December the Â鶹´«Ã½ held a virtual Welcome meeting for new Commonwealth Scholars studying in the UK. The Welcome Event was hosted by Richard Middleton, Chair of the Â鶹´«Ã½, and featured short talks by Regional Network Coordinators and Â鶹´«Ã½ staff on how Scholars...
The Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Leaders in Sustainable Development programme of workshops begins with sessions in November
In November, the Â鶹´«Ã½ hosted the opening sessions of the Leaders in Sustainable Development programme 2021-22 with workshops on Writing for Development (11 November) and Leadership Models and Decision Making (25 November). The workshops were led by trainers from...
Discovering the insights from the Â鶹´«Ã½’s Climate Action webinar series
Between 25 October-19 November, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Alumni Team hosted 12 webinars as part of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Climate Action webinar series. The series provided an opportunity for Commonwealth Alumni to share their work, research, and contributions to tackling climate crises in different...
The Host Organisations for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Girls’ Education Programme are announced
Each year, the Â鶹´«Ã½ offers Professional Fellowships for mid-career professionals from low- and middle-income countries to spend a period of time at a UK Host organisation for a programme of professional development. The Fellowships provide recipients with an...
New Chair of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission is announced
The Â鶹´«Ã½ is delighted to announce that Professor Robin Mason has been announced as the new Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom by the Foreign, Development and Commonwealth Office (FCDO), and will take up duties from 1 January 2022. He...
Join our panel of Academic Advisers
Advisers play a critical role in the selection of graduate Commonwealth Scholars and Professional Fellows. The panel consists of academics from a wide range of UK higher education institutions with expertise in a broad range of subject areas. Applications are...
Commonwealth Scholar Jeremiah Thoronka wins the prestigious Global Student Prize 2021
On 10 November, Commonwealth Shared Scholar Jeremiah Thoronka was awarded the inaugural Chegg.org Global Student Prize for his innovative work on clean energy solutions for communities and schools in Sierra Leone. The award was presented by actor Hugh Jackman during a...
Resisting decay: how research into material corrosion is contributing to environmental sustainability
The climate crisis presents a multi-dimensional challenge to the development of the built environment. With finite global resources and increasingly unpredictable climate patterns, the need to improve our understanding of sustainable practices and materials for...
The winning team of the joint Scholarships’ Climate Hackathon propose a solution to boost resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalayas region
On 27 October 2021 we welcomed back four shortlisted teams to present to an audience of judges, fellow Alumni, and Scholars at the grand final policy hackathon event. The finalist teams were: 'Accessible Finance Brazil', 'Sunrise', 'IMAGED (Incentives for Mitigating...
Latest Publications and Resources
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.