“Women as Agents of Change” was the theme of Commonwealth Day 2011, and was also emphasised again by Her Majesty the Queen at the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia. In this alumni web feature we celebrate the diverse achievements of our female alumni across the Commonwealth. In Ghana, Dr Frances Owusu-Daaku [...]
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Alumni Feature: Women as Agents of Change (November 2011)
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Posted in Alumni, Alumni Features, News
Women as agents of change
Posted on 14 March 2011.
To mark Commonwealth Day on 14 March – which this year celebrates the theme of ‘Women as agents of change’ – and the centernary of International Women’s Day on 8 March, we feature profiles of two female alumni who have had a major impact on the lives of others, in their home countries and abroad. [...]
Alumni profile: Dame Bridget Ogilvie
Posted on 14 March 2011.
A career in scientific research and scientific leadership: Dame Bridget Ogilvie (Commonwealth Scholar from Australia, PhD Immunology of Parasites, University of Cambridge, 1960-1964) remembers her time as a PhD student as a time of freedom and flexibility. Her supervisor let her manage her own studies, and Bridget credits this in part with developing her sense [...]
Alumni profile: Carolyn McMaster
Posted on 14 March 2011.
Serving the Commonwealth in diplomacy and development: Carolyn McMaster (Commonwealth Scholar from Canada, MPhil International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1969-1971) grew up in a household interested in international affairs. From an early age I participated in dinner table discussions about both Canadian and world events. My brother (who also joined the [...]
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 13
Posted on 28 February 2011.
Commonwealth Scholarships News – Issue 13 (February 2011): Women as agents of change, Our Scholars and Fellows, Country profile – Cameroon, News round-up, Our alumni, Balancing study and home life, Networks and events
Posted in CS News, Evaluation, News, Publications
Scholar advises UN on gender and development
Posted on 20 November 2010.
Indu Grover was awarded both a Commonwealth Scholarship, to study at the University of London between 1981 and 1984, and a Commonwealth Fellowship at Reading University from 1994 to 1995. In the Agricultural Research and Rural Development Department at Reading, she planned an edited volume on technologies for rural homes and communities with her mentor, [...]
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