The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is seeking to appoint four new Commissioners to the Ĺ. Appointed by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Commonwealth Scholarship...
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Introducing the Professional Fellowship Host Organisations focused on Clean Energy, Air and Oceans
In response to the UK government’s call to action at last year’s COP26 in Glasgow, the Ĺ’s Time Limited Programme (TLP) for 2022-2023 is focused on Clean Energy, Air and Oceans. While the pace of climate change quickens, our world urgently needs solutions to turn...
Meet the 2022 Ĺ Research Impact Award winners
The Ĺ and Taylor & Francis Group are delighted to announce the winners of the 2022 Ĺ Research Impact Awards (RIA). One prize is awarded per stream, with an annual topical prize also available to entrants. This...
Supporting Botswana at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as Sport Psychologist
Over the last few weeks, Commonwealth Alumnus Kagiso Tlhabano-David has been attending the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as the sport psychologist for the Botswana national team. As an emerging advocate for disability inclusion in sport, Kagiso has been...
Two Fellows and a Host reflect on the 2022 Girls’ Education Professional Fellowship programme
On Friday 10 June, the 2022 Professional Fellowship programme focused on Girls’ Education came to a close. 29 Professional Fellows from 11 Commonwealth countries have spent the last three months in the UK as part of this programme, learning from this year’s five host...
What motivates the 2022 cohort of Professional Fellows focused on Girls’ Education?
Since March 2022, 29 Professional Fellows from 11 Commonwealth countries have been taking part in a programme of professional development in the UK focused on Girls’ Education. The Fellows were selected from a range of professional backgrounds, roles, and fields. What...
2022-23 Alumni Community Engagement Fund – Applications now open!
The Ĺ’s Alumni Community Engagement Fund (ACEF) is an annual fund which seeks to support Commonwealth Alumni in raising awareness of key development issues at the community level through the organisation of an engagement activity. Small Changes for Big Impact Small...
2022 Professional Fellows Welcome Event
On 28 March, the Ĺ was delighted to welcome all 29 Professional Fellows from the 2022 cohort to Birmingham University for two days of networking, cross-organisation engagement and learning focused on the theme for this year’s programme: Girls’ Education. This was...
Chevening, Ĺ and Marshall Alumni collaborate to combat climate change with launch of new policy report
A new policy report brings together 36 innovative environmental ideas designed over the course of 24 hours by Chevening, Ĺ and Marshall Alumni from over 50 countries around the world. A policy “hackathon” coinciding with COP26 in late 2021 brought together 150...
Apply Now for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships
Applications are now open for Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships for PhD candidates from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries to spend 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country. What are Commonwealth Split-site...