Over the past few months, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s Regional Network Coordinators have been busy getting to know the Scholars in their UK regions and organising a number of activities to build connections and develop a supportive, vibrant network for Scholars during their scholarship...
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø is pleased to welcome Professor Robin Mason as the new Chair of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom. Professor Robin Mason, who is also Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) and Professor of Economics at the University of Birmingham, as...
We are pleased to announce that our in-person ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Connect and Collaborate Event for Commonwealth Scholars will be held in London on 25 February 2022. This is the largest event in the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s calendar and a chance to celebrate the achievements of new and continuing...
In December, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø bids farewell to Mr Richard Middleton whose distinguished tenure as ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Chair and formerly as a ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Commissioner comes to an end in December 2021. Championing higher education and sustainable development Richard Middleton has served the...
On Friday 3 December the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø held a virtual Welcome meeting for new Commonwealth Scholars studying in the UK. The Welcome Event was hosted by Richard Middleton, Chair of the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø, and featured short talks by Regional Network Coordinators and ÌÇÐĹÙÍø staff on how Scholars...
In November, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø 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...
Between 25 October-19 November, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Alumni Team hosted 12 webinars as part of the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø 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...
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...
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...
On Friday 24 September 2021, the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Alumni Team hosted the latest webinar in the Knowledge Hub series. Commonwealth Alumnus Dr Lin C Sambili Gicheha presented on the topic, ‘Youth, sport, and cultural interventions in preventing violent extremism: Insights from the...