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<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<strong>48th</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> to theSecretary of State for International DevelopmentFor the year end<strong>in</strong>g 30 September 2007
<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdomEstablished by Act of Parliament, the <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong><strong>Commission</strong> (CSC) is responsible for ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Brita<strong>in</strong>’scontribution to the <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> andFellowship Plan (CSFP).The CSFP is an <strong>in</strong>ternational programme under which membergovernments offer scholarships and fellowships to citizens of other<strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries. The Plan was <strong>in</strong>stigated at the first Conferenceof <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Education M<strong>in</strong>isters, at Oxford <strong>in</strong> 1959. The Plan isstill reviewed by M<strong>in</strong>isters at their triennial meet<strong>in</strong>gs – the onlyscholarship scheme <strong>in</strong> the world to receive such high-level recognition.The United K<strong>in</strong>gdom has been committed to be<strong>in</strong>g the largests<strong>in</strong>gle contributor to the Plan s<strong>in</strong>ce its <strong>in</strong>ception. Fund<strong>in</strong>g comes fromthe Department for International Development, which supports awardsto citizens of develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries, and the Foreignand <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Office, for awards to Australia, the Bahamas,Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, New Zealand andS<strong>in</strong>gapore. In recent years, a number of <strong>in</strong>dividual universities haveprovided jo<strong>in</strong>t fund<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>in</strong>dividual awards.The <strong>Commission</strong> is a non-departmental public body <strong>in</strong> its ownright, and seeks to conform to all relevant guidel<strong>in</strong>es on good practice.Members are appo<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> l<strong>in</strong>e with the Code of Practice of the Officeof the <strong>Commission</strong>er for Public Appo<strong>in</strong>tments. No remuneration is paidto <strong>Commission</strong>ers, except for out-of-pocket expenses and anhonorarium of £200 for each selection committee for which theyassess applications. The Chair also receives an honorarium of £5000per annum, <strong>in</strong> respect of two days work per month.Membership of the <strong>Commission</strong> for the year end<strong>in</strong>g 30 September 2007 was as follows:Professor Trudy Harpham (Chair)Department of Urban Development and Policy, London South BankUniversityDr Hilary Perraton (Deputy Chair)Found<strong>in</strong>g Director, International Research Foundation for OpenLearn<strong>in</strong>gDr Denis Blight AO, FRSAIndependent consultant on <strong>in</strong>ternational education; Chairman, LIS PtyLtd (StudyL<strong>in</strong>k)Dr Monica Darnbrough CBEIndependent consultant and writer on life science issues; formerDirector, Bioscience Unit, Department of Trade and IndustrySir Brian Donnelly KBE, CMGFormer British Ambassador to Yugoslavia and ZimbabweProfessor Ann FloydFormer Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Open UniversityDr Norman GeddesBus<strong>in</strong>ess Group Technical Manager, Sensors and Electronics Division,Q<strong>in</strong>etiQProfessor Sharon HuttlyDean of Studies, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medic<strong>in</strong>eProfessor David Johns CBE, FREng, DScFormer Vice-Chancellor of the University of BradfordProfessor John Morgan FRSAUNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education, Director of theUNESCO Centre for Comparative Education Research and<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Education Documentation Centre, University ofNott<strong>in</strong>ghamProfessor Timothy ShawDirector, Institute of International Relations at the University of theWest Indies, St August<strong>in</strong>e; former Director, Institute of <strong>Commonwealth</strong>StudiesProfessor Gurharpal S<strong>in</strong>ghNadir D<strong>in</strong>shaw Professor of Inter-Religious Relations, University ofBirm<strong>in</strong>ghamProfessor Mart<strong>in</strong> Snaith OBE, FREngEmeritus Professor of Highway Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, University of Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamProfessor William StephensChange Programme Director, Cranfield UniversityProfessor Tim Unw<strong>in</strong>Professor of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London;Programme Director, Partnerships for Education, World EconomicForumOfficers:Dr John KirklandDr Jonathan Jenk<strong>in</strong>sExecutive SecretaryAssistant Secretary© <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom
<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom<strong>48th</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> to theSecretary of State for International DevelopmentFor the year end<strong>in</strong>g 30 September 2007<strong>Commission</strong> schemes 2Introduction 3A basis for expansion? 4Reduc<strong>in</strong>g poverty and <strong>in</strong>equalities 6Improv<strong>in</strong>g health 8Improv<strong>in</strong>g agriculture 10Improv<strong>in</strong>g education 12Improv<strong>in</strong>g governance 14Improv<strong>in</strong>g the environment 16Performance <strong>in</strong>dicators 182007 Awards 202007 Awards – <strong>in</strong> detail 22Awards held <strong>in</strong> 2006-2007 – <strong>in</strong> detail 33Qualifications awarded 39Panel of advisers 46How to apply 47<strong>Commission</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ances 52
<strong>Commission</strong> schemesThe <strong>Commission</strong> offers a wide range of scholarship and fellowship opportunities.These can be summarised as follows:<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sAvailable for postgraduate study at any UK univer -sity. Candidates should apply <strong>in</strong> the first <strong>in</strong>stance tothe national nom<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g agency of their residentcountry. These agencies are listed on pages 49-51 ofthis report. Additional nom<strong>in</strong>ations are sought eachyear from develop<strong>in</strong>g country universities and othersources. The deadl<strong>in</strong>e for applications for the acad -emic year 2009-2010 is 31 December 2008.<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Academic FellowshipsThese awards are targeted to specific countries. Theyare aimed at mid-career staff <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g countryuniversities, and provide for up to six months’ workat a UK <strong>in</strong>stitution. Nom<strong>in</strong>ations are made directlyfrom the universities and the countries concerned.The deadl<strong>in</strong>e for applications for the academic year2009-2010 is 31 December 2008.<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>sThese awards, for develop<strong>in</strong>g country students whowould not otherwise be able to undertake Master’slevel study <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom, are supportedjo<strong>in</strong>tly by the scheme and host universities. Individualuniversities are <strong>in</strong>vited each year to bid for suchawards, and candidates should apply directly to the<strong>in</strong>stitution concerned. The deadl<strong>in</strong>e for <strong>in</strong>stitutions toforward their nom<strong>in</strong>ations for the academic year2009-2010 is 30 June 2009. Where <strong>in</strong>stitutions havenot specified a clos<strong>in</strong>g date candidates shouldcontact the <strong>in</strong>stitution to ascerta<strong>in</strong> the latest datethat the <strong>in</strong>stitution is will<strong>in</strong>g to accept applications.For further <strong>in</strong>formation on all the scholarshipand fellowship opportunities offered by the<strong>Commission</strong>, please visit www.cscuk.org.uk<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Professional FellowshipsS<strong>in</strong>ce their <strong>in</strong>stigation <strong>in</strong> 2003, Professional Fellow -ships have offered mid-career professionals fromdev elop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries an opportunityto spend a period (typically three months) with a UKhost organisation work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a relevant field. Applic -ations are <strong>in</strong>vited each year from UK organisationsthat wish to host such awards – these can be fromany sector, although the recipients of awards mustnot hold a full-time academic position. The deadl<strong>in</strong>efor applications for the academic year 2009-2010 is30 April 2009 (TBC).<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g<strong>Scholarship</strong>sThese awards allow develop<strong>in</strong>g country students tosecure Master’s level qualifications from UK <strong>in</strong>stit -utions through distance learn<strong>in</strong>g study. The scholar -ships are only available for specific courses selectedby the <strong>Commission</strong> on the basis of their quality andrelevance to development. UK universities are <strong>in</strong>vitedto register an expression of <strong>in</strong>terest for the Comm -ission to support their course by September 2008.Please note that the above summaries are<strong>in</strong>tended for guidance only. Candidates shouldconsult the CSC website before decid<strong>in</strong>g whetherto apply. Please note that, <strong>in</strong> all of the abovecases, the deadl<strong>in</strong>es stated are for applications tobe received by the <strong>Commission</strong> from relevantagencies and host <strong>in</strong>stitutions, and <strong>in</strong>dividualapplications should be made to these bodies andnot to the <strong>Commission</strong> directly. The <strong>Commission</strong>regrets that it is not able to respond tounsolicited applications.2 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
IntroductionWe have the honour to submit, pursuant to Clause 5(1) and 5(2) of Schedule 2 to theInternational Development Act 2002, the follow<strong>in</strong>g report of the <strong>Commonwealth</strong><strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom for the year end<strong>in</strong>g 30 September 2007.<strong>Scholarship</strong> programmes ga<strong>in</strong> much from cont<strong>in</strong>uity. Overtime, they develop a dist<strong>in</strong>ct reputation. Applicants andcurrent students draw <strong>in</strong>spiration from famous alumni.Work<strong>in</strong>g relationships are formed with governments,universities and other stakeholders. It is no surprise that themost prestigious scholarship schemes <strong>in</strong> the world tend to besome of the oldest.On the other hand, times, and our expectations of schol ar -ships, change. The range of courses available <strong>in</strong> UK universitieshas changed enormously <strong>in</strong> recent years, as has the range ofteach<strong>in</strong>g methods. Government policy on development,<strong>in</strong>ternational relations and higher education is constantlyevolv<strong>in</strong>g. As a supplier of government-funded awards, the<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> needs to keep itsactivities under regular review to reflect these chang<strong>in</strong>g needs.This tension between change and cont<strong>in</strong>uity is particularly relevant to the <strong>Commission</strong> at present. In 2009,we will mark our fiftieth anniversary. This will be a natural opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved todate, and how we can do even better <strong>in</strong> the future. This has been much on our m<strong>in</strong>d <strong>in</strong> the past year, with a highlyfavourable <strong>in</strong>dependent report on our development impact, and progress towards systematic methods ofevaluat<strong>in</strong>g our effect – someth<strong>in</strong>g that scholarship schemes worldwide have found difficult to do with precision.Read<strong>in</strong>g the early records of the <strong>Commission</strong>, it is clear that some elements of our operation are still recog -nisable today. The notion of partnership with other <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries is still prom<strong>in</strong>ent <strong>in</strong> our selectionprocess. Our means of achiev<strong>in</strong>g these objectives has changed and diversified, though, and the expectation hasbeen generated that, <strong>in</strong> help<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dividuals, our activities can also meet wider policy aims.In this report, we describe some of the evidence that we are do<strong>in</strong>g just that – both <strong>in</strong> general policy termsand through the activities of <strong>in</strong>dividual award holders. We believe that this represents a significant contributionto the development and <strong>in</strong>ternational objectives of the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom, and the <strong>Commonwealth</strong> as a whole. Wehope that you will agree.<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholars atthe 2006 Welcome Day fornew award holdersProfessor Trudy HarphamChairDr John KirklandExecutive Secretary<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 3
A basis for expansion?What will scholarships be like <strong>in</strong> fifty years’ time? Will students still travel thousands of miles to ga<strong>in</strong> highlevelqualifications? Will universities still be the foremost provider of those qualifications? Will the<strong>Commonwealth</strong> still be an effective vehicle for shar<strong>in</strong>g expertise?The answer is, of course, that we don’t know – anymore than those responsible for <strong>in</strong>stigat<strong>in</strong>g thescheme <strong>in</strong> 1959 could have foreseen that, almostfifty years later, some 42% of UK-funded Common -wealth <strong>Scholarship</strong> holders would be study<strong>in</strong>g fortheir qualifications by distance learn<strong>in</strong>g, the vastmajority never visit<strong>in</strong>g the UK as part of their work,or that hundreds of our alumni with similar <strong>in</strong>terestswould rema<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> touch through electronic networks. 1We can, however, ensure that future policymakershave a firm foundation on which to build. This requiresthe flexibility both to respond to new opportunitiesand to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> the historic strengths of the scheme.Much of the past year has been devoted topreserv<strong>in</strong>g this balance.One strength is the <strong>Commonwealth</strong> framework <strong>in</strong>which the Plan operates. A scholarship scheme that<strong>in</strong>volves all <strong>Commonwealth</strong> states – whether asproviders, recipients or both – has many benefits. Itenables effective comparisons to be made, provideseconomies of scale and ensures a higher profile forall. It also demonstrates that scholarships are not justa way of help<strong>in</strong>g develop<strong>in</strong>g countries (althoughdonors <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly recognise their value <strong>in</strong> thisarea), but have many other functions. They are a wayof shar<strong>in</strong>g expertise, of enhanc<strong>in</strong>g the capacity ofhost as well as send<strong>in</strong>g countries, and of develop<strong>in</strong>ggenu<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>ternational networks.We were therefore delighted that scholarshipswere prom<strong>in</strong>ent on the agenda for the 16th Con fer -ence of <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Education M<strong>in</strong>isters (CCEM),held <strong>in</strong> Cape Town, South Africa, <strong>in</strong> December 2006.From the report submitted to m<strong>in</strong>isters, the <strong>in</strong>creasedrole of scholarships was clear. New Zealand andIndia had jo<strong>in</strong>ed the UK <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g the number of<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s offered s<strong>in</strong>ce the lastmeet<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2003. The total number of countrieshost<strong>in</strong>g awards had <strong>in</strong>creased from 9 to 14, thenumber of new awards from 1,329 to 2,033, andstudents on award from 3,089 to 4,260 <strong>in</strong> the years2000-2002 to 2003-2005. 2 Follow<strong>in</strong>g the con fer -ence, Canada, after a review of policy, committedsupport until at least 2011, and South Africa<strong>in</strong>troduced a new strand of awards. Look<strong>in</strong>g to thefuture, m<strong>in</strong>isters agreed to seek an even further<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the number of scholarships provided overthe next three years.The new scholarships promise to be more diversethan ever. As we mentioned above, the face of schol -arships is chang<strong>in</strong>g as providers try to ensure theircont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g relevance to evolv<strong>in</strong>g needs. Our portfolioof awards <strong>in</strong>cludes fully supported doctorates andMasters’ qualifications <strong>in</strong> the UK, but these are nowcomb<strong>in</strong>ed with split-site awards and distancelearn<strong>in</strong>g qualifications, for those less able to leavetheir jobs and countries, and short-term professionalfellowships, for those <strong>in</strong> academia and other prof -essions that are key to development. Other countriesare tak<strong>in</strong>g different approaches. Canada, for example,is plac<strong>in</strong>g more emphasis on postdoctoral awards andeducational exchanges at undergraduate level.M<strong>in</strong>isters at the CCEM also recognised that morecould be done to make the CSFP a genu<strong>in</strong>ely<strong>Commonwealth</strong>-wide scheme. Many develop<strong>in</strong>gcountries have exp anded higher education <strong>in</strong> recentyears, and offer at least some courses capable ofbenefit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ter nat ional students. To encourage this,m<strong>in</strong>isters agreed to establish a 50th AnniversaryFund, specifically to support scholarships <strong>in</strong> dev -elop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries. The UK Comm -ission is actively <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> support<strong>in</strong>g this <strong>in</strong>itiative,which will be launched at the next CCEM, scheduledfor Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, <strong>in</strong> June 2009.The new Fund has the potential to be the mostexcit<strong>in</strong>g development for the CSFP <strong>in</strong> fifty years. Itsaim is to support, on a jo<strong>in</strong>t basis with host countries,<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s <strong>in</strong> a wide range ofdevelop<strong>in</strong>g countries, many of which will not havehad the opportunity to offer awards before. Theawards will be open to recipients from all memberstates, and will therefore provide both a boost forsouth-south collaboration and also new opport un -ities for northern <strong>in</strong>stitutions to pursue study <strong>in</strong>previously <strong>in</strong>accessible dest<strong>in</strong>ations. It will ensurethat the CSFP is more genu<strong>in</strong>ely <strong>Commonwealth</strong>widethan ever before.4 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Of course, numbers alone do not guaranteeimpact. In October 2006, the Dep art -ment for International Dev -el opment commiss ion -ed an <strong>in</strong>dependent reporton the <strong>Commission</strong>’s work.The f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs, submitted <strong>in</strong>January 2007, were stronglypositive, the authors conclud<strong>in</strong>gthat:● there is clear evidence of <strong>in</strong>c -reased need for the awards● the <strong>Commission</strong> now has a port -folio of products that is adaptableto the needs of develop<strong>in</strong>g countriesas well as be<strong>in</strong>g more cost effectivefrom DFID’s perspective● the schemes contribute effectively to DFIDpolicies on post-primary education and widerpoverty reduction strategies● a good fit exists between the subjects of studyand those areas covered by the MillenniumDevelopment GoalsWhilst not<strong>in</strong>g evidence from previous surveys thataward holders are contribut<strong>in</strong>g to the developmentof their countries, the authors noted that muchwould be ga<strong>in</strong>ed from a more systematic programmeof evaluation, and recommended that DFID earmarkseparate resources for this. In May 2007, the<strong>Commission</strong> arranged an <strong>in</strong>ternational sem<strong>in</strong>ar forpolicymakers and award holders on the theme ofevaluation. It was clear that other providers sharedthis <strong>in</strong>terest, but few had devised detailed mechan -isms. In September, DFID responded by award<strong>in</strong>g the<strong>Commission</strong> its first earmarked grant for evaluation.We expect this to be a core element <strong>in</strong> our futureactivity. A major survey of alumni, planned for early2008, will provide valuable data from which to work.We hope that this work will not only address theextent to which alumni impact on their homecountries, but the extent to which they supportforeign policy objectives, for example by ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gl<strong>in</strong>ks with the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom.As the ultimate ‘product’ of our activities, alumniactivity is <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> importance <strong>in</strong> other areasalso. By the end of the report year, we were <strong>in</strong> directcontact with approximately 5,000 former awardholders, and the number cont<strong>in</strong>ues to rise. Alumni areencouraged to play an active role <strong>in</strong> our electronicprofessional networks, which keep them <strong>in</strong> contactwith fellow alumniand award holders with similar prof ess -ional <strong>in</strong>terests. Six such networks have now beenestab lished – <strong>in</strong> education, public health, govern -ance, envir onment, agriculture, and gender – withplans for a seventh, <strong>in</strong> science and technology, to belaunched <strong>in</strong> late 2007. <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sNews, a hard copy publication produced three timesper year, provides a further means of keep<strong>in</strong>g alumniand other stakeholders <strong>in</strong> touch.Without anticipat<strong>in</strong>g the results of the alumnisurvey, our database confirms that the vast majoritycont<strong>in</strong>ue to live and work <strong>in</strong> their orig<strong>in</strong>al ‘home’countries. Only 11% of our alumni members do notnow reside <strong>in</strong> their home country (22% of alumnifrom developed <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries and 9% ofalumni from develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries).Many of these are study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the UK.If anyth<strong>in</strong>g, the proportion of award holders rem -a<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> their home country is likely to <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong>future years. 2007 saw the 100th graduate from ourDistance Learn<strong>in</strong>g programme and further expansionof Professional Fellowships, both of which aim toenhance the skills of <strong>in</strong>dividuals without tak<strong>in</strong>g themaway from their jobs for significant periods.The ma<strong>in</strong> benefit of our awards is demonstratedthrough the achievements of our award holders andalumni, some of which are reported <strong>in</strong> the com<strong>in</strong>gpages. Individually, they are impressive. Collectively,they represent a contribution to UK development andforeign policy which has stood the test of time andwill, we hope, cont<strong>in</strong>ue to grow <strong>in</strong> the next fiftyyears.<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sNews, the <strong>Commission</strong>’sregular magaz<strong>in</strong>e1 The majority of the <strong>Commission</strong>’sDistance Learn<strong>in</strong>g Scholars are study<strong>in</strong>gpart-time while work<strong>in</strong>g full-time, whileaward holders com<strong>in</strong>g to the UK arestudy<strong>in</strong>g full-time.2 Sources: <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>and Fellowship Plan <strong>Report</strong> for theYears 1999-2003 and <strong>Commonwealth</strong><strong>Scholarship</strong> and Fellowship Plan <strong>Report</strong>for the Years 2003-2005. These figuresexclude <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Shared<strong>Scholarship</strong>s tenable <strong>in</strong> the UK.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 5
