Professor Rifat Atun (1985 Commonwealth Scholar from Cyprus, MB BS Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences) works in health system formulation and implementation, contributing to health care in developing countries. Currently, Rifat is Professor of International Health Management and Head of the Health Management Group at Imperial College London. [...]
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Update your online Directory of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows entry – April 2013
Posted on 30 January 2013.
The online Directory is a unique resource, listing the names of more than 29,000 people who have held scholarships or fellowships around the Commonwealth since 1959, and showcasing the career profiles of almost 5,000 alumni members. The online Directory, updated annually, enables our current and former scholars and fellows to follow the progress of alumni, [...]
Alumni chapters – April 2013
Posted on 30 January 2013.
Kenya chapter Since it was founded in 2011, the CSC Kenya alumni chapter has held regular Annual General Meetings and also participated in social events and stakeholder activities. This includes the ‘Me and my Net’ malaria-awareness raising campaign from the Royal Commonwealth Society and meeting British MPs from the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select [...]
Professional Networks update – April 2013
Posted on 30 January 2013.
The Commonwealth Scholarships group on LinkedIn now has almost 2,000 members, many of whom are also members of the eight CSC Professional Networks, which are also hosted on LinkedIn. The Commonwealth Scholarships group gives our Scholars, Fellows and alumni another way to get in touch with us, but, more importantly, allows them to communicate directly [...]
Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize – April 2013
Posted on 30 January 2013.
The inaugural Taylor & Francis Commonwealth Scholar Best Journal Article Prize was held in 2012, with more than 70 entries from current and former CSC doctoral Scholars. The prize was set up to celebrate the achievements of the CSC’s doctoral Scholars, and to acknowledge the achievement of publication in an internationally-recognised peer-reviewed journal. A panel [...]
Online health network enables collaboration between researchers – April 2013
Posted on 30 January 2013.
Francois van Loggerenberg (2006 Commonwealth Scholar from South Africa, PhD in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) is currently the Scientific Lead for The Global Health Network. The network aims to improve opportunities for collaboration and information sharing amongst health researchers. It recognises that researchers face lengthy processes and increasing [...]
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