The Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize is awarded to a Commonwealth Scholar who submits the most outstanding article published in a peer-reviewed journal. This annual prize, first awarded in 2012, aims to encourage and reward the publication achievements of Commonwealth Scholars who are completing or have recently completed their doctoral studies. The research conducted by this year’s entrants supports the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
2018 winner
Chigozie Utazi (2010 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Statistics, University of Manchester and Lancaster University)
, Vaccine, (Volume 36, Issue 12, 2018)
2018 entrants
Iddriss Ibn Abdul-Rahman (2009 Split-site Scholar from Ghana, PhD Animal Science, University of Glasgow and University of Ghana)
‘’, British Poultry Science, (Volume 57, Issue 2, 2017)
Cyprian Misinde (2011 Scholar from Uganda, DCh Childhood Studies, Queen’s University Belfast)
, Child Indicators Research, (2017)
Amanpreet Kaur (2017 Split-site Scholar from India, PhD Plant Biotechnology, University of Dundee and Thapar University)
, Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, (Volume 23, Issue 2, 2017)
Christopher McQuaid (2010 Scholar from South Africa, PhD Mathematical Ecology, University of Bath)
, PLoS Computational Biology, (Volume 13, Issue 7, 2017)
Daniel Adekunbi (2015 Split-site Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Physiology, King’s College London and University of Lagos)
, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, (Volume 30, Issue 3, 2018)
Mavis Asare (2010 Scholar from Ghana, PhD Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University)
, Journal of General Practice, (Volume 5, Issue 4, 2017)
Elizabeth Chodzaza (2012 Scholar from Malawi, PhD Nursing, University of Edinburgh)
, Midwifery, (Mar, 2018)
Alessandra Dillenburg Scur (2015 Scholar from Canada, PhD Neuroscience (Multiple Sclerosis Research), University of Edinburgh)
, Acta Neuropathologica, (2018)
Yashvee Dunneram (2015 Scholar from Mauritius, PhD Nutrition, University of Leeds)
, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, (2018)
Udoamaka Ezuruike (2010 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Pharmacy, Natural Product Research, UCL School of Pharmacy)
, Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, (2018)
Tasnuva Haque (2010 Scholar from Bangladesh, PhD Pharmacy, UCL School of Pharmacy)
, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, (Volume 104, 2017)
Rathnayake Liyanage Dona Kumari Malkanthi (2013 Scholar from Sri Lanka, PhD Human Nutrition, University of Reading)
, The Journal of Nutrition, (Volume 148, Issue 3, 2018)
Abubaker Swaib Lule (2015 Scholar from Uganda, PhD Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
, Journal of Developmental Origin Health and Disease, (2018)
Kate Mason (2015 Scholar from Australia, PhD Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)
, The Lancet Public Health, (Volume 3, Issue 1, 2018)
Doluweera Sachith Gopeetha Mettananda (2012 Scholar from Sri Lanka, PhD Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford)
, Nature Communications, (2017)
Angstone Thembachako Mlangeni (2015 Scholar from Malawi, PhD Chemistry, University of Aberdeen)
, Food Chemistry, (Volume 263, 2018)
Ana Namburete (2011 Scholar from Mozambique, DPhil Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford)
, Medical Image Analysis, (Volume 46, Issue 1, 2018)
Nadine Sammy (2014 Scholar from Trinidad and Tobago, PhD Sport and Exercise Science, University of Exeter)
, Anxiety, Stress & Coping, (Volume 30, Issue 6, 2017)
Vasanthavel Subramaniyan (2015 Split-site Scholar from India, PhD In-situ Synthesis, Fabrication and Characterization of Bioactive ZrO2, University of Manchester and Pondicherry University)
, Inorganic Chemistry, (Volume 57, 2018)
Kanika Thakur (2017 Split-site Scholar from India, PhD Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nottingham and Panjab University)
, Nanomedicine (Future Medicine), (2018)
Kondwani Wella (2012 Scholar from Malawi, PhD Information Studies (Social), University of Sheffield)
, Aslib Journal of Information Management, (Volume 69, Issue 3, 2017)
Lidon Cederick Lashley (2017 Scholar from Guyana, MPhil research Special Education Needs, University of Roehampton)
, SAGE, (Volume 7, Issue 3, 2017)
Joyce Afuah Vuban (2014 Scholar from Cameroon, PhD Education, University of York)
Negotiating access to research sites and participants within an African context: the case of Cameroon, Research Ethics, (accepted for publication)
Julia Zulver (2015 Scholar from Canada, DPhil Sociology, University of Oxford)