Reduc<strong>in</strong>g poverty and <strong>in</strong>equalitiesAccord<strong>in</strong>g to the Millennium Development Goals <strong>Report</strong> 2007, by 2015 more than 90% of the world’s poorwill live <strong>in</strong> Africa or South Asia. Poverty and <strong>in</strong>equality go hand <strong>in</strong> hand. For the majority of <strong>Commonwealth</strong>Scholars and Fellows, their stated aim is that the work they will undertake and any expertise ga<strong>in</strong>ed whilston award will contribute to the reduction of poverty, not only <strong>in</strong> their home country, but <strong>in</strong> the wider worldalso.Justice Nwobike was a Comm onwealth Acad -emic Staff Scholar who completed his PhD <strong>in</strong>2007. Before commenc<strong>in</strong>g his PhD studies, he was asenior lecturer <strong>in</strong> the Faculty of Law at Rivers StateUniversity of Science and Technology <strong>in</strong> Nigeria. S<strong>in</strong>cereturn<strong>in</strong>g to Nigeria, he has been made Head of theDepartment of Private and Property Law at theuniversity; he is also Senior Adviser to the AttorneyGeneral and Comm issioner for Justice, Rivers State.The central argument of Justice’s PhD thesis,titled ‘Human Rights, Trade and Development <strong>in</strong> theAfrican Caribbean European Union Partner ship’, wasthat human rights pr<strong>in</strong>cip les should be placed at theheart of any liberal trade partnership between dev -elop<strong>in</strong>g and developed countries, if such trade regimesare to alleviate poverty and promote susta<strong>in</strong>abledevel op ment <strong>in</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g countries. The humanrights pr<strong>in</strong>ciples identified <strong>in</strong>cluded non-discrim<strong>in</strong>ation,equality, participation and accountability.‘Rivers State is one of five states <strong>in</strong> the oilproduc<strong>in</strong>gregion of the Niger Delta, and has wit -nessed several years of violence and conflict aris<strong>in</strong>gfrom widespread poverty and neglect despiteplay<strong>in</strong>g host to major oil mult<strong>in</strong>ationals for nearly60 years. A common compla<strong>in</strong>t of the oil-prod -is the provision on the promotion and protectionof human rights under the 1999 NigerianConstitution and the African Charter of Humanand Peoples’ Rights which has been <strong>in</strong>corporated<strong>in</strong>to domestic Nigerian Law. Respect for humanrights would require the Rivers State governmentto <strong>in</strong>tegrate the human rights pr<strong>in</strong> ciples of nondiscrim<strong>in</strong>ation,equal ity, particip at ion and account -ability <strong>in</strong> its deal <strong>in</strong>gs with oil-prod uc<strong>in</strong>g comm un -ities. These pr<strong>in</strong> ciples would act as empow er<strong>in</strong>gtools for the comm unities as they would beentitled to repres entation <strong>in</strong> any committee tonegotiate the terms of entry <strong>in</strong>to their comm un -ities by the oil corp orations. They would also beable to negotiate comp en sation and determ<strong>in</strong>ehow the monies rec eived would be applied.Should this approach be adopted, the <strong>in</strong>cidenceof violence, widespread poverty and exclusionwitnessed <strong>in</strong> the Niger Delta comm un ities wouldbe on its way to eradication.‘I am currently plann<strong>in</strong>g a human rights work -shop for staff of the Rivers State M<strong>in</strong>istry ofJustice on the human rights approach to tradeand <strong>in</strong>vestment. As law officers <strong>in</strong> the AttorneyGeneral’s chambers, they will be required to rep -uc<strong>in</strong>g communities is that they haveresent the government <strong>in</strong> futureno voice dur<strong>in</strong>g negotiations bet -negotiations bet ween the oil multi -ween the Nigerian government andnationals and host comm un it ies.the major oil mult<strong>in</strong>ationals; the oilThe workshop will demonstrate therevenues derived from explorationssignificant role that human rightson their land are <strong>in</strong> the hands of acan play <strong>in</strong> the promotion of peacefew powerful <strong>in</strong>dividuals who areand development <strong>in</strong> the Niger Deltanot accountable to the comm un -communities.’ities.K‘As a Senior Advisor to the Kaputo Chengaaputo Chenga was a 2003Honourable Att orney General and<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholar, and<strong>Commission</strong>er for Justice, Rivers State, I have studied for an MSc <strong>in</strong> the Inter national Developmentprepared a position paper urg<strong>in</strong>g the Rivers State Department at the University of Birm<strong>in</strong>gham. S<strong>in</strong>cegovernment to put respect for human rights at graduat<strong>in</strong>g, she has been work <strong>in</strong>g with civil societythe centre of any strategy it proposes to adopt <strong>in</strong> organisations <strong>in</strong> her home country, Zambia.order to reverse the ugly trend of viol ence <strong>in</strong> ‘My MSc <strong>in</strong> Poverty Reduction and Develop -Rivers State. The legal basis for such an approach ment Management has not only widened my6 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
analytical skills and enhanced my knowledgebase, but has also exposed me to the work of diff -erent actors <strong>in</strong> poverty reduction efforts <strong>in</strong> Zambiaand beyond. I have been particul arly privileged towork and assoc iate with non-state actors, esp ec -ially civil society org an isations (CSOs) engaged <strong>in</strong>poverty reduction efforts. S<strong>in</strong>ce 2005, I havefound myself at the side of ‘donors’, work<strong>in</strong>g withand supp ort<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>st it utionalised civil societyparticipation <strong>in</strong> different national proc esses thataim to reduce pov erty. From July 2005 to June2007, I worked as Development Policy Officer forKepa Zambia, a F<strong>in</strong>nish umbrella NGO. My work<strong>in</strong>cluded collect<strong>in</strong>g, compil<strong>in</strong>g, analys<strong>in</strong>g anddissem<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g development <strong>in</strong>form ation relevantto Kepa’s themes (Poverty Reduction StrategyPapers and poverty, trade, aid, land and foodsecurity) and network<strong>in</strong>g with local CSOs who arethe major implement<strong>in</strong>g partners.‘Follow<strong>in</strong>g this post, I jo<strong>in</strong>ed the German Tech -nical Cooperation (GTZ)’s Good Governance Prog -ramme (GOGO), a similar project but one withwider support to CSOs <strong>in</strong> Zambia. I have had theopportunity of provid<strong>in</strong>g advice to the same part -ners I worked with <strong>in</strong> Kepa Zambia, and a fewmore added now! My work focuses more onprovid<strong>in</strong>g technical support to the content of ourpartners’ work. Our partners <strong>in</strong>clude the CivilSociety for Poverty Reduction (CSPR), an umbrellaof CSOs work<strong>in</strong>g to contribute to poverty erad -ication through advocacy for responsive policyformulation and implementation at national andsub national levels; the Jesuit Centre for Theolog -ical Reflection (JCTR), an organisation foster<strong>in</strong>g acritical understand<strong>in</strong>g of current issues from afaith-<strong>in</strong>spired perspective; Caritas Zambia, formerlythe Catholic <strong>Commission</strong> for Justice Developmentand Peace (CCJDP); and the Foundation for Demo -cratic Project (FODEP). Our programme also supp -orts the formation of a civil society secretariat forthe African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), andbacks the democracy <strong>in</strong>formation centres of theAnti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP).’Laura Alfers is a <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Shared Scholarcurrently study<strong>in</strong>g for a MPhil <strong>in</strong> Devel opmentStudies at the University of Cambridge. It was whilstshe was research<strong>in</strong>g her MA thesis at RhodesUniversity that she became <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> the plight ofs<strong>in</strong>gle, South African mothers who were liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>poverty, and <strong>in</strong> gov ernment policies which wouldaddress their problems, with particular emph asis onchildcare. Eventually, she would like to work onresearch and dev el opment projects that would makea difference to everyday life. She says, ‘At present,however, I feel that I do not yet have soundenough nor <strong>in</strong>terdiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary enough theo reticalground<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the critical debates surr ound<strong>in</strong>g“development” to achieve this goal. With littleknowledge <strong>in</strong> this area, I am unable to fullyunderstand the econ omic factors that <strong>in</strong>fluenceand impact on social policy, and am thereforerestricted <strong>in</strong> my op<strong>in</strong> ions’. Laura is also <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong>rural development and land use policy, and hopesthat her MPhil studies will <strong>in</strong>crease her knowledgeand understand<strong>in</strong>g of these <strong>in</strong>terrelated subjects.Former <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g Scholar Faisal Notta, left, address<strong>in</strong>g a genderawareness session for support staff at the Aga Khan University, Institute for EducationalDevelopment (AKU-IED), Pakistan. The workshop was coord<strong>in</strong>ated by the GenderResponsive Group (GRG), of which Faisal is the only male member. The GRG wasestablished <strong>in</strong> 2003 and aims to make AKU-IED a model for gender equality through itspolicies, ensure that practices are gender-fair (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g teach<strong>in</strong>g and researchprogrammes), and engage all education policymakers, planners and others <strong>in</strong> acommitment to gender equality. Faisal completed his MA <strong>in</strong> Education and InternationalDevelopment at the Institute of Education, University of London, <strong>in</strong> 2006.<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 7
Improv<strong>in</strong>g healthThe <strong>Commission</strong> has a strong background of fund<strong>in</strong>g research <strong>in</strong> the field of health, notably through theAcademic <strong>Scholarship</strong> and Fellowship programmes which annually award and place successful candidates<strong>in</strong> world-class <strong>in</strong>stitutions. Scholars enhance understand<strong>in</strong>g and practice <strong>in</strong> their fields and cont<strong>in</strong>ue to doso after their awards, contribut<strong>in</strong>g to the three health-related Millennium Development Goals.Dr Alywn Rapatsa perform<strong>in</strong>gan upper abdom<strong>in</strong>al ultrasoundon a patientPhutiane Alwyn Rapatsa is a <strong>Commonwealth</strong>Dist ance Learn <strong>in</strong>g Scholar from South Africa,study <strong>in</strong>g for a MSc <strong>in</strong> International Primary HealthCare at University Coll ege London. Home countrystudy enables Alwyn to apply his newfound know -ledge and skills directly and immediately <strong>in</strong> hisworkplace.‘I work as a pr<strong>in</strong>cipal medical officer at IsilimelaHospital, a rural district hospital <strong>in</strong> the Eastern Capeprov<strong>in</strong>ce of South Africa. I started my MSc studies<strong>in</strong> September 2006, and the course is enabl<strong>in</strong>g meto become a better primary care physician andteam member <strong>in</strong> the primary health care team.‘With the knowledge ga<strong>in</strong>ed from my course, Iam able to teach my colleagues about primary healthcare and family medic<strong>in</strong>e and to <strong>in</strong>form them ofits scope with confidence. I receive medical stud -ents from the University of Cape Town at Isilimelaperiodically, for one-month placements dur<strong>in</strong>g theirfamily medic<strong>in</strong>e rotations. They marvel whenever Iteach them about what we do <strong>in</strong> primary healthcare and show them how to practice evidencebasedpatient-centred medic<strong>in</strong>e.‘In addition, I have been <strong>in</strong>troduced to man -age ment and policy literature and have encount -ered tools that can be used to manage resources,people, change and knowledge effectively. I havebeen chair of the monthly per<strong>in</strong>atal mortalitymeet<strong>in</strong>gs at the hospital and, now that I have thisknowledge of change management and organis -ational culture, I hope to <strong>in</strong>stil the pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of alearn<strong>in</strong>g organisation <strong>in</strong> the group, which com -prises midwives and medical officers. I have alsobeen responsible for lead<strong>in</strong>g the hospital <strong>in</strong> theimplementation of the National Mental Health Act– this was a major change process both at IsilimelaHospital and elsewhere <strong>in</strong> South Africa. I have alsodrawn up protocols for the management of commonconditions <strong>in</strong> my practice sett<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gHIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hypertension, osteoarthritis,diabetes, epilepsy, maternal and child healthproblems, asthma, and mental health problems. Ihope to get <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> research <strong>in</strong> primary healthcare to help develop this discipl<strong>in</strong>e, especially <strong>in</strong>South Africa, and to contribute to debates onhealth system improvement <strong>in</strong> my country.’Sarah-Jane Dawson is an Australian Scholar <strong>in</strong>the second year of her PhD <strong>in</strong> breast cancer stemcell research at the University of Cambridge.‘Breast cancer, the most common cancer diag -nosed <strong>in</strong> women, is a significant cause of morb id -ity and mortality and a major public health problem<strong>in</strong> westernised countries. The disease accounts forapproximately 30% of all cancers diagnosed andaround 16% of all cancer deaths. My currentresearch <strong>in</strong>to breast cancer is aimed at generat<strong>in</strong>ga better classification of the disease and improv <strong>in</strong>gour understand<strong>in</strong>g of how the cancer develops. Atthe molecular level, the processes that governbreast cancer development are critical to ourunderstand<strong>in</strong>g of the disease. The complex <strong>in</strong>ter -play between pathways which become deregul -ated <strong>in</strong> cancer is currently not well understood,yet has the potential to offer important new<strong>in</strong>sights <strong>in</strong>to the disease. Investigat<strong>in</strong>g mechan ismsof disease development through the charact eris -ation of tumorigenic pathways may lead to theidentification of novel prognostic markers and the8 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
discovery of new therapeutic targets.‘I am currently work<strong>in</strong>g with Professor CarlosCaldas at the Cancer Research UK CambridgeResearch Institute. This Institute comb<strong>in</strong>es broadexpertise <strong>in</strong> cancer biology and focuses on thecl<strong>in</strong>ical application of this work, mak<strong>in</strong>g it theideal <strong>in</strong>stitution to promote high-quality trans lat -ional research. My research <strong>in</strong>to the mechanismsbeh<strong>in</strong>d breast cancer development will ultimatelylead to improvements <strong>in</strong> the management ofpatients affected by this disease, and has enorm -ous potential to benefit the Australian community.On completion of my PhD at Cambridge Univ er -sity, I <strong>in</strong>tend to return to Australia to work as amedical oncologist with a cont<strong>in</strong>ued focus onbiomedical research. The experience ga<strong>in</strong>ed throughwork<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Cambridge and the ability to establishcollaborative l<strong>in</strong>ks with an <strong>in</strong>ternationally renownedresearch <strong>in</strong>stitute will be of paramount import ance<strong>in</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g to develop this work <strong>in</strong> Australia.’Suja Sreedharan embarked on her 6-monthAcademic Fellowship based <strong>in</strong> the Ear, Nose andThroat Department at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London,<strong>in</strong> order to equip her with the skills and knowledgeto set up a cochlear implant programme at her home<strong>in</strong>stitution, Kasturba Medical College Hospital <strong>in</strong> India.The cochlear implant programme studied by Sujais designed to fully rehabilitate and re<strong>in</strong>tegrateprofoundly deaf children and adults. Suja was givenhands-on surgical tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the implant procedureas well as experience <strong>in</strong> the selection and rehabilit -ation processes.‘Those who are deaf at birth have the dualdisability of deaf-mutism and are liable to becomesocially and economically dependant on their family.But with wider access to the implant pro cedurethey will be able to access environmental andvoiced sound for the first time, enabl<strong>in</strong>g them toobta<strong>in</strong> complex listen<strong>in</strong>g skills.‘At St Thomas’ Hospital I learnt about the selectioncriteria for patients, the surgical techniques req uiredand also the post-op management of patients. Ialso understood the practical problems of coord -<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g an implant team where people of relatedbut varied specialities have to come together sothat ultimately you have a patient happy with theimplant that he receives. I sat <strong>in</strong> on various teammeet<strong>in</strong>gs to listen to the discussions regard<strong>in</strong>gcandidate selection, utilisation of surgical time andpost-op evaluation of benefit to the patient. I nowhave a clear idea of the ma<strong>in</strong> personnel requiredfor the imp lant team and how an implant meet<strong>in</strong>gshould be coor d <strong>in</strong> ated. With the know ledge thatmy fellowship has equipped me with I will work onstart<strong>in</strong>g a full-fledged cochlear implant prog ramme <strong>in</strong>my <strong>in</strong>stitution when I return.’Sivasuriya Sivaganesh is a Sri Lankan PhDScholar research<strong>in</strong>g transplant immunology atthe University of Cambridge.‘Transplantation is the best therapeutic optionfor end-stage organ failure. While conventionalimmunosuppressive therapy has had a dramaticimpact on the prevention and treatment of acuterejection, most grafts will succumb to chronicrejection. My project <strong>in</strong>vestigates the mechanismsof rejection with the broad aim of achiev<strong>in</strong>g“donor specific tolerance”. In this ideal situation,the recipient’s immune system accepts the foreignorgan as “self”, without the need for immuno -suppression. Specifically, I am study<strong>in</strong>g the role ofdendritic cells which are pivotal <strong>in</strong> def<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g theimmune response of the body to transplantation.‘I use a model of mouse heart transplantation,requir<strong>in</strong>g very challeng<strong>in</strong>g microsurgical technicalskills, which I have mastered over this period. Ihave also learnt numerous laboratory skills fromthe pr<strong>in</strong>ciples of us<strong>in</strong>g a pipette to more complexprocedures such as flow cytometry, ELISPOTs andcell culture techniques.‘The benefit I foresee for my country is twofold;firstly, from the perspective of improved healthcare,and secondly <strong>in</strong> terms of advancement ofscientific research. The demand for organ trans -plant ation exceeds supply, forc<strong>in</strong>g many Sri Lankansto seek treatment <strong>in</strong> regional centres, often atgreat cost and <strong>in</strong>convenience. Though renal trans -plantation is established <strong>in</strong> several centres, livertransplantation, for which there isa huge need, is yet to take off withno <strong>in</strong>frastructure <strong>in</strong> place. My goalis to contribute to the develop -ment of a hepato biliary and pan -creatic surgical and trans plant unit,to fill this void. Work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> one ofthe lead<strong>in</strong>g cl<strong>in</strong>ical transplant at -ion centres <strong>in</strong> the UK gives <strong>in</strong>sight<strong>in</strong>to the work<strong>in</strong>gs of a successfultransplantation program.’Dr Sivasuriya Sivaganesh atwork <strong>in</strong> the laboratory at theUniversity of Cambridge<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 9
