A group of Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows had the opportunity to discuss their experiences as researchers in their home countries at a round table with the Commons Science and Technology Committee yesterday. The round table, which was convened as part of the Select Committee’s inquiry into science and international development, gave the MPs a chance [...]
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Malawian Scholar to present poster at Planet under Pressure conference
Posted on 08 December 2011.
Collen Zalengera, a Commonwealth Scholar from Malawi, will be giving a poster presentation at the Planet Under Pressure 2012 conference, being held in London next March. This major international conference will focus on solutions to the global sustainability challenge, and form an important input to the Rio+20 conference (United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development) in [...]
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Scholar wins two prizes for MSc studies
Posted on 30 November 2011.
Edward Olaniru, 2010 Commonwealth Scholar from Nigeria, recently graduated from his MSc Pharmacology and Biotechnology course at Sheffield Hallam University with a Distinction. He was also awarded two prizes: the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing Biosciences Prize for the postgraduate international student who has made the most significant contribution to the programme, and the Gold Hallam Award for outstanding [...]
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Inspiring women in the field of pharmacy
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Dr Frances Owusu-Daaku (1986 Commonwealth Scholar from Ghana, PhD Pharmacy at the University of Manchester and 2000 Commonwealth Fellow at the School of Pharmacy) and Dr Rita Akosua Dickson (2003 Commonwealth Scholar from Ghana, PhD in Pharmacognocy, King’s College London) have been mentoring women in the field of pharmacy and increasing their opportunities for a [...]
Scientific research leads to international prize
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Dr Julie Makani (1995 Commonwealth Shared Scholar from Tanzania, Diploma in Internal Medicine, Imperial College London) has won the Royal Society Pfizer Award 2011 for her research into sickle cell disease. She will receive £60,000 towards a 12-month study which aims to provide a better understanding of the molecular, genetic and environmental mechanisms of sickle [...]
A career in forensic science
Posted on 22 November 2011.
Judith Mowatt (1998 Commonwealth Scholar from Jamaica, PhD in Toxicology at the University of Manchester) spent her award researching in the field of genotoxicity, and she believes that her award has had a wide impact, not just on her career but in her professional field. Judith’s appointment as Director of the Forensic Science Laboratory at [...]
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