, Gender, Place & Culture (A Journal of Feminist Geography), (Volume 24, Issue 10, 2017)
Rebecca Helman (2017 Split-site Scholar from South Africa, PhD Sociology, University of Edinburgh and University of South Africa)
, South African Journal of Psychology, (2018)
Neha Hui (2012 Scholar from India, PhD Economics and Business, University of Reading)
, Feminist Economics, (Volume 23, Issue 3, 2017)
Ekwu Mark Ameh (2012 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Microbiological Water Quality (Environmental Chemistry), Cranfield University)
, Folia Microbiologica, (2018)
Praisegod Chidozie Emenike (2017 Split-site Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Cranfield University and Covenant University)
, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, (Volume 156, 2018)
Haider Iqbal Khan (2015 Scholar from Bangladesh, PhD Ecology, University of Nottingham)
, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (Volume 25, Issue 11, 2018)
Dan Egesa (2015 Scholar from Uganda, PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Bath)
, ACS Journal of Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, (2017)
Niroj Kumar Malik (2010 Scholar from India, PhD Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham)
, International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, (2017)
Sandeep Keshava Rao (2017 Scholar from India, PhD Accounting and Finance, University of Strathclyde)
, Journal of Rural Development, (Volume 37, Issue 1, 2018)
Ben Meiring (2016 Scholar from South Africa, DPhil Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford)
, Journal of High Energy Physics, (Volume 42, 2018)
Bushra Hassan (2011 Scholar from Pakistan, DPhil Psychology, University of Sussex)
, Emerging Adulthood, (2018)
Sarah Ezekiel Kisanga (2014 Scholar from Tanzania, PhD Education, Nottingham Trent University)
Teaching pedagogies in Tanzanian inclusive educational settings: Do they respond to the diverse needs? Voices from students with visual impairment, British Journal of Visual Impairment (Accepted for publication)
Alirat Olayinka Agboola (2011 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Real Estate Investment Market, University of Aberdeen)
, Land Use Policy, (Volume 68, 2017)
Md Mohataz Hossain (2013 Scholar from Bangladesh, PhD Architecture: Sustainable Built Environment, University of Nottingham)
, Architectural Science Review, (Volume 60, Issue 4, 2017)
Mohd Firrdhaus Mohd Sahabuddin (2016 Scholar from Malaysia, PhD Architecture, University of Strathclyde)
, 33rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA), (Volume III, 2017)
Padma Seetharaman (2011 Scholar from India, PhD Civil Engineering, University of Leeds)
, Public Transport, (Volume 9, Issue 3, 2017)
Angela Oboh (2014 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Aquaculture, University of Stirling)
, Scientific Reports, (2017)
Olusegun Fawole (2013 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Air Dispersion Modelling, University of Birmingham)
, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, (Volume 121, Issue 24, 2016)
Nishtha Saxena (2015 Split-site Scholar from India, PhD English (Cultural Studies), University of York and Panjab University)
, English in Africa, (Volume 44, Number 2, 2017)
Rachael Ununuma Akpiri (2014 Scholar from Nigeria, PhD Environmental Physiology and Toxicology, University of Birmingham)
, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), (Volume 9999, No. 9999, 2017)
Shams Muhammad Galib (2016 Scholar from Bangladesh, PhD Biological Sciences, Durham University)
, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, (Volume 28, Issue 1, 2018)
Harold Sungani (2012 Scholar from Malawi, PhD Marine/Freshwater Biology, University of Bristol)
, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, (Volume 107, 2016)
William Arlidge (2015 Scholar from New Zealand, DPhil Zoology, University of Oxford)
, BioScience, (2018)
Syed Amir Manzoor (2016 Scholar from Pakistan, PhD Agriculture, University of Reading)
, Frontiers in Plant Science, (2018)
Fred Nyongesa Ikanda (2010 Scholar from Kenya, PhD Social Anthropology, University of Cambridge)
, AFRICA, Journal of the International African Institute, (2018)
Shailesh Kumar (2017 Scholar from India, MPhil research Law, Birkbeck, University of London)
, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law – Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, (Volume 30, Issue 4, 2017)
Dawn Rollocks (2013 Scholar from Trinidad and Tobago, PhD Space-time Analysis of Crime Patterns, University College London)
, Geographical Analysis, (2018)
Harry Hefler (2015 Scholar from Canada, PhD War Studies Research, King’s College London)
, Intelligence and National Security, (2018)