Improv<strong>in</strong>g agricultureResearch and development are key to <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g agricultural productivity, which has the potential to benefitmillions through higher <strong>in</strong>comes, more and cheaper food, and more jobs <strong>in</strong> both rural and urban areas. The<strong>Commission</strong> is ideally placed to support work <strong>in</strong> this field, through the broad range of our awards.Dr Buba Ahmed conduct<strong>in</strong>gresearch at the University ofSwanseaBuba Ahmed was a <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Fellow <strong>in</strong>2006 at the University of Wales Swansea, andworked with Dr T M Butt <strong>in</strong> the Department of Biol -ogical Sciences.‘My <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Fellowship gave me theopportunity to receive tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> a range of newmethods be<strong>in</strong>g developed at the University ofWales Swansea, and to conduct experiments whichwould have not been possible <strong>in</strong> Nigeria, my homecountry, due to the lack of equipment and expertise.‘Dr Butt is develop<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>sect pathogenicfungus Metarhizium anisopliae as an environ -men tally-friendly alternative to chemical pest ic idesfor the control of crop pests. One of the majorhurdles is ensur<strong>in</strong>g the quality of the <strong>in</strong>oculum,and Dr Butt and his team are develop<strong>in</strong>g newmethods to monitor this dur<strong>in</strong>g mass production.One of these methods is the monitor<strong>in</strong>g ofvolatile organic compounds (VOCs) released bythe fungus dur<strong>in</strong>g mass prod uction. I participated<strong>in</strong> the preparation of batch cultures, sampl<strong>in</strong>g ofVOCs and later assisted <strong>in</strong> the analysis of the dataand preparation of the manuscript.‘Another hurdle <strong>in</strong> the development of <strong>in</strong>sectpathogenicfungi is the high cost of production.Dr Butt has been ref<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g some of the productionmethods to decrease costs. The work <strong>in</strong>cludesevaluation of different substrates, developmentof quality control parameters and optimisation ofcultural conditions. As part of these efforts, I<strong>in</strong>itiated some work with Dr Butt to identifyaltern ate, <strong>in</strong>expensive gra<strong>in</strong> substrates. This workwas prompted because rice is very costly <strong>in</strong>Africa.‘Dr Butt and I wish to cont<strong>in</strong>ue our collab -orative research, and so have identified areas forfuture work. The Fellowship allowed me to acquirenew technical skills, but more skills still need tobe learnt and the technology transferred to Nigeria,and my <strong>in</strong>stitute and I would benefit considerablyfrom this collaboration. As a first step, we madea successful application for a DelPHE grant <strong>in</strong>2007 for a jo<strong>in</strong>t research project. The project willconfer considerable social, economic and envir -onmental benefits to Nigerians, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g thereduction of use of harmful syn thetic chemicalpesticides, reduction of operator exposure tochemical pesticides, wealth creation, reduction ofcontam<strong>in</strong>ation of ground water and provision ofalternatives where <strong>in</strong>sect pests have developedresistance to chemical pesticides.’Prodip Chakravorty is a senior officer <strong>in</strong> theFisheries Department of Agrani Bank <strong>in</strong> Bang la -desh. He is also a first-year <strong>Commonwealth</strong> DistanceLearn<strong>in</strong>g Scholar, study<strong>in</strong>g for an MSc <strong>in</strong> AquaticResource Development delivered by the Universityof Stirl<strong>in</strong>g.‘Bangladesh is a country that relies heavily onaquaculture. Southeast Bangladesh is particularlyfamous for shrimp cultivation and I have beenwork<strong>in</strong>g with the villagers <strong>in</strong> Khulna Satkhira andBagerhat, where the majority of locals are dep -endent on aquatic resources.‘Before beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g my MSc, I had very limitedcontact with many of the people engaged <strong>in</strong>shrimp farm<strong>in</strong>g both <strong>in</strong> rural and urban areas.Now every week I go <strong>in</strong>to the field and conduct<strong>in</strong>terviews for the purpose of my course. This10 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
fieldwork allows me to study the livelihoods andsocio-economic conditions of the locals, and theirdependency on local aquatic resources.‘Over 30 fish process<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dustries operate <strong>in</strong>this region, employ<strong>in</strong>g a large proportion of thelocal people. Most of them are engaged withshrimp cultivation and shrimp culture activities,such as shrimp fry collection, oyster and snailcollection (used as shrimp food), and other relatedbus<strong>in</strong>ess activities. The number of middlemen <strong>in</strong>v -olved <strong>in</strong> this production system is remarkable andthey take the lion’s share of the profit marg<strong>in</strong>.‘My MSc gives me the opportunity to developmy knowledge of our aquatic resources, and thelivelihoods that depend on these resources. It alsogives me the opportunity to connect with the vill -agers, learn about their livelihoods, and recognisetheir needs. As a fisheries technocrat <strong>in</strong> the field,the majority of shrimp farmers are will<strong>in</strong>g todiscuss the problems that they face, and I can help<strong>in</strong> devis<strong>in</strong>g solutions relevant to their circum st an -ces. As a bank officer, these studies help to enrichmy knowledge of the needs of the farmers <strong>in</strong> ruralareas, and I am <strong>in</strong> a position to <strong>in</strong>form them of theavailable credit facilities to allow them to <strong>in</strong>creasetheir overall profit marg<strong>in</strong>.’Judith Kamoto is a <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholar fromMalawi, study<strong>in</strong>g for a PhD <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternational ruraldevelopment at the University of Read<strong>in</strong>g.‘I am look<strong>in</strong>g specifically at devolution policies,and whether these policies have resulted <strong>in</strong> aneffective and equitable decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g processfor the communal management of forestresources. I am also look<strong>in</strong>g at how the decisionmak<strong>in</strong>gprocess affects the condition of the forestand the associated rural livelihoods. My work<strong>in</strong>gresearch title is “Decentralised governance offorest resources <strong>in</strong> Malawi: An analysis ofdevolution policy processes”.‘Data collection for my research was conducted<strong>in</strong> Malawi over a period of ten months. There weresome delays due to the extended ra<strong>in</strong>y season <strong>in</strong>the grow<strong>in</strong>g season of 2006/2007. On my returnto the University of Read<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> June 2007, I beganmy data analysis and writ<strong>in</strong>g up.‘Malawi will benefit from my research as theresults will feed <strong>in</strong>to the policy review process andwill provide a platform for local communities to airtheir views; it is essential that local communities<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g Scholars complet<strong>in</strong>g a water analysis exercise, aspart of their MSc studies <strong>in</strong> Aquatic Resource Development. The course is offered by theUniversity of Stirl<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong> conjunction with the Bangladesh Agricultural Universityare provided with the opportunity to convey theirneeds to the public/state doma<strong>in</strong>. The <strong>in</strong>formationgenerated from this open dialogue will help tofurther improve the forest policy and its implem -entation, with the overall aim of improv<strong>in</strong>g locallivelihoods, and address<strong>in</strong>g development needs.Local community participation <strong>in</strong> decisions thataffect their daily lives will lead to social, econ om icand political empowerment and development.‘The area of rural development is central, notonly for the nation, but also for women’s dev el -opment. Currently, the Malawian government isencourag<strong>in</strong>g affirmative action to enable femaleempowerment through education, so that theycan positively, effectively and efficiently contributeto the development of the nation. My researchwill provide a gendered platform for women andmen <strong>in</strong> the University of Malawi, especially girlsgo<strong>in</strong>g up the ladders of education. As a lecturer,the <strong>in</strong>formation and knowledge ga<strong>in</strong>ed throughmy studies will be shared with Malawian studentsand thus have a multiplier effect. My research willbenefit Malawi because it will address severalpert<strong>in</strong>ent issues that are currently among Malawi’sgoals <strong>in</strong> the development agenda.’<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 11
evaluation of staff members. I f<strong>in</strong>d my job a loteasier as I was taught <strong>in</strong> the Master’s programmehow the curriculum components should be taken<strong>in</strong>to consideration when writ<strong>in</strong>g up a course. Theuniversity also plans to offer <strong>in</strong>-house tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gcourses to its other campuses <strong>in</strong> the prov<strong>in</strong>ces <strong>in</strong>2008, <strong>in</strong> which I will be <strong>in</strong>volved.‘I am also teach<strong>in</strong>g the Bus<strong>in</strong>ess English coursehere to the non-academic staff plus students, andhave been given the chance to teach the MBAstudents. I can now teach the different compon -ents of the Bus<strong>in</strong>ess English course to any level ofparticipant with ease. The Master’s programmehelped me to critically analyse the teach<strong>in</strong>g ofBus<strong>in</strong>ess English and I plan to change my approachto curriculum design <strong>in</strong> 2008. There should be acurriculum for teach<strong>in</strong>g Bus<strong>in</strong>ess English whichnot only aims to cultivate bus<strong>in</strong>ess expertise butalso teaches language skills and discrete know -ledge of the subject areas.‘In addition, I will be help<strong>in</strong>g the School ofNatural and Physical Sciences to facilitate andadm<strong>in</strong>ister a graduate diploma programme <strong>in</strong>Communication of Science and Technology. Thiswill be offered to fourth-year science students andalso the practic<strong>in</strong>g scientists out <strong>in</strong> the field whowould like to do two th<strong>in</strong>gs: improve their writ<strong>in</strong>gstyle and the readability of their work with<strong>in</strong> thecontext of a research paper, and effectively communicate scientific <strong>in</strong>formation to the farmer atvillage level. We will be deal<strong>in</strong>g with scientistsfrom all over Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea and it is go<strong>in</strong>g tobe a challeng<strong>in</strong>g task, but I am look<strong>in</strong>g forward towork<strong>in</strong>g with the team, empowered by theknowledge ga<strong>in</strong>ed from my studies <strong>in</strong> the UK.’While many Scholars benefit from UK-basedstud ies, others are able to further theirknowledge by rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> their own communities.A<strong>in</strong>ee Salim commenced an MSc <strong>in</strong> Educ ation andInternational Development at the Institute ofEducation, University of London <strong>in</strong> 2004, via the<strong>Commission</strong>’s Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong> Scheme.She feels that this opportunity has benefited herpersonal and professional development by deep en -<strong>in</strong>g her understand<strong>in</strong>g of the wider issues ofeducation and development.‘The culm<strong>in</strong>ation of two years of dedicated andrelentless work pursu<strong>in</strong>g a course <strong>in</strong> educationand <strong>in</strong>ternational development was actually thestart<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t of realis<strong>in</strong>g greater goals andambitions for me. I have been <strong>in</strong> a better positionto face the truth as it emerges from the objectivestudy of reality. With a new perspective on the l<strong>in</strong>ksbetween education, poverty alleviation, conflictresolution, multiculturalism and gender equality,which are priority issues on world agendas fordevelopment, I have been more aware of bothlocal and global issues.‘My diverse educational experiences havegiven me a sense of how development can be achievedby recognis<strong>in</strong>g basic human rights pr<strong>in</strong>ciples,draw<strong>in</strong>g values from a diverse range of cultures,ethnicities, ideas and religious and secular tradit -ions. I conduct maths and additional maths classesat a local school here <strong>in</strong> Pakistan, and I feel that Ican understand the students’ needs better than Idid before. I take every opportunity to <strong>in</strong>fluencetheir th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g and to make them more aware oftheir rights and, more importantly, their duties ascitizens of a country <strong>in</strong> turmoil. I conduct teachertra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g classes for disadvantaged schools <strong>in</strong> thecommunity; I am aware of the local problems and,therefore, am more effective <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g solutions.On a more personal level, I talk to the domesticstaff of various homes and at work that I comeacross and try to <strong>in</strong>fluence their th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> theright direction.‘To sum it all up,my <strong>in</strong>teraction witha diverse academiccommunity hastaught me to resp -ect diversity amongpeople hail<strong>in</strong>g fromdifferent eth nic it -ies and cult ures.This learnt feel<strong>in</strong>gof toler ance hastaught me to res -olve conflicts <strong>in</strong> a non-violent way, which isthe need of the hour. I have found myself <strong>in</strong>a better position to contrib ute to futurenation build<strong>in</strong>g for com <strong>in</strong>g generations <strong>in</strong> mycountry and I feel that I can <strong>in</strong>flu ence realchange. I categorise myself as a better agentof change and, <strong>in</strong> the long run, f<strong>in</strong>d myself<strong>in</strong>fluenc<strong>in</strong>g a greater number of lives, by trans -mitt<strong>in</strong>g and effic iently utilis<strong>in</strong>g the resources andknowledge ga<strong>in</strong>ed on the course.’Lydia Hiawalyer, far left,with participants <strong>in</strong> aone-week staff tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gworkshop at the Centrefor Human ResourceDevelopment, UPNG<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 13
Improv<strong>in</strong>g governanceAs the structure of governance comes to <strong>in</strong>clude non-governmental organisations, civil society and thepublic sector as well as state <strong>in</strong>stitutions, so the scope for <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholars and Fellows to improvegovernance <strong>in</strong>creases and they have a broad potential for long-last<strong>in</strong>g impact.Peter Maynard held a <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Schol ar -ship to study a LLM at the University of Cam -bridge, and graduated <strong>in</strong> 1979. He was called to theBar <strong>in</strong> the Bahamas, his home nation, <strong>in</strong> the same year.‘In the 29 years of the call of the Bar, quiteapart from my primary focus on <strong>in</strong>ternationalcorp orate and commercial law, I have fought –and usually won – many notorious cases relat<strong>in</strong>gto human rights and adm<strong>in</strong>istrative law. I havealso been called to the Bar <strong>in</strong>Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and Tobago, St V<strong>in</strong>cent andthe Gren ad<strong>in</strong>es, St Lucia, andAntigua and Barbuda and pro hacvice <strong>in</strong> the Turks and Caicos Islands.As Pres id ent of the Bahamas BarAssoc iat ion and of the Organizationof Common wealth Car i bbean BarAssoc i at ions, I encour aged lawyersto do more pro bono and legal aidwork, to meet needs and to showthe prof ession was worthy of selfregulation.As a found <strong>in</strong>g directorof the International Legal AssistanceConsortium, I was one of the group of expertsthat conducted a post-conflict assessment of thejudicial system of Haiti <strong>in</strong> 2005.‘Also, as Assistant Treasurer, Chairman of theAccess to Justice Committee, and Deputy Secret -ary General for the Caribbean of the InternationalBar Association (IBA), I contributed to a broaderglobal community. I was the IBA tra<strong>in</strong>er <strong>in</strong> a weeklongsession on ethics, manag <strong>in</strong>g a bar associationand accreditation for the East Timor Bar Assoc -iation <strong>in</strong> February 2006. I was also the <strong>in</strong>ter nat -ional observer on behalf of the IBA at the decisiveconstitutional appeal to remove the military<strong>in</strong>stalledcivilian government and to restore thecon st it ut ion <strong>in</strong> Fiji <strong>in</strong> February 2001. I am prep -ar<strong>in</strong>g to return to the country for the third time asa part of an IBA rapid response mission <strong>in</strong>vited toevaluate the impact of the 2006 coup on the legalsystem, the jud i ciary and the legal profession ofFiji. I am curr ently also National President for theBahamas of the World Jurist Association, and alsoan advisory committee member of the Inter nat -ional Legal Resource Center of the American BarAssociation and United Nations Development Prog -ramme. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the first 10 months of 2007, Iagreed to sit as an act<strong>in</strong>g judge of the SupremeCourt of the Bahamas, based <strong>in</strong> Freeport, GrandBahama, and responsible for the northern regionof the Bahamas.‘Throughout my career, <strong>in</strong> spite of the pressureto become <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> front-l<strong>in</strong>eparty politics, I tried to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> ahigher moral ground and I th<strong>in</strong>k Ihave made an impact throughteach<strong>in</strong>g, public service, the press,civil society, law practice, thebench and my family life. I cannotsay that improv<strong>in</strong>g governance <strong>in</strong>various spheres was always myobjective, although that may havebeen a desirable by-product alongthe way. In retrospect, perhaps IDr Peter Maynard have made a demonstrable impacton governance by my own actions,and by reach<strong>in</strong>g young and not so young m<strong>in</strong>dsand see<strong>in</strong>g them take prom<strong>in</strong>ent places <strong>in</strong>governance <strong>in</strong> one sphere or another.’Ngeyi Kanyongolo is a <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholarat the University of Warwick, f<strong>in</strong>alis<strong>in</strong>g her PhDthesis, entitled ‘Social Security and Women <strong>in</strong>Malawi: A Legal Discourse on Solidarity of Care’.‘My study set out to f<strong>in</strong>d out how to improvewomen’s ability to survive risks of life from a legalperspective. One major conclusion of the study isthat the extent to which different regulatoryorders re<strong>in</strong>force and reproduce norms, values andpractices which reflect women’s care-relatedconcerns and needs is crucial to the improvementof women’s social security. My thesis thereforeargues that, <strong>in</strong> order to be effect ive, social security<strong>in</strong>st itutions should be underp<strong>in</strong>ned by a legaldiscourse of solidarity of care which will en han ce<strong>in</strong>t erdependence not only between <strong>in</strong>dividuals butalso the family, community, market and the state14 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Sand between material and non-mat erial resources. aman Fernando held a Comm onwealth ProfessionalFellowship at the Institute of Policy ResearchThe practical implication of this thesis is that thefamily, community, market and the state shouldrespond through pool <strong>in</strong>g and redistrib ut ion ofmaterial resources.‘The potential to see throughthe practical implementation ofthese ideas is evident from theprojects that I am already <strong>in</strong>volved<strong>in</strong>. In 2006, I <strong>in</strong>corporated some ofthe emerg<strong>in</strong>g ideas <strong>in</strong> a Master’scourse that I teach at the Universityof Zimbabwe – Women and the Law.The course was previously taught asWomen and Employment Law, butit has now been broad ened to<strong>in</strong>clude labour generally and socialsecurity. The students on thiscourse are from Southern and<strong>in</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Science and Technology <strong>in</strong> 2006. Hehas now returned to his role as Manager at theCentre for Technology Watch <strong>in</strong> theNational Science Foundation, SriLanka. He found that the knowledgehe ga<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> the UK directly relatedto his work back home.