The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø welcomes today’s announcement by the UK government of a new programme of Commonwealth Rutherford Fellowships. The fellowships – announced by the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation – will attract the brightest minds from across...
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2017 entrants – Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize
2017 winner Erasmus J Petrus Cilliers (2011 Scholar from South Africa, DPhil Economics, University of Oxford) Reconciling after civil conflict increases social capital but decreases individual well-being, Science (Volume 352, Issue 6287, 2016) 2017 highly commended...
Erasmus J Petrus Cilliers wins 2017 Best Journal Article Prize
The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (ÌÇÐĹÙÍø) and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2017 Taylor & Francis Best Journal Article Prize is Dr Erasmus J Petrus Cilliers, for his article, 'Reconciling...
What did our alumni tell us in 2016?
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø surveyed some of its alumni in 2016, asking about their career after their award, their ongoing connections with the UK, and the wider impact they have achieved. Here's what the 750 respondents said.
They think it’s all over… Commonwealth v Chevening football match 2017
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø Regional Networks add to the Commonwealth Scholar experience through a range of social and other events. This year, our Regional Network Coordinators came together with Chevening Scholars (another UK government-funded scholarship programme) to organise a...
Evaluation profile: Rebecca Tibenderana
Dr Rebecca Tibenderana is a 2015 Commonwealth Medical Fellow from Uganda. She spent six months at University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to her fellowship, she had completed a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery at Mbarara University of Science...
Bangladeshi Commonwealth alumni encouraged to contribute to society
Commonwealth alumni returning to Bangladesh should aim to contribute as much as they can to their local communities. This was the clear message from Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament – and a former Commonwealth Scholar herself – at a...
Malaysian Commonwealth alumni form association and welcome home Scholars
Malaysian Commonwealth alumni gathered on 29 November 2016 to welcome home recently returned Commonwealth Scholars at a reception held in Kuala Lumpur, hosted by British Council Malaysia. The event was attended by Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner Sarah Laessig...
Global Leaders: a UK Government Scholars regional event
On 10 January 2017, 58 Scholars from the three UK government scholarship schemes – Chevening, Commonwealth, and Marshall Scholarships – came together for the Global Leaders event in Durham. The event, for Scholars at universities in north east England, was kindly...
2017 Best Journal Article Prize open for entries!
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø and the Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce that the 2017 Best Journal Article Prize is now open for entries. The Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize is awarded for the most outstanding article published in a...