‘We were given the opport -unity to meet and have discussionswith very senior policymakers,lead<strong>in</strong>g technologists, and out -stand <strong>in</strong>g academics. Moreover, wehad first-hand experience of howthe policy is taken forward throughscience parks, regional develop -ment centres and so on.‘The knowledge I ga<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong>Eastern Africa and normally <strong>in</strong>cludepublic legal officers and NGONgeyi Kanyongolo syst ematic app roaches for tech nol -ogy needs ass essment, <strong>in</strong>clud <strong>in</strong>gmanagers work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the area of women and law.‘I have been recently <strong>in</strong>vited to jo<strong>in</strong> a cam paign,led by GEMSA (Gender and the Media <strong>in</strong> SouthernAfrica), on ‘Mak<strong>in</strong>g Care Work Count’ <strong>in</strong> the South -ern African Development Comm unity (SADC). Thecampaign <strong>in</strong>cludes advocacy and the developmentof legislation and policies on care work <strong>in</strong> all the 13techniques for the iden tific ation of real require -ments <strong>in</strong> a develop<strong>in</strong>g economy, is <strong>in</strong>deed useful <strong>in</strong>our work at the Centre.‘At present, we at the NSF Sri Lanka not onlyutilise the ga<strong>in</strong>ed knowledge from the UK, butalso cont<strong>in</strong>ue collaborative research with academicstaff at the Institute.’SADC countries with<strong>in</strong> the next year. My cont<strong>in</strong>ued<strong>in</strong>volvement with the SADC Group of Social SecuritySpecialists also gives me an opportunity to br<strong>in</strong>g tobear the gendered aspects of social security on thegroup’s work, through my strengthened cap acity toconduct gendered and grounded social-legal research.Last year, I was a keynote speaker and was able toshare some of my study’s emerg <strong>in</strong>g ideas at a specialconference on gender and social security <strong>in</strong> Africa.‘I am currently develop<strong>in</strong>g a course on socialsecurity and law to be offered by the Faculty ofLaw at Chancellor College <strong>in</strong> Malawi. This is anopp ortunity to share ideas with future decisionmakerswho can translate them <strong>in</strong>to practice.Through this course and the Faculty’s practicallegal studies, we shall offer specialised cl<strong>in</strong>icalserv ices and outreach prog ram mes, related towomen and social security, to the community <strong>in</strong>Malawi. All these efforts are likely to contributetowards the realis at ion of ord<strong>in</strong>ary people’s, esp -ecially women’s, aspirations for improved socialsecurity <strong>in</strong> Malawi, SADC and potentially beyond.’A session at the 2006 Governance Network event, held at the Institute of <strong>Commonwealth</strong>Studies <strong>in</strong> March. The CSC Professional Networks br<strong>in</strong>g together current and former awardholders who have similar professional <strong>in</strong>terests, encourag<strong>in</strong>g them to share experiencesand best practice and make contacts. This was the third annual conference of the Gov ern -ance Network, attended by current <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholars and established professionalsfrom academia and civil society, who discussed good governance <strong>in</strong> the <strong>Commonwealth</strong><strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 15
Improv<strong>in</strong>g the environmentMany of our Scholars and alumni have made significant contributions <strong>in</strong> the fields of environmentalprotection and the improvement of physical <strong>in</strong>frastructure, from specific crops to whole ecosystems, frompreserv<strong>in</strong>g built heritage to manag<strong>in</strong>g the environmental impact of new build<strong>in</strong>gs.Nisha Manic, at one of themany waterfalls <strong>in</strong> MauritiusSeveral of the <strong>Commission</strong>’s distance learn<strong>in</strong>g coursesare focussed on the field of environmental studies.Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g Scholar Nisha Manic found thatthe skills acquired through her study have directlyenhanced her role as an environment officer at theDepartment of Environment <strong>in</strong> Mauritius. Nisha com -pleted her MSc <strong>in</strong> Environmental Management withImperial College, Wye and the University of Pretoria<strong>in</strong> 2006.‘The Master’s course covered an array of policy,legis lative, economic and social <strong>in</strong>stru mentsrequired for an <strong>in</strong>tegrated approach to environ -mental man agement. From conservation of environmentalresources, impact assessment, monitor<strong>in</strong>g,audit<strong>in</strong>g, ethics to environmental sociology, eachmodule brought a new dimension to protect<strong>in</strong>gthe environment.‘It goes without say<strong>in</strong>g that I have acquiredlots of skills which are help<strong>in</strong>g me <strong>in</strong> my career.Indeed, Mauritius, as a Small Island Develop<strong>in</strong>gState, is ecologically fragile and has to face anumber of <strong>in</strong>herent environ mental constra<strong>in</strong>tsand challenges. The greatest challenge rests <strong>in</strong>reconcil<strong>in</strong>g economic, social and environmentalconsiderations for decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g.‘My present assignments at work compriseformulat<strong>in</strong>g policies on key environmental issues aswell as responsibility for environmental report <strong>in</strong>gand plann<strong>in</strong>g. I am also work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> close collab -ora tion with the United Nations Environ mentProgramme (UNEP) to develop a national prog -ramme on susta<strong>in</strong>able production and con -sumption (SCP) for Mauritius.‘The course has not onlyprovided me with new <strong>in</strong>sight<strong>in</strong> my approach to environ -mental problems but has alsoboost ed my perf or mance <strong>in</strong>my day-to-day work. I am nowmore confident <strong>in</strong> tak<strong>in</strong>g uphigher respon sib ilities.’Elizabeth Nghitoolwa–Ndeunyema is study <strong>in</strong>gfor a PhD <strong>in</strong> agroforestry at the School of theEnvironment and Natural Resources, University ofWales, Bangor.‘My research is on resource assessment, utilis ationand domestication of Aloe zebr<strong>in</strong>a Baker <strong>in</strong> Namibia.Throughout the country, especially <strong>in</strong> the north wherealmost half of the pop ulation live, A. zebr<strong>in</strong>a, locallyknown as ekundu, is a very popular vegetable.‘Poor nutrition and generation of <strong>in</strong>come are someof the major challenges fac<strong>in</strong>g northern Nam ibia’srural communities. Domestication of A. zebr<strong>in</strong>a canhelp restore and conserve the species and overcomeenvironmental degradation prob lems. It can also con -tribute to improved diets of local people. My currentresearch is composed of four ma<strong>in</strong> areas of study:socio-economic importance and management aspects,species propagation to develop low-cost prop agationmethods, nutritional content analysis to establishnutritional <strong>in</strong>formation of edible A. zebr<strong>in</strong>a flowers,and genetic diversity with<strong>in</strong> and between populations.‘Adoption of developed propagation methods byrural communities will boost rest or ation of thespecies. This would improve human nutrition as wellas generate <strong>in</strong>come. As a lecturer at the University ofNamibia, my degree will put me <strong>in</strong> a better position tomake a direct impact on the tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and education ofour graduates as well as to con tribute to capacitybuild<strong>in</strong>g of Namibian comm unities through outreachprogramm es, research, network<strong>in</strong>g and coll ab orationwith <strong>in</strong>stitutions with<strong>in</strong> and outside the country.’Yet environment-related studies are not the onlypath <strong>in</strong>to the field. Mark Frawley studied BAEnglish at the University of Oxford, graduat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>1973, and he worked as a barrister for 20 years. Hehas been Director of the Niagara Escarp ment<strong>Commission</strong> (NEC) for the last seven years.‘UNESCO designated the Niagara Escarpmenta World Biosphere Reserve <strong>in</strong> 1990, recognis<strong>in</strong>g itas an <strong>in</strong>ternationally significant ecosystem for itsspecial environment and unique environmentalplan.‘The Niagara Escarpment <strong>Commission</strong> (NEC)was established <strong>in</strong> June 1973 and adm<strong>in</strong>isters the16 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP). The NEP outl<strong>in</strong>esthe nature of permitted uses and developments <strong>in</strong>the plan area and is regarded as a model ofsusta<strong>in</strong>able land use plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Canada.‘The NEC strives to balance appropriate andenvironmentally-sensitive development with theconservation of ecologically-sensitive lands. Work -<strong>in</strong>g closely with local, prov<strong>in</strong>cial and national gov -ernments and community organisations, the NECmonitors ecological health along the escarpmentand hosts a biennial conference on biosphereresearch, susta<strong>in</strong>able land use plann<strong>in</strong>g and healthycommunities. These <strong>in</strong>itiatives fulfil the educat -ional and community outreach responsibilities ofthe Biosphere Reserve designation and foster betterunderstand<strong>in</strong>g of the importance of the NiagaraEscarpment as an <strong>in</strong>valuable natural resource.‘Look<strong>in</strong>g to the future, the escarpment willcerta<strong>in</strong>ly face <strong>in</strong>creas <strong>in</strong>gly complex developmentpressures. With grow<strong>in</strong>g public concern for theprot ection of green space and the curb<strong>in</strong>g ofurban growth, the NEC will cont<strong>in</strong>ue to providelead ership and exp ertise <strong>in</strong> guid<strong>in</strong>g susta<strong>in</strong>ableland use plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the Prov<strong>in</strong>ce of Ontario.’Faridah Shafii is an associate professor at theFaculty of Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Universiti TeknologiMalaysia. She was a <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Academic StaffScholar, complet<strong>in</strong>g her PhD <strong>in</strong> Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g atthe University of Sheffield <strong>in</strong> 1994. Faridah’s researchfocuses on energy use and build<strong>in</strong>gs.‘The energy used <strong>in</strong> con struct<strong>in</strong>g, occupy<strong>in</strong>gand operat<strong>in</strong>g build<strong>in</strong>gs contributes to climatechange. Susta<strong>in</strong>able build<strong>in</strong>g and construction havethe potential to regen erate the natural envir -onment and community culture while enhanc<strong>in</strong>gthe value of products and services to bus<strong>in</strong>ess,cust omers and society <strong>in</strong> general. My researchactivities revolve around the development of greenbuild<strong>in</strong>g rat<strong>in</strong>g systems and also energy efficiency<strong>in</strong> build<strong>in</strong>gs. These projects are <strong>in</strong> collaborationwith the United Nations Sust a<strong>in</strong> able Build<strong>in</strong>g andConstruction Initiative, the Euro pean <strong>Commission</strong>and the International Council for Research andInnovation <strong>in</strong> Build<strong>in</strong>g and Construction (CIB).‘Currently, I sit on the Committee of the UnitedNations Th<strong>in</strong>k Tanks on Climate Change and Bench -mark<strong>in</strong>g on Susta<strong>in</strong>able Build<strong>in</strong>gs. I also partic ip -ated at the United Nations Framework Convent -ion on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference <strong>in</strong>Bali <strong>in</strong> December 2007,where I presented the f<strong>in</strong>d -<strong>in</strong>gs of the th<strong>in</strong>k tanks andrec omm endations for opp -ortunities <strong>in</strong> implement<strong>in</strong>genergy efficiency <strong>in</strong> build -<strong>in</strong>gs.’Allan Birabi was a<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Split-siteScholar from Uganda from2004-2005, study<strong>in</strong>g archit ectural conservation atNewcastle University. S<strong>in</strong>ce complet<strong>in</strong>g his PhD atMakerere University, he is work<strong>in</strong>g to address thechallenges of architectural conservation <strong>in</strong> Uganda.As a lecturer <strong>in</strong> the Dep artment of Architecture, Allanis <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> a project, with fund<strong>in</strong>g from the USAmbassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, tosurvey selected historic examples of Uganda’s builtheritage.‘Commenc<strong>in</strong>g from more-or-less zero docu -ment ation, it is hoped that an extensive photo -graphic essay on Uganda’s outstand<strong>in</strong>g built herit -age shall emerge and be published. In my op<strong>in</strong>ion,such documentation is <strong>in</strong>dispensable not only forsusta<strong>in</strong>able conservation but also for expell<strong>in</strong>gignor ance about the subject among Ugandansand for their enjoyment as well. It is thereforepoised to stir up a “hunger” among relevant acad -emics and policymakers for growth <strong>in</strong> researchand public ations on these resources. It shouldfurther <strong>in</strong>ject <strong>in</strong>to the local historic preservationarena a culture of publish<strong>in</strong>g and archiv<strong>in</strong>g as apowerful con servation action, <strong>in</strong>form<strong>in</strong>g andthere by <strong>in</strong>volv<strong>in</strong>g others, and consensus build <strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong> gett<strong>in</strong>g people to pos itively respond to andapp reciate the preser vat ion/conservation context.’Allan has also proposed the establishment of aUNESCO Chair <strong>in</strong> cultural and heritage resource man -agement at the university. ‘The objective is to fostercapacity build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> cultural and heritage resourcemanage ment as an added tool for the economicdevelop ment of Uganda. Upon its establishment,the UNESCO Chair is expected to plan and launcha multi- and <strong>in</strong>ter-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary postgraduate diploma,which would be sequenced <strong>in</strong> later years with aMaster’s degree, all <strong>in</strong> heritage resource manage -ment.’Dr Faridah Shafii at the UNFCCClimate Change Conference,December 2007<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 17
Performance <strong>in</strong>dicatorsAs part of its responsibility to both fund<strong>in</strong>g bodies and its award holders, the <strong>Commission</strong> has put <strong>in</strong> place a number of procedures aimed atma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g contact with award holders and monitor<strong>in</strong>g both their progress and that of the scheme as a whole, as outl<strong>in</strong>ed below. In addition, itwas decided dur<strong>in</strong>g this report year that the <strong>Commission</strong> would commence an extensive evaluation programme to exam<strong>in</strong>e the impact of thescheme. The results of this programme are <strong>in</strong>tended to be published <strong>in</strong> time for the 50th Anniversary of the CSFP <strong>in</strong> 2009.Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g contact with award holders● Each award holder is assigned a named officer with<strong>in</strong> the secretariatwho, hav<strong>in</strong>g arran ged placement, becomes the ma<strong>in</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t of refer -ence for subsequent deal<strong>in</strong>gs with the <strong>Commission</strong>.● Officers from the secretariat visit a number of <strong>in</strong>stitutions per year,meet<strong>in</strong>g with award holders and their supervisors.● Staff from both the secretariat and the British Council attend theannual Welcome Programme <strong>in</strong> November to which all new awardholders are <strong>in</strong>vited. Over 250 Scholars and Fellows attended <strong>in</strong> 2006.● Access, as required, is provided to specialist serv ices offered by theBritish Council, which deals with matters such as welfare andimmigration.Facilitat<strong>in</strong>g contact between award holders● Those selected for study <strong>in</strong> the UK are given the opportunity toestablish electronic contact with exist<strong>in</strong>g award holders before theirarrival.● Award holders are subscribed to the CSC-news email list, throughwhich they receive regular <strong>in</strong>formation from the secretariat and canalso post messages to other award holders.● Award holders are subscribed to Common wealth <strong>Scholarship</strong>sNews magaz<strong>in</strong>e, published three times a year.● In addition to the Welcome Programme, the Comm ission hosts anumber of events for award holders. This year, these <strong>in</strong>cluded Genderand Governance Network events and an event aimed at measur<strong>in</strong>gthe impact of capacity build<strong>in</strong>g for development, particularly theimpact of scholarships and fellowships.● Scholars are <strong>in</strong>vited to jo<strong>in</strong> the electronic CSC professional net -works, so far launched <strong>in</strong> the areas of education, public health,governance, environment and agriculture. This report year saw thelaunch of a new network for those <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> gender issues andthe announcement that a science and technology network would belaunched <strong>in</strong> the com<strong>in</strong>g months.● The <strong>Commission</strong> also tries to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> contact with and facilitatecontact between award hold ers after their return home, throughCommon wealth <strong>Scholarship</strong>s News magaz<strong>in</strong>e, alumni networksand alumni receptions. In addition to an event hosted by the BritishHigh <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>in</strong> Zambia for Zambian alumni and Distance Learn -<strong>in</strong>g Scholars, receptions were also held <strong>in</strong> Kenya and New Zealand.Monitor<strong>in</strong>g progress of award holders● If necessary, contact is made with the prospective supervisor atthe time of arrival, po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g out special needs and problems thatmay be encountered.● Award holders and, for research degrees, super visors, are requiredto write a report at the end of their first term, enabl<strong>in</strong>g potentialproblems to be highlighted at an early stage.● Award holders and their supervisors/tutors are required to write adetailed report at the end of each year.● First-term and annual reports are monitored for emerg<strong>in</strong>g issues –each report is read not only by secretariat staff, but also by at leastone member of the <strong>Commission</strong>.Evaluat<strong>in</strong>g the scheme and new programmes● Host <strong>in</strong>stitutions are systematically surveyed each year to obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>formation on progress, qualif ic at ions ga<strong>in</strong>ed, submission dates and,where studies are still <strong>in</strong> progress, likely dates of completion (see‘Completion of courses’ below). The secretar iat compares comp let -ion and submission rates to other bodies, such as the UK ResearchCouncils, and compares performance by gender and subject andacross <strong>in</strong>stitutions.● The secretariat monitors the policies of similar scholarship-award<strong>in</strong>gbodies to <strong>in</strong>form the development of the <strong>Commission</strong>’s policies.Recent examples of this have been for sickness and maternity andpaternity pay and the length of awards.● Every year the secretariat adm<strong>in</strong>isters an anonymous survey of itsaward holders, enquir<strong>in</strong>g about their experiences of study<strong>in</strong>g andliv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the UK and of the adm<strong>in</strong>istration of the scheme (see ‘Awardholders’ views’ below).● Award holders from the two newest schemes, Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>gand Professional Fellowships, receive <strong>in</strong>dividual evaluation forms tail -ored to these schemes (see ‘Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g and ProfessionalFellowships’ below).● The <strong>Commission</strong>’s Welcome Programme and skills events are evalu atedeach year and the results are used <strong>in</strong> the plann<strong>in</strong>g of future events.● The secretariat evaluates the long-term impact of the schemesthrough cont<strong>in</strong>uous alumni tracer activities. Regular contact is ma<strong>in</strong> -ta<strong>in</strong>ed with around 5,000 alumni, and trac<strong>in</strong>g work cont<strong>in</strong>ues.Alumni are periodically contacted to update their <strong>in</strong>formation.Completion of coursesThe successful completion of qualifications is monit ored closely by the<strong>Commission</strong>. For taught courses, the success rate has rema<strong>in</strong>ed con -sistently high for the past five years at between 96% and 100%.Doctoral results are also high, with completion rates for each annualcohort measured <strong>in</strong> the last eight years be<strong>in</strong>g between 79% and 93%.18 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
The lower figure is for the most recent year analysed, those beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gtheir studies <strong>in</strong> 2001, and would of course be expected to rise. Sub -mission rates, measur<strong>in</strong>g those complet<strong>in</strong>g their doctoral study with<strong>in</strong>four years, are also collated and compared with those of the UK ResearchCouncils. High proportions of those award holders study<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the sciencediscipl<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong> particular tend to submit their theses with<strong>in</strong> four years,while those <strong>in</strong> the arts and social sciences tend to take slightly longer.Award holders’ viewsIn 2007, 397 award holders returned the annual anon y mous quest -ionnaire. In addition to the opportunity to comment at more length,award holders are asked to rate various aspects of their experience ona five-po<strong>in</strong>t scale rang<strong>in</strong>g from ‘excellent’ through to ‘very poor’,enabl<strong>in</strong>g us to compare responses from year to year. As Table 2<strong>in</strong>dicates, satisfaction rema<strong>in</strong>s high, although we have noted a slightdecrease to 2005 levels <strong>in</strong> some areas. The ACU’s adm<strong>in</strong>istration of thescheme cont<strong>in</strong>ues to be the area with the highest satisfaction rat<strong>in</strong>gs,and 61% found this to be excellent.As <strong>in</strong> previous years, the level of stipend was thearea with which lowest levels of satisfaction wereexpressed. In 2007, 67% of respondents felt that theirallowances were at least ‘fairly adequate’, repres ent -<strong>in</strong>g a slight <strong>in</strong>crease from the 2006 figure of 66%, butrema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lower than those <strong>in</strong> previous years (73% <strong>in</strong>2005 and 2004, 70% <strong>in</strong> 2003). Many respondentsmentioned <strong>in</strong> particular the high cost of accommod -ation. As this is a critical area of concern for awardholders and as rent takes up the largest portion of theirstipend, the secretariat und ertakes surveys every twoyears to monitor the levels of rent paid. The mostrecent rent survey analysed data given <strong>in</strong> Scholars’ andFellows’ annual reports for the academic year 2005-2006. The survey found that award holders spend onaver age 44-54% of their stipend on accommodation,but that the percentage of stipend spent on rent variedwidely depend<strong>in</strong>g on family circ um stances and region.The extent to which the <strong>Commission</strong> is able to meetaward holders’ con cerns about the level of stipend is,however, dependent on government policy towardsscholarship stipends generally.As well as provid<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>Commission</strong> with aquantitative measure of award holders’ experiences,the anonymous questionnaire also prov ides valuablequalitative data. For example, the academic environ -ment, opportunities to meet with <strong>in</strong>ternational coll -eagues and the UK’s multi cultural nature are regularlycited as positive aspects of respondents’ time <strong>in</strong> theUK. When asked how their experiences could have beenimproved, popular answers <strong>in</strong>var iably <strong>in</strong>clude moref<strong>in</strong>ancial support, more opp ortun ities for social<strong>in</strong>teraction, guaranteed university acc om modation, and more time onaward. Reassur<strong>in</strong>gly, 94% (of the 222 respond<strong>in</strong>g to this particularquestion) felt that their academic prog ramme had ful filled the purposefor which they came and 91% rated their experience <strong>in</strong> the UK as‘excellent’ or ‘good’, with the rema<strong>in</strong>der vot<strong>in</strong>g it ‘satisfactory’.Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g and Professional FellowshipsThe <strong>Commission</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ues to undertake substantial analysis of its twonewest programmes, the Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g and Professional Fellow shipschemes. These analyses draw on surveys that host <strong>in</strong>stitutions comp -lete, as well as regular questionnaires that award holders com plete atthe beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g, dur<strong>in</strong>g, and after their courses. Award holders are askedto describe their acquired skills, and the extent to which these skills arerelevant to their work, beneficial for their future career developmentand beneficial to the development of their home country.ExcellentGoodSatisfactoryPoorVery PoorNo. of repliesSelection and placement procedures 53 39 6 0 1 233ACU’s adm<strong>in</strong>istration overall 61 35 4 0 0 390Standard of supervision/teach<strong>in</strong>g 49 36 13 2 0 395Access to library 57 34 8 1 0 396Access to comput<strong>in</strong>g facilities 59 31 8 1 1 393Access to laboratories 50 38 8 3 1 177Academic facilities overall 49 44 7 0 0 393Course of study overall 42 43 13 1 0 392Academic experience overall 46 47 6 1 0 395Institutions’ provision of welfare advice 19 50 26 5 1 377Overall experience of liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the UK 39 52 9 0 0 388Table 1: 2007 anonymous questionnaire – rat<strong>in</strong>gs (%)20002001200220032004200520062007Selection and placement procedures 88 86 84 88 89 96 93 92ACU’s adm<strong>in</strong>istration overall 96 95 93 92 93 96 94 95Standard of supervision/teach<strong>in</strong>g 87 85 83 81 87 84 88 85Access to library 86 84 86 87 89 91 92 91Access to comput<strong>in</strong>g facilities 79 83 88 88 87 88 89 90Access to laboratories 87 89 90 89 91 91 92 88Academic facilities overall 91 86 87 88 88 92 93 92Course of study overall – 85 84 81 85 85 87 86Academic experience overall 89 89 90 90 91 93 91 93Institutions’ provision of welfare advice 57 65 67 66 66 69 70 69Overall experience of liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the UK 84 87 89 88 88 90 92 91Table 2: 2000-2007 anonymous questionnaires – comb<strong>in</strong>ed rat<strong>in</strong>gs for‘excellent’ and ‘good’ (%)<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 19
2007 AwardsFollow<strong>in</strong>g the 2006 changes to the selection and application procedures, the statistics reported <strong>in</strong> this year’s <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> reflect the merger ofGeneral <strong>Scholarship</strong>s (DFID-funded), Academic Staff <strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Split-site <strong>Scholarship</strong>s <strong>in</strong>to a s<strong>in</strong>gle competition. In addition, <strong>Commonwealth</strong>Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s are reported alongside the other programmes, a reflection of the <strong>Commission</strong>’s desire to align the management of all its schemes.We are pleased to report an overall <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the number of awards offered <strong>in</strong> 2007. The number of nom<strong>in</strong>ations (exclud<strong>in</strong>g Shared<strong>Scholarship</strong>s) was up by 12% from last year, and the number of selections also <strong>in</strong>creased, up to 706 (aga<strong>in</strong> exclud<strong>in</strong>g Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s)from 595 <strong>in</strong> 2006, an <strong>in</strong>crease of 19%. Overall, over 47% of nom<strong>in</strong>ated candidates were selected for awards, an <strong>in</strong>crease of 2% from 2006.It should be emphasised that, before nom<strong>in</strong> ation to the <strong>Commission</strong>, most candidates have undergone a highly competitive selection exercise<strong>in</strong> their own country.Anniversary <strong>Scholarship</strong>sAgencies were <strong>in</strong>vited to nom<strong>in</strong>ate additional candidates <strong>in</strong> 2007 as part of the <strong>Commission</strong>’s celebration of the CSFP’s 50th anniversary <strong>in</strong> 2009.Two candidates were selected for doctoral study, one funded byTable 3: 2006-2007 – on awardDFID and the other by the FCO.SchemeNo. of award holders<strong>Scholarship</strong>s*Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>sFellowshipsProfessional FellowshipsDistance Learn<strong>in</strong>gTotal52615063695881396Region41 countries were represented <strong>in</strong> the 2007 <strong>in</strong>take (see pages 30-32). When select<strong>in</strong>g candidates, the <strong>Commission</strong>’s primary concernis that successful applicants should be of the highest calibre and itdoes not operate specific quotas for <strong>in</strong>dividual <strong>Commonwealth</strong> coun -tries. It does, however, have broad regional selection targets for those*of which CASS = 98 and Split-site = 32candidates funded by DFID. As can be seen from Table 5, targetswere broadly met with sub-Saharan Africa tak<strong>in</strong>g 54% of the awards,Table 4: 2006-2007 Awards – by region*South Asia 33%, and the smaller ‘other’ regions (encom pass<strong>in</strong>g theRegionSub-Saharan AfricaAwards held809New awards taken up527Pacific, Caribbean, East Asia and Europe) 13% of the awards.South AsiaFar EastAustralasiaPacificCaribbeanNorth America (Canada)EuropeTotal*<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s402175111574721396174617328253783Level of studyIn recent years, the <strong>Commission</strong> has set a target of 60:40 fortaught and res earch provision, as a reflection partly of the<strong>in</strong>creased number of highly relevant and targeted Masters’ degreesavailable and partly of the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g cost of doctoral schol ar ships.This 60:40 proportion rema<strong>in</strong>s consistent this report year, as seen<strong>in</strong> Table 6, with 61% of the 153 DFID-funded Common wealth<strong>Scholarship</strong>s awarded this year for Masters’ programmes and 39%for doctoral study.It should be noted that the <strong>Commission</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ues to viewTable 5: 2007 Awards – DFID-funded <strong>Scholarship</strong>s by region* doctoral <strong>Scholarship</strong>s, through both tradit ional and Split-siteRegionSub-Saharan AfricaSouth AsiaOther*<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g CASS and Split-siteTarget %503020Actual %543313modes, as a significant part of its portfolio of awards and iscommitted to offer<strong>in</strong>g these for the foreseeable future. In additionto the DFID-funded General and Split-site <strong>Scholarship</strong>s, 80% ofAcademic Staff Scholar ships and 33% of FCO-funded awards werealso given for doctoral study <strong>in</strong> this report year. Further more, from2007, the <strong>Commission</strong> will extend the option of apply<strong>in</strong>g for SplitsiteTable 6: 2007 Awards – <strong>Scholarship</strong>s by leveldoctoral study to those nom<strong>in</strong>ated for General <strong>Scholarship</strong>sSchemeFCO-funded <strong>Scholarship</strong>sMasters %67Doctorate %33(both FCO- and DFID-funded) and Academic Staff <strong>Scholarship</strong>s.DFID-funded <strong>Scholarship</strong>s*Total*exclud<strong>in</strong>g CASS and Split-site61633937GenderWhilst not practis<strong>in</strong>g positive discrim<strong>in</strong>ation, the <strong>Commission</strong> seeksto encourage the particip ation of women through highlight<strong>in</strong>g the20 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
importance of a fair gender balance to nom<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>gagencies and through family provisions for Scholarson award longer than 18 months. In 2007, 38% ofnom<strong>in</strong>at ions received and 38% (39% if Shared Schol -ars are <strong>in</strong>cluded, as <strong>in</strong> Table 7) of selections madewere female candidates, a decrease from 40% and44% resp ectively <strong>in</strong> 2006. More promis<strong>in</strong>gly, thefigures for DFID-funded Schol arships showed theprop ortion of women nom<strong>in</strong>ated rose from 35% to39% and those selected from 41% to 42%. The CASSscheme <strong>in</strong> part icular saw a rise <strong>in</strong> the number ofwomen nom <strong>in</strong>ated, from 25% to 40%, and womennom<strong>in</strong>ated under the Split-site scheme represented41% as opposed to 33% <strong>in</strong> 2006. These <strong>in</strong>creaseswere also evident <strong>in</strong> the prop ortion of women selected,which <strong>in</strong>creased to 35% and 48% respectively.Work<strong>in</strong>g with universitiesUniversities have always been vital partners <strong>in</strong> the<strong>Commission</strong>’s work. Jo<strong>in</strong>tly f<strong>in</strong>anced awards play avaluable role <strong>in</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>smore widely available. In 2007, 16 new awards werejo<strong>in</strong>tly funded, at the Univer sities of Cambridge (7awards) Oxford, (6 awards) and Nott<strong>in</strong>gham (3awards), with universities usually contribut<strong>in</strong>g 85%of the tuition fees. Particular thanks are due to these<strong>in</strong>stitutions for their cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g support.The <strong>Commission</strong> also has formal responsibility forthe <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong> Scheme (seepage 2). Universities provide the full stipend for awardholders, whilst the scheme supports the tuition fee andreturn airfare. 150 awards were held dur<strong>in</strong>g 2006-2007 with 140 new awards be<strong>in</strong>g offered <strong>in</strong> 2007.An <strong>in</strong>ternational programmeAs well as manag<strong>in</strong>g the UK’s contribution to theCSFP, the <strong>Commission</strong> also nom<strong>in</strong>ates candidatesfrom the UK for <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s tostudy overseas. In 2006-2007, a total of 24 awardholders from the UK received fund<strong>in</strong>g for study <strong>in</strong>Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa.New Zealand <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s gen -erated much <strong>in</strong>terest, and candidates were selectedto study for postgraduate programmes <strong>in</strong> a diverserange of fields.The Canadian Bureau for Internat ional Educationdecided that the 2006-2007 academic year would bethe last <strong>in</strong> which they would offer Schol ar ships, andlaunched an <strong>in</strong>novative programme offer<strong>in</strong>g fund <strong>in</strong>g forPostdoctoral Research Fellow ships to beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> 2007.Table 7: 2007 Awards – genderScheme Women as % Women as %of Nom<strong>in</strong>ations of SelectionsFCO-funded <strong>Scholarship</strong>s 56 56DFID-funded <strong>Scholarship</strong>s* 39 42All <strong>Scholarship</strong>s 43 46Fellows 22 21Professional Fellowships 43 44Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g 34 34Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s 41 44Total 38 39* <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g figures previously reported separately under DFID General <strong>Scholarship</strong>s, CASSand Split-siteTable 8: 2006-2007 Awards – Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s by regionRegion Awards % New awards %heldtaken upSub-Saharan Africa 87 58 95 68South Asia 52 35 41 29Far East 3 2 2 1Caribbean 8 5 2 1Pacific 0 0 0 0Total 150 100 140 100Table 9: 2006-2007 Awards – Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s by discipl<strong>in</strong>eDiscipl<strong>in</strong>e Awards New awardsheldtaken upArts 5 4Computer Studies 12 5Economics and Development Studies 7 4Education 4 2Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g 24 19F<strong>in</strong>ance and Adm<strong>in</strong>istration 13 12Health 22 11International Relations 1 4Legal 8 10Renewable Natural Resources 2 2Science 31 43Social 21 24Total 150 140Table 10: 2006-2007 Awards – outward ScholarsCountryOn awardCanada 12India 1New Zealand 10South Africa 1Total 24<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 21
2007 Awards: Nom<strong>in</strong>ations and selectionsNom<strong>in</strong>ations receivedApplications selected for awardsRegion/Country CS CD CF CP SS Total CS CD CF CP SS TotalSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 10 2 0 1 2 15 8 2 0 1 2 13Cameroon 15 4 3 3 4 29 2 3 1 2 4 12Ghana 26 7 3 5 69 110 9 5 3 3 55 75Kenya 30 129 7 21 11 198 6 86 1 16 9 118Lesotho 4 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1Malawi 17 5 0 9 5 36 6 5 0 8 4 23Mauritius 4 1 0 0 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 5Mozambique 3 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 3Namibia 8 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 2Nigeria 72 14 17 9 19 131 13 7 9 5 9 43Seychelles 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Sierra Leone 13 6 0 3 0 22 4 5 0 0 0 9South Africa 57 14 1 2 10 84 25 12 1 2 8 48St Helena 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Swaziland 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 3Tanzania 31 26 3 5 3 68 7 19 0 4 2 32The Gambia 10 38 0 3 0 51 5 27 0 0 0 32Uganda 38 61 1 8 14 122 19 47 0 7 12 85Zambia 22 68 1 3 2 96 8 44 1 3 2 58Subtotal 363 380 36 74 141 994 121 265 16 51 109 562South AsiaBangladesh 47 26 18 4 5 100 20 17 9 2 3 51India 76 12 79 7 39 213 28 3 30 6 29 96Maldives 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Pakistan 42 1 7 2 21 73 12 1 1 2 13 29Sri Lanka 25 2 17 0 4 48 13 1 5 0 3 22Subtotal 192 41 121 13 69 436 74 22 45 10 48 199Far EastBrunei Darussalam* 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Malaysia 10 1 0 0 7 18 4 0 0 0 3 7S<strong>in</strong>gapore* 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 2Subtotal 16 1 0 0 7 24 6 0 0 0 3 9AustralasiaAustralia* 52 0 0 0 0 52 16 0 0 0 0 16New Zealand* 27 0 0 0 0 27 10 0 0 0 0 10Subtotal 79 0 0 0 0 79 26 0 0 0 0 26PacificFiji 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Tonga 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Subtotal 8 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 422 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Nom<strong>in</strong>ations receivedApplications selected for awardsRegion/Country CS CD CF CP SS Total CS CD CF CP SS TotalCaribbeanAnguilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Antigua and Barbuda 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1Bahamas* 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Barbados 4 1 0 2 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 3Belize 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Dom<strong>in</strong>ica 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Grenada 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Guyana 7 1 1 3 0 12 4 1 0 3 0 8Jamaica 11 1 0 1 1 14 7 0 0 1 1 9Montserrat 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0St Lucia 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1St V<strong>in</strong>cent and the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and Tobago 7 1 0 1 3 12 1 1 0 1 2 5Turks and Caicos Islands 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Virg<strong>in</strong> Islands (British) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Subtotal 50 4 1 7 4 66 20 2 0 5 3 30North AmericaCanada* 79 0 0 0 0 79 34 0 0 0 0 34Subtotal 79 0 0 0 0 79 34 0 0 0 0 34EuropeCyprus* 9 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 2Gibraltar* 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1Malta* 6 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 2Subtotal 17 0 0 0 0 17 5 0 0 0 0 5Total 804 426 158 94 221 1703 290 289 61 66 163 869Key:CS - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCD - Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCF - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsSS - Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s* Foreign and <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Office funded awards<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 23
2007 Awards: Participation by UK <strong>in</strong>stitutionsInstitution CS CD CF CP SS TotalACEVO 0 0 0 1 0 1Africa Foundation Stone 0 0 0 1 0 1African Medical and Research Foundation 0 0 0 4 0 4Aston University 1 0 0 0 0 1Black Health Agency 0 0 0 1 0 1Bournemouth University 0 0 0 0 1 1Brunel University 2 0 0 0 0 2Central Science Laboratory 0 0 1 0 0 1Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - East Midlands 0 0 0 1 0 1Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - North East 0 0 0 1 0 1Chartered Institute of Environmental Health - North West 0 0 0 1 0 1Colera<strong>in</strong>e Borough Council 0 0 0 1 0 1<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Foundation 0 0 0 1 0 1<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Telecommunications Organisation 0 0 0 4 0 4Community Service Volunteers 0 0 0 1 0 1Coventry University 0 0 0 0 1 1Cranfield University 1 0 0 0 6 7East London and City Mental Health Trust 0 0 0 2 0 2Environment Agency 0 0 0 3 0 3Glasgow Caledonian University 0 0 0 0 2 2Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children 0 0 1 0 0 1Guy’s, K<strong>in</strong>g’s and St Thomas’ Schools of Medic<strong>in</strong>e,Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences 0 0 1 0 0 1Health Protection Agency (Porton Down) 0 0 0 1 0 1Heriot-Watt University 1 0 0 0 1 2Imperial College London 4 0 2 0 0 6Imperial College London School of Medic<strong>in</strong>e at Hammersmith 0 0 1 0 0 1Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright 1 0 2 0 0 3Institute of Development Studies, Sussex 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Policy Research <strong>in</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Science and Technology 0 0 0 4 0 4K<strong>in</strong>gston University 1 0 0 0 0 1Lancaster University 3 0 0 0 0 3LEAD International 0 0 0 1 0 1League for the Exchange of <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Teachers 0 0 0 4 0 4Leeds Metropolitan University 0 46 0 0 4 50Leicester General Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1London South Bank University 0 22 0 0 0 22Loughborough University 3 6 0 0 1 10Middlesex University 0 0 0 3 0 3Mott MacDonald 0 0 0 1 0 1National Institute for Medical Research 0 0 1 0 0 1Natural History Museum 0 0 1 0 0 1Newcastle University 4 0 1 0 1 6Nott<strong>in</strong>gham Trent University 1 0 0 0 0 1Open University 0 5 1 0 0 6Overseas Development Institute 0 0 0 1 0 1Oxford Brookes University 1 0 0 0 0 1Queen’s University Belfast 0 0 0 0 1 1RADAR 0 0 0 1 0 1Richard Cloudesley School 0 0 0 1 0 1Robert Gordon University 1 0 0 0 0 1Roehampton University 0 0 0 0 1 124 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalRothamsted Research (BBSRC) 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Botanic Gardens 0 0 1 1 0 2Royal College of Art 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore 0 0 1 0 0 1SCOPE 0 0 0 1 0 1Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations 0 0 0 1 0 1Scottish Lime Centre Trust 0 0 0 1 0 1Sheffield Hallam University 0 0 0 0 2 2Somerset County Council 0 0 0 1 0 1Southampton General Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1Southend University Hospital 1 0 0 0 0 1St George’s Hospital Medical School 1 0 0 0 0 1The Association of Guyanese Nurses and AlliedProfessionals <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 0 0 0 3 0 3The Haven Wolverhampton 0 0 0 1 0 1The Zomba Mental Health L<strong>in</strong>k 0 0 0 2 0 2Torfaen Voluntary Alliance 0 0 0 1 0 1Tropical Health and Education Trust 0 0 0 4 0 4University of Aberdeen 1 0 1 1 0 3University of Abertay Dundee 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Bath 1 0 3 0 2 6University of Birm<strong>in</strong>gham 5 0 1 0 0 6University of Bolton 0 20 0 0 1 21University of Bradford 3 0 0 0 0 3University of Bristol 4 0 1 0 5 10University of Cambridge 16 0 0 0 38 53University of Dundee 1 26 0 0 1 28University of Durham 2 0 3 0 0 5University of East Anglia 3 0 0 0 1 4University of East London 2 0 0 0 0 2University of Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh 9 15 1 0 2 27University of Essex 4 0 1 0 0 5University of Exeter 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Glasgow 1 0 0 0 2 3University of Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Greenwich 0 0 0 0 7 7University of Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Hull 1 0 0 0 4 5University of Kent 1 0 0 0 1 2University of Leeds 3 0 2 0 2 7University of Leicester 2 0 1 0 1 4University of Liverpool 2 0 1 0 0 3University of LondonBirkbeck, University of London 1 6 0 0 0 7Central School of Speech and Drama 1 0 0 0 0 1Goldsmiths College 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Studies 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Education 2 28 0 0 0 30K<strong>in</strong>g’s College London 6 0 0 0 1 7London School of Economics and Political Science 10 0 0 0 4 14London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medic<strong>in</strong>e 17 34 2 0 6 59<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 25
Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalQueen Mary, University of London 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Holloway, University of London 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Veter<strong>in</strong>ary College 0 6 0 0 2 8School of Oriental and African Studies 7 0 1 0 0 8School of Pharmacy 3 0 0 0 3 6University College London 8 22 1 0 2 33University of Manchester 16 8 1 0 2 27University of Nott<strong>in</strong>gham 10 0 2 0 6 18University of Oxford 15 0 0 1 3 19University of Portsmouth 1 0 1 0 0 2University of Read<strong>in</strong>g 13 0 5 0 0 18University of Sheffield 3 0 1 0 0 4University of Southampton 2 0 1 0 0 3University of St Andrews 2 0 0 0 2 4University of Stirl<strong>in</strong>g 1 16 1 0 0 18University of Strathclyde 5 0 0 0 0 5University of Sunderland 0 25 0 0 0 25University of Surrey 1 0 1 0 2 4University of Sussex 5 0 1 0 0 6University of Teesside 0 0 1 0 0 1University of the West of England, Bristol 0 0 0 0 1 1University of the West of Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Ulster 1 0 0 0 0 1University of WalesUniversity of Wales, Aberystwyth 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Wales, Bangor 3 0 2 0 2 7University of Warwick 8 0 1 0 6 15University of Westm<strong>in</strong>ster 0 0 0 0 2 2University of W<strong>in</strong>chester 1 0 0 0 0 1University of York 4 0 1 0 1 6Veter<strong>in</strong>ary Laboratories Agency 0 0 1 0 0 1Widows and Orphans International 0 0 0 5 0 5Total 240 285 55 63 140 782Figures <strong>in</strong> this table refer to awardstaken up <strong>in</strong> 2007.Key:CS - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCD - Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCF - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsSS - Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s26 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
2007 Awards: Participation by overseas <strong>in</strong>stitutionsRegion/Country/Institution CS CD CF TotalSub-Saharan AfricaCameroonUniversity of Buea 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 0 1 1GhanaUniversity for Development Studies 2 0 0 2University of Cape Coast 0 0 1 1University of Ghana 0 0 2 2Subtotal 2 0 3 5KenyaJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 1 25 0 26Moi University 1 0 1 2Subtotal 2 25 1 28LesothoNational University of Lesotho 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1MauritiusUniversity of Mauritius 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1NigeriaFederal University of Technology, Akure 1 0 1 2Federal University of Technology, Yola 1 0 1 2Ladoke Ak<strong>in</strong>tola University of Technology 0 0 2 2Rivers State University of Science and Technology 0 0 1 1University of Ado-Ekiti 0 0 1 1University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 2 0 0 2University of Calabar 1 0 0 1University of Ibadan 0 0 1 1University of Jos 1 0 0 1University of Lagos 1 0 0 1Subtotal 7 0 7 14Sierra LeoneNjala University 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1South AfricaUniversity of Johannesburg 1 0 0 1University of KwaZulu-Natal 2 0 0 2University of Pretoria 0 0 1 1University of South Africa 1 0 0 1University of Venda 1 0 0 1Subtotal 5 0 1 6<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 27
Region/Country/Institution CS CD CF TotalTanzaniaOpen University of Tanzania 1 0 0 1University of Dar es Salaam 1 0 0 1Subtotal 2 0 0 2UgandaIslamic University <strong>in</strong> Uganda 2 0 0 2Makerere University 2 15 0 17Mbarara University of Science and Technology 3 0 0 3Subtotal 7 15 0 22ZambiaCha<strong>in</strong>ama College of Health Sciences 0 20 0 20Copperbelt University 1 0 0 1University of Zambia 2 0 1 3Subtotal 3 20 1 24South AsiaBangladeshBangladesh Agricultural University 0 16 2 18Bangladesh Open University 0 0 1 1Jahangirnagar University 1 0 1 2University of Chittagong 1 0 0 1University of Dhaka 1 0 3 4University of Rajshahi 0 0 2 2Subtotal 3 16 9 28IndiaAligarh Muslim University 2 0 2 4All India Institute of Medical Sciences 0 0 1 1Allahabad Agricultural Institure 0 0 1 1Annamalai University 0 0 1 1Banaras H<strong>in</strong>du University 0 0 1 1Bangalore University 0 0 1 1Bharathiar University 0 0 1 1Chaudhary Charan S<strong>in</strong>gh Haryana AgriculturalUniversity 0 0 2 2Forest Research Institute 1 0 0 1G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi 0 0 1 1Guru Angad Dev Veter<strong>in</strong>ary and AnimalSciences University 0 0 1 1Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University 0 0 1 1Himachal Pradesh University 0 0 1 1Indian Veter<strong>in</strong>ary Research Institute 0 0 1 1Jadavpur University 0 0 1 1Kannur University 0 0 1 1Karnatak University 0 0 1 1Madurai-Kamaraj University 1 0 1 2Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati University 1 0 0 1Mahatma Gandhi University 1 0 0 1Marathwada Agricultural University 0 0 1 1Nagpur University 0 0 1 1National Dairy Research Institute 1 0 0 128 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Region/Country/Institution CS CD CF TotalNational Institute of PharmaceuticalEducation and Research 1 0 0 1Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Scienceand Technology 1 0 0 1Tata Institute of Social Sciences 1 0 0 1University of Delhi 0 0 4 4University of Hyderabad 0 0 1 1University of Rajasthan 1 0 0 1Subtotal 11 0 26 37PakistanBahria University 0 0 1 1University of Peshawar 1 0 0 1University of the Punjab, Lahore 1 0 0 1Subtotal 2 0 1 3Sri LankaUniversity of Colombo, Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 0 0 2 2University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka 0 0 1 1Subtotal 2 0 5 7Far EastMalaysiaTenaga National University 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1CaribbeanJamaicaUniversity of the West Indies 3 0 0 3Subtotal 3 0 0 3AustralasiaAustraliaUniversity of Queensland 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 0 1Total 54 76 55 185Figures <strong>in</strong> this table refer to awards taken up <strong>in</strong> 2007.Key:CS - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCD - Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong>s (the <strong>in</strong>stitutions listed are theoverseas partners of the degree-provid<strong>in</strong>g university <strong>in</strong> the UK)CF - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Fellowships<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 29
2007 Awards: Scholars by country and field of studyRegion/CountryAgriculture & ForestryArtsSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 1 2 0 1 5 2 1 12Cameroon 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 6Ghana 3 1 4 27 20 8 0 63Kenya 0 0 15 27 29 27 1 99Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1Malawi 0 1 3 3 6 1 0 14Mauritius 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 4Mozambique 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3Namibia 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Nigeria 1 0 2 14 3 2 3 25Sierra Leone 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 9South Africa 0 1 2 12 18 5 0 38Swaziland 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3Tanzania 1 1 3 6 12 1 2 26The Gambia 0 0 23 4 2 2 0 31Uganda 3 0 7 27 25 6 8 76Zambia 0 0 21 5 22 2 1 51Subtotal 9 7 87 132 150 60 18 463South AsiaBangladesh 17 0 2 5 10 3 0 37India 1 1 3 17 17 9 3 51Maldives 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Pakistan 0 2 1 5 8 5 0 21Sri Lanka 1 0 2 8 2 1 1 15Subtotal 19 3 8 35 38 18 4 125Far EastMalaysia 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5S<strong>in</strong>gapore* 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Subtotal 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 6AustralasiaAustralia* 0 2 2 0 6 1 0 11New Zealand* 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 6Subtotal 0 3 2 1 10 1 0 17PacificFiji 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1Samoa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Tonga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Subtotal 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3Medic<strong>in</strong>ePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeter<strong>in</strong>ary ScienceTotal30 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Region/CountryAgriculture & ForestryArtsCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Barbados 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3Belize 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Dom<strong>in</strong>ica 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Guyana 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5Jamaica 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 7St Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1St V<strong>in</strong>cent and the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and Tobago 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3Subtotal 1 2 0 2 14 3 1 23North AmericaCanada* 0 9 4 3 9 0 0 25Subtotal 0 9 4 3 9 0 0 25EuropeCyprus* 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Malta* 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2Subtotal 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3Total 30 25 102 175 226 84 23 665Medic<strong>in</strong>ePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeter<strong>in</strong>ary ScienceTotalFigures <strong>in</strong> this table refer to awards taken up <strong>in</strong> 2007.Includes:CS - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCD - Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong>sSS - Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s* Foreign and <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Office funded awards<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 31
2007 Awards: Fellows by country and field of studyAcademic FellowsProfessional FellowsRegion/CountryAgriculture & ForestryMedic<strong>in</strong>ePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeter<strong>in</strong>ary ScienceSub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Cameroon 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3Ghana 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 3 6Kenya 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 7 3 16 17Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 8 8Nigeria 0 0 3 3 1 0 7 1 0 4 0 0 5 12South Africa 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 4Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 7 7Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 4Subtotal 0 0 9 3 1 1 14 11 4 10 19 6 50 64SubtotalEducationEnvironmentGovernancePublic HealthTechnology (& Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g)SubtotalTotalSouth AsiaBangladesh 3 0 4 2 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 10India 0 8 16 0 1 1 26 1 2 1 1 0 5 31Pakistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3Sri Lanka 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5Subtotal 6 9 20 2 3 1 41 2 2 1 3 0 8 49CaribbeanGuyana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 5Total 6 9 29 5 4 2 55 13 6 12 25 7 63 118Figures <strong>in</strong> this table refer to awards taken up <strong>in</strong> 2007.32 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Awards held <strong>in</strong> 2006-2007: Participation by UK <strong>in</strong>stitutionsInstitution CS CD CF CP SS TotalAction on Disability and Development 0 0 0 1 0 1African Medical and Research Foundation 0 0 0 5 0 5Architectural Association 1 0 0 0 0 1Aston University 1 0 0 0 1 2Barnardos 0 0 0 1 0 1Book Aid International 0 0 0 4 0 4Bournemouth University 0 0 0 0 1 1Brunel University 2 0 0 0 0 2Cardiff University 2 5 0 0 0 7City University 1 0 0 0 0 1Colera<strong>in</strong>e Borough Council 0 0 0 1 0 1<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Medical Trust 0 0 0 2 0 2<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Telecommunications Organisation 0 0 0 2 0 2Coventry University 0 0 0 0 1 1Cranfield University 7 0 0 0 3 10Daventry District Council 0 0 0 1 0 1East London and City Mental Health Trust 0 0 0 4 0 4Environment Agency 0 0 0 6 0 6Glasgow Caledonian University 0 0 0 0 1 1Glasgow Dental Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1 0 0 0 0 1Harper Adams University College 2 0 0 0 0 2Harvest Help 0 0 0 1 0 1Health Protection Agency (London) 0 0 0 1 0 1Health Protection Agency (North East) 0 0 0 1 0 1Heriot-Watt University 1 0 0 0 1 2Imperial College London 20 0 3 0 0 23Imperial College London at Wye 2 134 0 0 0 136Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of Policy Research <strong>in</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, Science and Technology 0 0 0 3 0 3International Institute for Environment and Development 0 0 0 1 0 1International Records Management Trust 0 0 0 1 0 1John Innes Centre, Norwich 0 0 1 0 0 1K<strong>in</strong>gston University 1 0 0 0 0 1Lancaster University 5 0 0 0 0 5League for the Exchange of <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Teachers 0 0 0 6 0 6Leeds Metropolitan University 0 56 0 0 1 57Liverpool John Moores University 1 0 0 0 0 1London South Bank University 2 0 0 0 0 2Loughborough University 7 20 0 0 2 29Mar<strong>in</strong>e Biological Association 0 0 1 0 0 1Middlesex University 1 0 0 0 0 1Mildmay 0 0 0 1 0 1Moorfields Eye Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1NCH, The Children’s Charity 0 0 0 1 0 1Newcastle University 10 0 1 0 1 12NHS Blood and Transplant 0 0 0 1 0 1Open University 1 6 1 0 0 8Oxford Brookes University 1 0 0 0 0 1Queen Margaret University 0 0 0 0 5 5Queen’s University Belfast 0 0 1 0 1 2<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 33
Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalRoehampton University 0 0 1 0 1 2Rosl<strong>in</strong> Institute, Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh 0 0 1 0 0 1Royal Agricultural College 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Botanic Gardens 0 0 1 0 0 1Royal College of Art 1 0 0 0 2 3Royal London Hospital 0 0 1 0 0 1Royal Marsden Hospital 1 0 0 0 0 1Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle 0 0 1 0 0 1Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee (SOAEFD) 1 0 0 0 0 1Sheffield Hallam University 0 0 0 0 4 4Southern General Hospital NHS Trust (Glasgow) 1 0 0 0 0 1St Lucia Diabetes Project 0 0 0 4 0 4Staffordshire University 0 69 0 0 0 69Tropical Health and Education Trust 0 0 0 1 0 1UNEP-WCMC 0 0 0 1 0 1University of Aberdeen 6 0 1 0 1 8University of Bath 2 32 0 0 1 35University of Birm<strong>in</strong>gham 14 0 3 0 0 17University of Bradford 8 0 0 0 0 8University of Brighton 3 0 0 0 0 3University of Bristol 4 0 1 0 5 10University of Buck<strong>in</strong>gham 0 0 0 0 2 2University of Cambridge 41 0 0 0 39 79University of Dundee 2 15 2 0 1 20University of Durham 8 0 0 0 0 8University of East Anglia 10 0 1 0 1 12University of East London 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Ed<strong>in</strong>burgh 11 14 1 0 2 28University of Essex 3 0 1 0 0 4University of Exeter 1 0 2 0 0 3University of Glasgow 10 0 0 0 2 12University of Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Greenwich 2 0 0 0 2 4University of Huddersfield 0 0 0 0 5 5University of Hull 4 0 1 0 4 9University of Kent 3 0 0 0 1 4University of Leeds 25 0 2 0 4 31University of Leicester 3 0 0 0 1 4University of Liverpool 3 0 3 0 0 6University of LondonBarts and The London, Queen Mary’s School of Medic<strong>in</strong>e and Dentistry 0 0 1 0 0 1Birkbeck, University of London 2 0 0 0 0 2Goldsmiths College 2 0 0 0 0 2Guy’s, K<strong>in</strong>g’s and St Thomas’ Schools of Medic<strong>in</strong>e,Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences 2 0 1 0 0 3Institute for the Study of the Americas 1 0 0 0 0 1Institute of <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Studies 2 0 0 0 0 2Institute of Education 3 33 0 0 0 36K<strong>in</strong>g’s College London 8 0 1 0 1 10London School of Economics and Political Science 14 0 0 0 4 1834 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Institution CS CD CF CP SS TotalLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medic<strong>in</strong>e 14 8 2 0 6 30Queen Mary, University of London 5 0 1 0 0 6Royal Holloway, University of London 0 0 0 0 2 2Royal Veter<strong>in</strong>ary College 3 0 1 0 1 5School of Oriental and African Studies 6 6 1 0 1 14School of Pharmacy 2 0 0 0 3 5University College London 15 25 1 0 3 44University Mar<strong>in</strong>e Biological Station, Millport 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Manchester 22 0 2 4 1 29University of Northumbria at Newcastle 0 0 0 2 0 2University of Nott<strong>in</strong>gham 14 0 2 0 7 23University of Oxford 60 0 2 1 1 64University of Plymouth 3 0 0 0 0 3University of Portsmouth 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Read<strong>in</strong>g 18 0 4 0 0 22University of Salford 1 0 0 0 0 1University of Sheffield 8 0 1 0 0 9University of Southampton 12 0 1 0 1 14University of St Andrews 1 0 1 0 1 3University of Stirl<strong>in</strong>g 5 65 0 6 0 76University of Strathclyde 7 0 0 0 3 10University of Sunderland 0 97 0 0 0 97University of Surrey 8 0 0 0 1 9University of Sussex 14 0 1 0 1 16University of the West of England, Bristol 0 0 0 0 1 1University of the West of Scotland 0 0 0 0 1 1University of Ulster 0 3 0 0 0 3University of WalesUniversity Hospital of Wales, Cardiff 0 0 1 0 0 1University of Wales Institute, Cardiff 1 0 1 0 0 2University of Wales Swansea 4 0 1 0 0 5University of Wales, Aberystwyth 1 0 1 0 2 4University of Wales, Bangor 8 0 2 0 1 11University of Warwick 9 0 0 0 6 15University of Westm<strong>in</strong>ster 2 0 0 0 2 4University of Wolverhampton 0 0 0 0 1 1University of York 8 0 1 0 1 10Westm<strong>in</strong>ster Society for People with Learn<strong>in</strong>g Disabilities 0 0 0 1 0 1Widows and Orphans International 0 0 0 5 0 5Writtle College 1 0 0 0 0 1Total 526 588 63 69 150 1395Key:CS - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCD - Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCF - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> FellowshipsCP - Professional FellowshipsSS - Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 35
Awards held <strong>in</strong> 2006-2007:Scholars by country and field of studyAgriculture & ForestryArtsRegion/CountrySub-Saharan AfricaBotswana 11 1 0 0 3 1 3 0 19Cameroon 1 2 0 3 5 2 1 2 16Ghana 26 0 0 5 8 20 9 1 69Kenya 4 0 1 16 9 12 105 1 148Lesotho 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 6Malawi 24 1 0 3 8 9 3 0 48Mauritius 9 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 16Mozambique 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Namibia 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10Nigeria 3 1 0 5 21 10 17 1 58Seychelles 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4Sierra Leone 1 0 0 0 7 2 3 0 13South Africa 5 4 0 30 13 28 31 0 111Swaziland 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8Tanzania 30 0 0 0 4 10 23 2 69The Gambia 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 8Uganda 3 1 1 10 4 19 10 3 51Zambia 20 0 0 38 2 4 8 5 77Zimbabwe 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9Subtotal 160 12 2 113 88 129 221 17 742South AsiaBangladesh 66 0 1 3 7 15 10 1 103India 4 4 0 14 19 77 22 3 143Maldives 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 8Pakistan 0 1 0 5 5 38 18 0 67Sri Lanka 2 1 0 4 11 3 1 3 25Subtotal 73 6 1 26 42 138 53 7 346Far EastMalaysia 0 0 0 1 7 1 4 0 13S<strong>in</strong>gapore* 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4Subtotal 0 1 0 1 8 2 5 0 17AustralasiaAustralia* 0 4 0 3 10 13 0 0 30New Zealand* 0 8 0 1 4 7 1 0 21Subtotal 0 12 0 4 14 20 1 0 51PacificFiji 0 0 0 1 7 1 4 0 13Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4Solomon Islands 0 1 0 1 8 2 5 0 17Subtotal 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 10DentistryMedic<strong>in</strong>ePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeter<strong>in</strong>ary ScienceTotal36 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Region/CountryAgriculture & ForestryArtsCaribbeanAnguilla 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Antigua and Barbuda 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3Bahamas* 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Barbados 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4Dom<strong>in</strong>ica 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Grenada 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1Guyana 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 8Jamaica 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 0 12Montserrat 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1Sa<strong>in</strong>t Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 6Sa<strong>in</strong>t V<strong>in</strong>cent and the Grenad<strong>in</strong>es 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and Tobago 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 9Subtotal 1 4 1 4 5 26 8 0 49North AmericaCanada* 0 20 0 1 9 17 0 0 47Subtotal 0 20 0 1 9 17 0 0 47EuropeMalta* 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Subtotal 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2Total 234 55 4 149 170 340 288 24 1264DentistryMedic<strong>in</strong>ePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologyVeter<strong>in</strong>ary ScienceTotalIncludes:CS - <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sCD - Distance Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Scholarship</strong>sSS - Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s* Foreign and <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Office funded awards<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 37
Awards held <strong>in</strong> 2006-2007: Fellows by country and field of studyAcademic FellowsProfessional FellowsRegion/CountryAgriculture& ForestryArtsDentistryMedic<strong>in</strong>ePure ScienceSocial ScienceTechnologySub-Saharan AfricaCameroon 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Ghana 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3Kenya 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 15 0 20 22Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2Nigeria 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 6Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1South Africa 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 9 12Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2The Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 10 10Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2Subtotal 3 1 0 0 5 3 1 0 13 15 6 4 28 1 54 67South AsiaBangladesh 0 1 0 0 5 3 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 11India 3 1 1 4 11 4 4 1 29 0 2 0 1 0 3 32Pakistan 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 3 9Subtotal 5 3 1 6 18 8 7 1 49 1 2 1 3 0 7 56PacificPapua New Gu<strong>in</strong>ea 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Subtotal 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2CaribbeanJamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1Sa<strong>in</strong>t Lucia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 4Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 7 7Total 8 4 1 6 24 11 8 1 63 18 9 6 35 1 69 132Veter<strong>in</strong>ary ScienceSubtotalEducationEnvironmentGovernancePublic HealthTechnologySubtotalTotal38 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Qualifications awardedGeneral Degree Subject Award<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutionAnguillaOdessica Nicole HUGHES MSc Medical Statistics LeicesterAntigua and BarbudaPatricia Parima Emelda GEORGE PhD Mathematics Education LeedsZe<strong>in</strong>a M HECHME MA Area Studies (Lat<strong>in</strong> America) LondonAustraliaIsabella Jean ALEXANDER PhD Legal history of copyright CambridgeErica Nicole Stuart DONNER PhD Contam<strong>in</strong>ant Transfer Processes and Remediation Read<strong>in</strong>gSarah Mary Hamilton FULTON LLM Law LondonAlexandra Arnold GUILD MSc Regulation LondonSarah Louise IRVING PhD Political Thought and Intellectual History CambridgeBrad Steven JESSUP MPhil research Environment, Society and Development CambridgeB<strong>in</strong>oy KAMPMARK PhD Historical Studies CambridgeJane Elizabeth KNIGHT MRes Research Methodology (War Studies) LondonEdward Charles MORGAN PhD Theology and Religious Studies CambridgeBen John MOXHAM MSc Development Studies LondonJohn Anthony PICKHAVER DPhil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Science OxfordKerr<strong>in</strong> James PINE MSc Medical Physics AberdeenCather<strong>in</strong>e TURK MPhil research Geography Ed<strong>in</strong>burghPage Louise WILSON MPhil research International Relations LondonBangladeshMohammad Mojammel AL HAKIM PhD Electrical and Electronic Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g SouthamptonMohammad Shafiul ALAM PhD Automatic Control and Systems Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g SheffieldHaseen Mahbub CHERRY MSc research Medical Molecular Microbiology AberdeenZannatul FERDOUS MSc Molecular Genetics LeicesterMohammad Mubashyeer HASAN PhD Medic<strong>in</strong>al Chemistry LeedsMohammed Ridwanul HOQUE PhD Law LondonMohammad Amirul ISLAM PhD Population Studies SouthamptonSheikh Tawhidul ISLAM PhD Geography DurhamSohela NAZNEEN DPhil Development Studies SussexQuazi Forhad QUADIR MSc Environmental Science and Management YorkSadia SHERMEEN PhD International Market<strong>in</strong>g StrathclydeMd Mahmudul Hasan SIKDER MSc Control of Infectious Diseases <strong>in</strong> Animals LondonBarbadosDavid McDonald BYNOE MSc Environmental Economics and Environmental Management YorkShanielle Kara-Ann SMALL MSc Actuarial Science Heriot-WattBelizeGloria Diana GARCIA MSc F<strong>in</strong>ancial Economics ExeterBotswanaThelma Kgakgamatso MAJELA PhD Counsell<strong>in</strong>g SurreyGabalemogwe T MOANAKWENA MSc Environmental Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g and Project Management LeedsKeneilwe NTSHWENE MSc Construction Management Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamLenamile TAOLO MSc Occupational Health, Safety and the Environment Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamBoipelo Shale TSHWENE MSc Environment and Development LondonCameroonCharles Shey NYING PhD Soil Science Read<strong>in</strong>gMathias Akong ONABID PhD Calibration of Remote Sensed Chlorophyl Data GlasgowCanadaMaya Jessica ALAPIN MPhil Greek and/or Lat<strong>in</strong> Languages and Literature OxfordChrist<strong>in</strong>a Marie ALT DPhil English Language and Literature OxfordFaith Teresa ARMITAGE PhD Fem<strong>in</strong>ist Political Theory London<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 39
Jean-Francois ARSENAULT MPhil Economics CambridgeLaura BANDUCCI MPhil Classics CambridgeLeah Antigone BASSEL DPhil Refugee/Development Studies OxfordRachel BERGER PhD Aspects of Gender <strong>in</strong> Colonial India CambridgeDarren Conrad BRUNK PhD International Politics WalesChrist<strong>in</strong>a Rose CLARK DPhil Development Studies OxfordCurran Alexander CRAWFORD PhD W<strong>in</strong>d turb<strong>in</strong>e design optimisation CambridgeClea DESJARDINS MSt English Literature OxfordSarah DOYLE MSc International Relations LondonLara EGGLETON MA History of Art LeedsAnicka FAST MA L<strong>in</strong>guistics LondonJames Edward KEIRSTEAD DPhil Environmental Policy/Management OxfordMelisse Ruth LAFRANCE DPhil Twentieth Century French Studies OxfordTerra MACKINNON MSc Global Politics LondonDerrick MARTENS MA Peace Studies BradfordChrist<strong>in</strong>a Sofia MARTINEZ PhD Relationships between Art and Law LondonG<strong>in</strong>a Lee PASSANTE CASM Mathematics CambridgeJason ROTSTEIN MA Creative and Critical Writ<strong>in</strong>g SussexShahrzad SABET-ESFAHANI MPhil Politics: Political Theory OxfordEmma Mary SAUNDERS-HASTINGS MPhil International Relations CambridgeEzra Isaac SILLER MPhil Political Thought and Intellectual History CambridgeJordan Avery SLOSHOWER MSc Anthropology of Health and Illness Ed<strong>in</strong>burghEva VIVALT MPhil Development Studies OxfordBrendan Nathaniel WOLFE MPhil Comparative Philology and General L<strong>in</strong>guistics OxfordCyprusDesp<strong>in</strong>a KYPRIANOU PhD Crim<strong>in</strong>ology LondonGeorge POYIADJIS PhD Statistical process<strong>in</strong>g CambridgeFijiLusiana LALA MSc Human Resource Management CardiffKirti SHARMA MA Human Resource Management LeedsIosefo Tevita VOLAU MA Human Resource Management KeeleGhanaKennedy Emmanuel AHORSU PhD Natural Resources as Factors <strong>in</strong> Political Economy KentFrancis BAAH PhD International Rural Development Read<strong>in</strong>gSeth Dankyi BOATENG PhD International Rural Development Read<strong>in</strong>gIsaac Kojo Angnangsoore GALYUON PhD Plant Physiology WalesBaaba Otua KOOMSON MSc F<strong>in</strong>ance DurhamPatricia Gyaa OWUSU-DARKO PhD Root and Tuber Technology StrathclydeGrace Casel<strong>in</strong>a VAN DER PUIJE PhD Crop Protection/Pest Management Read<strong>in</strong>gGuyanaOmar Edw<strong>in</strong> BISPAT MSc Urban Plann<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Develop<strong>in</strong>g Countries Oxford BrookesCandace Abigail ELIAS LLM Law EssexKrist<strong>in</strong>e Tamara ERSKINE MSc Freshwater and Coastal Sciences LondonMellissa Abigail IFILL DPhil International Relations SussexLenandlar SINGH MSc Internet Applications Development BrightonIndiaEdna ANTONY PhD Agronomy NewcastleArgha Kumar BANERJEE DPhil English Literature SussexLovleen BHULLAR LLM Law LondonLakshmanan CHITHRA PhD Soil Science Read<strong>in</strong>gDiya DUTTA MPhil Development Studies OxfordSoumya Soman PALLIYIL MSc research Biotechnology AberdeenSamyuktha RAJAGOPAL MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation LondonMeenakshi Sundaram RAJYASHREE MSc Nanoscale Science and Technology SheffieldNitya S RAMADOSS MSc Chemical Biology LeedsSayyed Imam-A-Aziz Harun RASHID MSc Environmental Forestry WalesVishnu Vardhan SHANKAR BCL Law Oxford40 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Betwa SHARMA LLM Law CambridgeSanjeev Kumar SHARMA PhD Biotechnology Scottish Crop Research InstituteJamaicaShaun Marie DESOUZA MSc Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement E AngliaCourtney Anthony FRANCES MSc Electrical Power Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g with Bus<strong>in</strong>ess StrathclydeSuzette Andrea HAUGHTON PhD Security Studies and Globalisation (War Studies) LondonSuzana Nathasha RUSSELL PhD Local Production <strong>in</strong> Jamaica CambridgeAndre Onife Alwyn WHITE MSc Structural Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g SheffieldKenyaMwende Wanjiku NJIRAINI MCM Communications Management StrathclydeMalawiLeonard Samuel KALINDEKAFE PhD M<strong>in</strong>eral Law and Policy DundeeChristabel Y KAMINJOLO-KAMBALA MPH Public Health GlasgowPatson Cleopus NALIVATA PhD Soil Chemistry CranfieldMalaysiaZurahanim Fasha ANUAL MSc Public and Environmental Health Science Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamKar Wai CHOOI PhD Drug Delivery StrathclydeLy Sia LOONG MSc Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy LondonMaldivesAshfag Mohamed THAUFEEG BSc (Hons) Computer Science ManchesterMaltaMichael Pio DEGUARA MPhil research Social Anthropological Analysis CambridgeCynthianne SPITERI MSc Scientific Methods <strong>in</strong> Archaeology BradfordJohn VELLA PhD Law CambridgeMauritiusKar<strong>in</strong>a SUDDASON PhD Asset Management SouthamptonMontserratCoretta E FERGUS MSc Dental Public Health LondonJoan Anne Delsol MEADE PhD Personality Disorders and Religion Ed<strong>in</strong>burghNauruMaria GAIYABU PhD Education CambridgeNew ZealandPhilip Daniel ALLFREY DPhil Particle Physics OxfordMargo Cara BAARS MPhil Development Studies OxfordTimothy Michael FOUNTAINE DPhil Human Anatomy and Genetics OxfordBenedict John HEFFORD MSc Public Services Policy and Management LondonBeatrice Myrth HUDSON MSc Paleopathology DurhamFiona Marie JORDAN PhD Biological Anthropology LondonHyun J<strong>in</strong> KIM DPhil Greek Historiography OxfordSophie LAURENSON PhD Molecular Genetics CambridgeGemma Ellen MASON CASM Mathematics CambridgeJulia Carolyn MCCARTHY MMus Advanced Instrumental Studies Guildhall School of Musicand DramaJason Douglas MCEWEN PhD Astrophysics CambridgeKarl Solve STEVEN PhD Hellenistic and Early Imperial Philosophy CambridgeMegan WILLCOX MSc Economics for Development OxfordNigeriaShade John ADISA PhD Soil Conservation and Management Read<strong>in</strong>gAm<strong>in</strong>u ADO MSc F<strong>in</strong>ancial Management Robert GordonOyomoare Lolade ERUOGUN MSc Environmental Protection and Management Ed<strong>in</strong>burghChristopher Ch<strong>in</strong>wendu IBENEGBU PhD Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology LondonPhilip Okechukwu ILODIBIA PhD Communications Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g SurreyOlay<strong>in</strong>ka Ibiwumi NWACHUKWU PhD Soil Science Glasgow<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 41
Justice Chimugwuanya NWOBIKE PhD Human Rights Law EssexMonica Ngozi ODINKO PhD Education Ed<strong>in</strong>burghFemi John OLORUNNIJI PhD Molecular Genetics GlasgowOluwaleke Ganiyu SOKUNBI PhD Physiotherapy BrightonIsaac Olubunmi SORINOLA PhD Physiotherapy LondonPakistanWaqar ALI MSc Computer Science OxfordFouzia HAIDER PhD Molecular Biology and Biotechnology SheffieldGhazanfar Ali SAFDAR PhD Telecommunications Queen’s BelfastRabaab ZAHRA PhD Biotechnology Ed<strong>in</strong>burghPapua New Gu<strong>in</strong>eaAlfred FAITELI PhD Demography LiverpoolSierra LeoneMelrose Albert<strong>in</strong>a KARGBO MSc Development Studies London South BankMamusu Patricia KOMEH-MASSAQUOI MSc Nutrition LondonDauda Sheriff YILLAH DPhil Twentieth Century French fiction OxfordMohammed YOKI MA Rural Development SussexS<strong>in</strong>gaporeLOW Mei Y<strong>in</strong> PhD Food Biosciences Read<strong>in</strong>gSouth AfricaClaudette COERT PhD Molecular Biology Ed<strong>in</strong>burghJanice Lisl DEARY PhD Language and Identity <strong>in</strong> Literature and Theology St AndrewsJeremy Alexander Sholto DOUGLAS MPhil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g for Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development CambridgeJonathan Keith FERREIRA MSc Economics Ed<strong>in</strong>burghCar<strong>in</strong>a FOURIE PhD Philosophy LondonKaethe Maria FRAHM-ARP PhD Sociology WarwickMargaret Louise IRVING MPhil Economics OxfordDeborah Jael KELLY MSc Economics WarwickHazel Bongekile KHUMALO LLM Law CambridgeJan<strong>in</strong>e Veronica KING MA Development Economics SussexGenevieve Lynette KLEIN DPhil Modern History OxfordIngrid Christ<strong>in</strong>e KOCH MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Policy OxfordRussell LUYT PhD Social Psychology LondonAyanda Ignitia MABUYAKHULU MA Gender and Development SussexKirsty Sheila MCLEAN DPhil Law-Socio-economic Rights OxfordVelislava Atanasova MITOVA PhD Philosophy (the Ethics of Belief) CambridgeJennifer Lisa Aileen ORR MSc Environmental Change and Management OxfordUlrich PAQUET PhD Computational Learn<strong>in</strong>g Theory CambridgeJoelien PRETORIUS PhD International Relations CambridgeClaud<strong>in</strong>e N<strong>in</strong>a RAFFRAY PhD Computational L<strong>in</strong>guistics Ed<strong>in</strong>burghHelen Esther ROSS-ADAMS PhD Molecular Genetics AberdeenWendy Leigh VANDOOLAEGHE PhD Theoretical Physics CambridgeMarijke VERMAAK MSc Development Studies LondonBernelle VERSTER MRes Functional Genomics YorkEmma Victoria WITBOOI PhD Mar<strong>in</strong>e and Environmental Law LondonJonathan Bruce WORTMANN MSc Statistics WarwickSurgeon Nkanyiso XOLO MSc Mathematics Education WarwickSri LankaPeththadurage Shasthri Narendra DE SILVA PhD Power Electronics Heriot-WattGayani Harendra GALHENAGEY MSc research Molecular Genetics LeedsLakshika Sajeevanie LIYANAGE MA Social Work Studies for International Students DurhamPradeepika Sham<strong>in</strong>ie SAPUTHANTHRI PhD Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology BathVidura Priyaranjana SENEVIRATNE PhD Speech, Text and Internet Technology CambridgeSwazilandGloria Baby MALAMBE PhD Phonology of Southern African languages London42 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
TanzaniaSuzana AUGUSTINO PhD Medic<strong>in</strong>al Plants WalesLeonard William Tungaraza FWEJA PhD Food Science Read<strong>in</strong>gAgnes Lotangamwaki KOSIA MPH Public Health GlasgowMyeji Chrysostom MATEREGO MSc Environmental and Energy Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g SheffieldThe GambiaMam Tut WADDA-SENGHORE MSc Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Project Management LeedsTr<strong>in</strong>idad and TobagoMarv<strong>in</strong> Steve GEORGE MA Theatre and Development LeedsUgandaLeonard ASIIMWE MSc Structural Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g SheffieldEuzobia M Mugisha BAINE PhD Privatisation of Higher Education <strong>in</strong> Uganda Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamSophie Kojo BUSI MPH Public Health LeedsDenis KALUMBA PhD Pollutants from Sanitary Landfills NewcastleJames KEPO MA Education Leadership and Management LondonJohn Benson MONDI MPH Public Health LeedsSarah NACHUHA DPhil Zoology (Ornithology) OxfordJohn Bosco ORYEMA MSc Public Policy LondonJohnson Allan SSUBI MSc Food Safety and Quality Management GreenwichGideon SULE MSc International Natural Resource Management WalesZambiaMonica BOWA MMedSci Nephrology SheffieldIreen Chanda BWALYA MSc Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV LondonFrancis Job CHIGUNTA DPhil Micro Enterprise Development OxfordBrenda Nayame CHISALA PhD Groundwater Vulnerability and Protection SheffieldMwaka Judith CHULU PhD Corporate Governance <strong>in</strong> Public Companies ExeterAaron MWILA MSc Computer Science Birm<strong>in</strong>ghamK<strong>in</strong>g Shimumbo NALUBAMBA PhD Veter<strong>in</strong>ary Immuno Parasitology Ed<strong>in</strong>burghJuliana Nangogo SIWALE PhD Microf<strong>in</strong>ance and poverty alleviation DurhamSplit-siteDegrees awarded by an overseas <strong>in</strong>stitution with 12 months’ study at a UK <strong>in</strong>stitution.Degree Subject Award<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutionBarbadosTara Alana INNISS PhD History of Science, Technology and Medic<strong>in</strong>e West IndiesIndiaSivagami Sundaram A S CHAVADI PhD Metabolic and Genomic data <strong>in</strong> M.tuberculosis HyderabadManisha NIRWAN PhD Chemistry Maharshi Dayanand SaraswatiJamaicaMatthew B HARVEY PhD Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development West IndiesIcolyn Ionie HAYE PhD Plant Molecular Virology West IndiesKaren Anto<strong>in</strong>ette THOMAS PhD Implications of globalisation for Jamaica West IndiesKenyaStephen Obiero ANYANGO PhD Agroforestry International Centre forResearch <strong>in</strong> AgroforestryMalawiFoster A C KHOLOWA PhD Early Literacy Development MalawiMufunanji Willard Moffati MAGALASI PhD Drama and Theatre <strong>in</strong> Malawi, 1984-present MalawiMalaysiaPuteri Shaf<strong>in</strong>az Abdul RAHMAN PhD Proteomics MalayaNigeriaNicholas OZOR PhD Agricultural Extension Nigeria<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 43
South AfricaSithabile NTOMBELA PhD Inclusive Education KwaZulu-NatalMaria Kathleen OOSTHUIZEN PhD Neuroanatomy and Neuroendocr<strong>in</strong>ology PretoriaSandy Jane THOMALLA PhD Oceanography Cape TownSri LankaMaras<strong>in</strong>ghe Mudiyanselage GUNATHILAKA PhD Applied Economics KelaniyaTanzaniaOmari Bilali MZIRAI PhD Soil-Water Management Soko<strong>in</strong>eTr<strong>in</strong>idad and TobagoRadica MAHASE PhD Indian Indentureship System <strong>in</strong> Tr<strong>in</strong>idad West IndiesJudy Ann MILLER PhD Applied Plant Biology West IndiesAweeda NEWAJ-FYZUL PhD Fish Disease and Pathology West IndiesDeborah Ann VILLARROEL-LAMB PhD Coastal Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g West IndiesUgandaAllan Kenneth BIRABI PhD Architectural Conservation MakerereDistance Learn<strong>in</strong>gDegrees awarded by a UK <strong>in</strong>stitution with services provided by an overseas <strong>in</strong>stitution (<strong>in</strong> parentheses).Degree Subject Award<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutionBangladeshMd ALAMGIR PG Diploma Aquatic Resource Development Stirl<strong>in</strong>g (BAU)BotswanaFranc<strong>in</strong>ah NKANI MSc Environmental Management London (Pretoria)GhanaChristopher B BAKAWERI MSc Agribus<strong>in</strong>ess for Development London (Ghana)Victoria Amponsah ESSAH MSc Environmental Management London (Ghana)John Bokaligidi LAMBON MSc Susta<strong>in</strong>able Agriculture and Rural Development London (Ghana)IndiaNiloy BASU PG Cert Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)Selvam DURAI PG Cert Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Staffordshire (Madras)Ravikumar GANESAN PG Cert Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Staffordshire (Madras)Thazhath Veetil JEEVARAJ MA Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)Surajit NEOGI PG Cert Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)Satyanarayana PALLAGANI MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughBiplab Ketan PAUL PG Cert Susta<strong>in</strong>able Development Staffordshire (Jadavpur)KenyaOrto Galdibe ABKUL MSc Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)August<strong>in</strong>e AFULLO MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughFrankl<strong>in</strong> Ma<strong>in</strong>a GATHERU PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Olive L<strong>in</strong>et KAGWIRIA PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Patrick Kiarie KARANJA MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughJohn Ngaii KARIRI PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Agnes Mukii MAKANYI MSc Water and Waste Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g LoughboroughJoseph<strong>in</strong>e Mateta MUTISO PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Thomas Onsare NYAMBANE PG Diploma Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)Cather<strong>in</strong>e Adhiambo ODADA MSc Environmental Management London (Pretoria)Nyukuri Herberts WAMALWA PG Cert Computer Based Information Systems Sunderland (JKUAT)MalawiAlice CHING’OMA MSc Manag<strong>in</strong>g Rural Change London (Pretoria)Eddie Bright KAVALO PG Diploma Environmental Management London (Pretoria)MauritiusPamela LESTE PG Diploma Agribus<strong>in</strong>ess Management London (Pretoria)Nisha Devi MANIC MSc Environmental Management London (Pretoria)44 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
NigeriaKitka Bitrus GOYOL MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughPakistanSultan ABBAS MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Shamsa CURRIMBHOY MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Mohammad KHAN MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Shaneela Sarrudd<strong>in</strong> KHOWAJA MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Jan MADAD MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Khush Funer MURTAZA MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Alia NASIR MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)Mubashir NIAZ MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughAmbreen Sadrudd<strong>in</strong> PIRBHAI MA Education International Development London (Aga Khan)Mohammad RAHIM MA Education and International Development London (Aga Khan)South AfricaDeborah Camillia Yaa Henewah DJAN PG Cert International Primary Health Care London (Walter Sisulu)David HEARN PG Diploma Construction Management Bath (Chartered Inst OfBuild<strong>in</strong>g, SA)TanzaniaWilliam Joesph KINDEKETA MSc Biodiversity Conservation London (Pretoria)David KITOSI MSc Agribus<strong>in</strong>ess for Development London (Pretoria)Adolf Bitegeko MATUNGWA MSc Biodiversity Conservation and Management London (Pretoria)David MLANGWA PG Cert Facilities Management Leeds Met (Dar Es SalaamInst Of Tech)UgandaEdward BWENGYE-KAHORORO MSc Water and Environmental Management LoughboroughZambiaDaniel BANDA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Judith BOWA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Richard Sam BWEUPE PG Cert Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Nessie CHIPUWA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Chisala LOMBE PG Diploma Food Industry Management and Market<strong>in</strong>g London (Pretoria)Francis Musenge MAKASA MSc Susta<strong>in</strong>able Agriculture and Rural Development London (Pretoria)Elizabeth Mwi<strong>in</strong>ga MALIWA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Geston MOYO MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Kufekisa MUKELABAI MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Mwamba NAYAME MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Harriet NG’ANDU MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Esther NJOVU MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Mwi<strong>in</strong>g Gift SITALI MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)Ethel Masiye YANDILA MSc Health Promotion/Environmental Health Leeds Met (Cha<strong>in</strong>ama Coll ofHealth Sciences)ZimbabweAgatha Carol ZHOU MSc Susta<strong>in</strong>able Agriculture and Rural Development London (Pretoria)<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 45
Panel of advisers: membership 2006-2007The <strong>Commission</strong>’s panel of advisers <strong>in</strong>cludes lead<strong>in</strong>g figures <strong>in</strong> all subject areas, all of whom provide their services free of charge. Without the experthelp of its advisers, work<strong>in</strong>g to a necessarily tight schedule, the <strong>Commission</strong> could not operate. Their contribution is much appreciated.Professor K Ravi AcharyaProfessor Fran AckermannProfessor David AireyProfessor Tom AllenProfessor Philip Allmend<strong>in</strong>gerProfessor Brian J AllowayProfessor Ken AndersonProfessor Michael AshfoldProfessor Peter Atk<strong>in</strong>sProfessor Peter Aust<strong>in</strong>Professor Nick BaconProfessor Alan BairnerDr Owolabi BakreProfessor John BaldockDr Roger BallardProfessor Stephen BannProfessor A BarnardProfessor Mike BarnsleyProfessor Peter BateyProfessor Michel<strong>in</strong>e BeaulieuProfessor Raman Bedi FDSRCSProfessor D<strong>in</strong>esh K BhugraProfessor A Joe BiddlestoneProfessor Richard BlackProfessor John R BlakeProfessor David BogleProfessor Liz BondiProfessor Richard BoonProfessor Anne BoothProfessor Patrick J BoylanProfessor Alan BoyleProfessor R Leo BradyProfessor Jane BroadbentProfessor John BrookfieldProfessor Michael W BrufordProfessor John BryantProfessor C J BuddProfessor Pawan BudhwarProfessor Michael J ButlerProfessor Peter ByrneProfessor Chris CarrProfessor Stuart CarterProfessor Christ<strong>in</strong>e Ch<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>Dr A C ChuProfessor Anthony S ClareProfessor L A Clark OBE FREngProfessor Ian CluckieProfessor John R Cogg<strong>in</strong>sProfessor Rob<strong>in</strong> CohenProfessor Susan CondorProfessor Mark ConnerProfessor Jon CooperProfessor Peter CooperProfessor Barry CooperProfessor W R CornishProfessor Christopher CramerProfessor Matthew CravenProfessor Richard CrookProfessor Michael CrossleyProfessor David C CrossmanProfessor Jeremy DaleProfessor G Davey SmithProfessor Kev<strong>in</strong> DaviesProfessor Jim DavisProfessor Bob DeaconDr Heather M DeeganProfessor John DerrickProfessor Robert DixonProfessor Satnam DlayProfessor Ron DoneyDr Allison DrewProfessor J G DuckettProfessor Peter DuffProfessor David DunsterProfessor Garry DuthieProfessor Tim EdenDr Victoria EdwardsProfessor Richard EllisProfessor V<strong>in</strong>cent C EmeryProfessor Alan Erv<strong>in</strong>eProfessor Alison EtheridgeProfessor Malcolm D EvansProfessor Janet Ann EyreProfessor Rosemary FootProfessor Gary FosterProfessor C J GarforthDr Nancy Gere<strong>in</strong>Professor Alan GilbertProfessor Helen GilbertProfessor Arthur GilmourProfessor David M GloverProfessor Douglas L GodboldProfessor John GraceProfessor John GreenleesProfessor Ian A GreerProfessor Pierre J Guillou FRCSDr Roberto GuiloffProfessor Neva HaitesDr Richard M HallProfessor Brean HammondProfessor Clive HarberProfessor C Harper-Bill FSAProfessor David HarveyDr Mary HaydenProfessor Peter HaynesProfessor Susan HaywardProfessor Shelagh HeffernanProfessor Gerard HemsworthProfessor John HendersonProfessor R C HiderProfessor Jill HillsProfessor S H<strong>in</strong>dujaProfessor Trevor Mart<strong>in</strong> HopperProfessor Christopher HoweProfessor David HowellProfessor John HudsonProfessor Sean HughesProfessor C J HutchisonProfessor Stevi JacksonProfessor Ron JohnstonProfessor Achim JungProfessor Francis X KatambaProfessor Andrew KeayProfessor Wilfrid S KendallProfessor J-M KendallProfessor John KennedyProfessor C Kennedy-PipeProfessor David J Kerr CBEProfessor Kay-Tee KhawProfessor Mark KilbyProfessor Mike KirkbyDr Uma KothariProfessor Jeff KramerProfessor Ian LauderProfessor W LeeProfessor Margot LightProfessor Susan LightmanProfessor S LimbreyProfessor Oliver L<strong>in</strong>tonProfessor Kecheng LiuProfessor Richard LoganProfessor A LoudonProfessor Vaughan LoweDr Alastair LyndonProfessor David MabeyProfessor Ronald MacDonaldProfessor T R A MageeProfessor Alison Ma<strong>in</strong>woodProfessor Robert ManselDr Michael Mart<strong>in</strong>Professor Ursula Mart<strong>in</strong>Professor M McDonaldProfessor Mart<strong>in</strong> McG<strong>in</strong>nityProfessor Andy McKayProfessor Hugh McKennaProfessor Graham M MegsonProfessor Miriam MeyerhoffProfessor John M Midgley OBEProfessor Joe MillwardProfessor Chris R MilnerProfessor Glenn MorganProfessor Louise MorleyProfessor Paul MosleyProfessor Peter MosseyProfessor Ghulam MuftiProfessor Miranda MugfordProfessor Philip MurrayProfessor Peter NaudeProfessor David NealProfessor John NeoptolemosProfessor Kather<strong>in</strong>e NeweyProfessor Col<strong>in</strong> NicholsonProfessor Frederick NixsonProfessor Stephen NortcliffProfessor Mike O’BoyleProfessor Emmanuel OgbonnaProfessor Helen OsbornProfessor Abdul PaliwalaProfessor Kev<strong>in</strong> ParkProfessor Roger ParkerProfessor Gerald Pattenden FRSProfessor E S Paykel FRCPsychProfessor Andrew PendletonDr David PenmanProfessor Ian PhimisterDr Jane PlastowProfessor Wilf PowellDr Neil PriceProfessor S J PrideProfessor Mike Pr<strong>in</strong>gleMr K PuvanachandraProfessor Sr<strong>in</strong>ivasanRaghunathanProfessor Carole RakodiProfessor David RayProfessor Cather<strong>in</strong>e RedgwellProfessor Ian ReidProfessor Mary RenfrewProfessor James B RichardsonDr Maggie RobsonProfessor Suzanne Roma<strong>in</strong>eProfessor Tom SandersProfessor Jan Aart ScholteProfessor Mart<strong>in</strong> Schroder46 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Professor Rod ScottProfessor David SeddonProfessor Roger SeifertProfessor Carol<strong>in</strong>e SeriesProfessor Ian ShennanProfessor C G SheppardProfessor Michael CharlesSheppardProfessor S Ravi P SilvaProfessor Riti S<strong>in</strong>ghProfessor Ivor SmithProfessor Russell SpearsProfessor E I StentifordProfessor Ron StevensProfessor Frances StewartProfessor Ian StratfordProfessor Brian StreetProfessor Mark A StuartProfessor David C StuckeyProfessor Maurice Sunk<strong>in</strong>Professor Douglas TallackProfessor Geoffrey A TargettProfessor Kev<strong>in</strong> TaylorProfessor Philip M TaylorProfessor Andrew ThompsonProfessor Terry ThreadgoldProfessor James TooleyProfessor Paul A TylerProfessor Peter TyrerProfessor Chris V<strong>in</strong>centProfessor W F V<strong>in</strong>en FRSProfessor Phil WalkerProfessor Dale WaltersDr Sam WamuziriProfessor Richard WardProfessor Susan A WardProfessor SamanWarnakulasuriya FDSRCSDr David WashbrookProfessor Bruce WebbProfessor R WebbProfessor Jamie WeirProfessor Mel WestProfessor Andrew WheatleyProfessor Nigel D WhiteProfessor Jim WhiteProfessor Paul Wilk<strong>in</strong>sonProfessor Jonathan M J WilliamsProfessor Peter H WilliamsProfessor Barry WilliamsProfessor Kather<strong>in</strong>e WillisDr Harry WitchelProfessor Jonathan WolffProfessor Ian YoungAnguillaPermanent SecretaryDepartment of Public Adm<strong>in</strong>istrationGovernment of AnguillaJames Ronald Webster Build<strong>in</strong>gPO Box 60, The ValleyAnguillaTel: +1 264 497 2451, ext 2514Fax: +1 264 497 5873/2751Antigua and BarbudaPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationGovernment ComplexQueen Elizabeth HighwaySt. John’sAntigua and BarbudaTel: +1 268 462 4959Fax: +1 268 462 4970AustraliaProject ManagerIDP Education Pty Ltd1 Geils CourtDeak<strong>in</strong>ACT 2600AustraliaTel: +61 2 6285 8281Fax: +61 2 6285 8281BahamasAdm<strong>in</strong>istratorM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Science and Technology<strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Educational Loan DivisionThompson BoulevardPO Box N3913/4NassauBahamasTel: +1 242 502 2715Fax: +1 242 325 9362How to applyApplications for General <strong>Scholarship</strong>s <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdom should be made <strong>in</strong> the first <strong>in</strong>stance tonom<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g agencies <strong>in</strong> the country of orig<strong>in</strong>. These are listed below. Each agency is responsible for its ownselection criteria. Application procedures for <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Academic Staff <strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Fellowshipsvary between countries, and <strong>in</strong> many cases are handled by <strong>in</strong>dividual universities. In cases of doubt, the<strong>Commission</strong> secretariat <strong>in</strong> the UK will be happy to advise on which body to approach <strong>in</strong> particularcircumstances but cannot be responsible for the decisions or procedures adopted by the agencies concerned.BangladeshAssistant SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationBuild<strong>in</strong>g No 6, 17th & 18th FloorBangladesh SecretariatDhakaBangladeshTel: +880 232356/404162Fax: +880 27167577Bangladesh (for staff awards)*SecretaryUniversity Grants <strong>Commission</strong> of BangladeshAgargaonSher-e-Bangla NagarDhaka 1207BangladeshTel: +880 2811331/9114707Fax: +880 28122948/416BarbadosPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Youth Affairs and SportsThe Elsie Payne ComplexConstitution RoadSt MichaelBarbadosTel: +1 246 430 2700Fax: +1 246 436 2411BelizeChief Executive OfficerM<strong>in</strong>istry of Public Service, GovernanceImprovement and Elections and BoundariesGround FloorNew Adm<strong>in</strong>istration Build<strong>in</strong>gCity of BelmopanBelizeTel: +501 822 2204/2205Fax: +501 822 2206<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 47
BermudaChief Education OfficerM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education and DevelopmentPO Box HM 1185Hamilton HM EXBermudaTel: +1441 278 3300Fax: +1441 278 3348BotswanaSenior Student Placement OfficerDepartment of Student Placement andWelfareM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationP/Bag 0079GaboroneBotswanaTel: +267 3655935Fax: +267 3912891Brunei DarussalamDeputy Permanent Secretary (CorporateService)Kementerian PendidikanM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationBandar Seri Begawan BB3510NegaraBrunei DarussalamTel: +673 238 1133Fax: +673 238 0392CameroonCameroon <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>AgencyM<strong>in</strong>istry of Higher EducationDepartment of Assistance and Counsell<strong>in</strong>gPO Box 1457YaoundéCameroonTel: +237 23 10 01Fax: +237 23 10 01CanadaVice President, Membership and<strong>Scholarship</strong>sCanadian Bureau for InternationalEducation220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 1550OttawaOntario, K1P 5Z9CanadaTel: +1 613 237 4820Fax: +1 613 237 1073Cayman IslandsSenior Education OfficerEducation DepartmentPO Box 910George TownGrand Cayman, Cayman IslandsTel: +1 345 945 1199, ext 1731Fax: +1 345 946 3900Cyprus (for Greek Cypriots)SecretaryCyprus State <strong>Scholarship</strong> FoundationPO Box 239491687 NicosiaCyprusTel: +357 22 456433Fax: +357 22 673910Cyprus (for Turkish Cypriots)Education, Arts and Society Manager3 Museum StreetPO Box 256541387 NicosiaCyprusTel: +357 22 585000Fax: +357 22 677257Dom<strong>in</strong>icaPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Youth Affairs, Sportsand Human Resource DevelopmentGovernment HeadquartersRoseauDom<strong>in</strong>icaTel: +767 448 2401, ext 3256/3214/3203Fax: +767 448 0644Falkland IslandsDirector of EducationEducation DepartmentFalkland Islands GovernmentStanley CottageRoss Road, StanleyFIQQ 1ZZFalkland IslandsTel: +500 27289Fax: +500 27292FijiSecretaryWorkforce Plann<strong>in</strong>g and <strong>Scholarship</strong> UnitPublic Service <strong>Commission</strong>Berkeley CrescentPO Box 2211Government Build<strong>in</strong>gsSuva, FijiTel: +679 331 6523/6524/6526Fax: +679 330 3703GhanaRegistrar<strong>Scholarship</strong>s SecretariatPO Box M75M<strong>in</strong>istry Branch Post OfficeAccraGhanaTel: +233 21 662732Fax: +233 21 662732GibraltarDirectorDepartment of Education40 Town RangeGibraltarTel: +350 45974Fax: +350 71564GrenadaPermanent SecretaryDepartment of Human ResourcesPrime M<strong>in</strong>ister’s OfficeBotanical Gardens, TanteenSt George’sGrenadaTel: +1 473 440 3767/3789Fax: +1 473 440 6609GuyanaPermanent SecretaryPublic Service M<strong>in</strong>istry164 Waterloo StreetGeorgetownGuyanaTel: +592 226 6528Fax: +592 225 0714India (for awards made to Indiannationals)Deputy SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Human Resource DevelopmentDepartment of Higher EducationES.4 SectionNew Delhi 110 001IndiaTel: +91 11 2338 4501Fax: +91 11 2338 5337India (for awards tenable <strong>in</strong> India)Director GeneralIndian Council for Cultural RelationsAzad Bhavan Indraprastha EstateNew Delhi 110 002IndiaTel: + 91 11 2337 9309/9310Fax: + 91 11 2337 864748 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
India (for staff awards)*SecretaryUniversity Grants <strong>Commission</strong>Bahadurshah Zafar MargNew Delhi 110 002IndiaTel: +91 11 2323 5536Fax: +91 11 2323 6288Jamaica (for awards made to Jamaicannationals)DirectorCab<strong>in</strong>et Office, Public Sector Reform UnitCorporate Management and DevelopmentBranch<strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Assistance UnitJAMPRO Build<strong>in</strong>g, 2nd Floor18 Trafalgar RoadK<strong>in</strong>gston 10JamaicaTel: +1 876 929 8871Fax: +1 876 920 1291Jamaica (for awards tenable <strong>in</strong> Jamaica)Permanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Youth and Culture2 National Heroes CirclePO Box 498K<strong>in</strong>gstonJamaicaTel: +1 876 922 1400Fax: +1 876 922 6328KenyaPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Science andTechnologyJogoo House “B”Harambee AvenuePO Box 30040NairobiKenyaTel: +254 020 318581Fax: +254 020 214287KiribatiSecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g andTechnologyPO Box 263BikenibeuTarawaKiribatiTel: +686 28091Fax: +686 28222LesothoDirectorNational Manpower Development SecretariatPO Box 517Maseru 100LesothoTel: +266 22 323 842Fax: +266 22 310 511MalawiSecretaryDepartment of Human ResourceManagement and DevelopmentPO Box 30227Lilongwe 3MalawiTel: +265 1 789 522Fax: +265 1 789 006/162MalaysiaDesk Officer<strong>Scholarship</strong> DivisionM<strong>in</strong>istry of Higher EducationLevel 4, Block A1, PJH TowerPres<strong>in</strong>t 262100 PutrajayaMalaysiaTel: +60 3 8884 4696/4608Fax: +60 3 8884 4701MaldivesDirector3rd Floor, Huravee Build<strong>in</strong>gAmeer Ahmed MaguDepartment of External ResourcesM<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign AffairsMaléMaldivesTel: +960 333 1755Fax: +960 331 7592MaltaDirector<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s andFellowships BoardM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Culture, Youth andSportFlorianaMaltaTel: +356 2598 0000Fax: +356 2598 2229MauritiusPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education and Human ResourcesIVTB HousePont FerPhoenixMauritiusTel: +230 601 5200Fax: +230 698 2550MontserratPermanent SecretaryDepartment of Adm<strong>in</strong>istrationGovernment HeadquartersBradesMontserratTel: +664 491 2693Fax: +664 491 6234MozambiqueHead of <strong>Scholarship</strong>sM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationMaputoMozambiqueTel: +258 1 49 0925Fax: +258 1 49 0979/2196NamibiaPermanent SecretaryNamibia Student F<strong>in</strong>ancial Assistance FundM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationPO Box 23053W<strong>in</strong>dhoekNamibiaTel: +264 61 2706131Fax: +264 61 2706122NauruSecretaryDepartment of EducationNauruTel: +674 444 3133Fax: +674 444 3718New Zealand<strong>Scholarship</strong>s ManagerNew Zealand Vice Chancellors’ CommitteePO Box 11-91511th Floor, 94 Dixon StreetWell<strong>in</strong>gton 6034New ZealandTel: +64 4 381 8500Fax: +64 4 381 8501<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 49
NigeriaHead, <strong>Scholarship</strong>s DepartmentEducation Trust FundNo 6, Zambazi CrescentOff Aguiyi Ironsi StreetMaitama AbujaNigeriaTel: +234 9 4139111PakistanDeputy Educational Adviser<strong>Scholarship</strong> Sector (Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g W<strong>in</strong>g)M<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationShaheed-e-Millat SecretariatFloor No 12, Room No 5IslamabadPakistanTel: +92 51 920 4225Fax: +92 51 920 5135/5259Pakistan (for staff awards)*Adviser (HRD)Higher Education <strong>Commission</strong>H 9IslamabadPakistanTel: +92 51 925 0482Fax: +92 51 925 0483Papua New Gu<strong>in</strong>eaSecretaryDepartment of Personnel ManagementPO Box 519Waigani, 131, NCDPapua New Gu<strong>in</strong>eaTel: +675 327 6379/6422/6447Fax: +675 325 0520St HelenaChief SecretaryThe Education DepartmentThe CanisterJamestownSTHL 1ZZSt HelenaTel: +290 2710/2555Fax: +290 2461St Kitts and NevisPermanent SecretaryEstablishment DivisionGovernment of St Kitts and NevisChurch StreetPO Box 186BasseterreSt Kitts and NevisTel: +1 869 465 2521, ext 1037Fax: +1 869 466 2490St LuciaPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Human ResourceDevelopment, Youth and SportsFrancis Compton Build<strong>in</strong>gThe WaterfrontCastriesSt LuciaTel: +1 758 468 5288Fax: +1 758 453 2299St V<strong>in</strong>cent and the Grenad<strong>in</strong>esChief Personnel Officer (Ag)Service <strong>Commission</strong>s DepartmentM<strong>in</strong>isterial Build<strong>in</strong>gHalifax StreetK<strong>in</strong>gstownSt V<strong>in</strong>cent and the Grenad<strong>in</strong>esTel: +1 784 456 1111, ext 355Fax: +1 784 457 2638SamoaAssistant CEO<strong>Scholarship</strong>, Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and Bilateral RelationsM<strong>in</strong>istry of Foreign Affairs and TradePO Box L1859ApiaSamoaTel: +685 21171Fax: +685 21504SeychellesPr<strong>in</strong>cipal Secretary (Education)M<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationMont FleuriPO Box 48MahéSeychellesTel: +248 224777Fax: +248 224859Sierra LeoneChief Education OfficerM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education, Science andTechnologyNew EnglandFreetownSierra LeoneTel: +232 76 611423Fax: +232 22 223030S<strong>in</strong>gaporePermanent SecretaryPrime M<strong>in</strong>ister’s OfficePublic Service Division100 High Street, #07-01The TreasuryS<strong>in</strong>gapore 179434Tel: +65 6332 7030/7410Fax: +65 6332 8436Solomon IslandsPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education and Human ResourceDevelopmentPO Box G28HoniaraSolomon IslandsTel: +677 24229Fax: +677 22042South AfricaHigher Education South Africa (HESA)PO Box 27392SunnysidePretoria 0132South AfricaTel: +27 12 481 2842Fax: +27 12 481 2843/2850Sri LankaSecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationHigher Education Division18 Ward PlaceColombo 7Sri LankaTel: +94 1 677093Fax: +94 1 691235SwazilandPr<strong>in</strong>cipal SecretarySwaziland GovernmentM<strong>in</strong>istry of Public Service and InformationPO Box 170MbabaneSwazilandTel: +268 404 3521/3525Fax: +268 404 5379/4161TanzaniaPermanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Science, Technology and HigherEducationPO Box 2645Dar es SalaamTanzaniaTel: +255 22 211 1254Fax: +255 22 211 253350 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
The GambiaSecretary<strong>Scholarship</strong> Advisory BoardDepartment of State for Higher Education,Research, Science and TechnologyGRTS Build<strong>in</strong>gMDI RoadKanif<strong>in</strong>gThe GambiaTel: +220 4225 234Fax: +220 4224 180TongaSenior Education Officer (<strong>Scholarship</strong>s)M<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationCommunity Development and Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gCentrePO Box 161PahuNuku’alofaTongaTel: +676 24 122/002Fax: +676 24 105Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and TobagoHuman Resources OfficerM<strong>in</strong>istry of Public Adm<strong>in</strong>istration andInformation<strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Advanced Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g SectionNational Library Build<strong>in</strong>gCorner Hart & Abercromby StreetsPort of Spa<strong>in</strong>Tr<strong>in</strong>idad and TobagoTel: +1 868 623 4724/625 6724Fax: +1 868 623 6027Turks and Caicos IslandsPermanent Secretary, Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g andDevelopmentOffice of the Executive Permanent SecretarySouth BaseGrand TurkTurks and Caicos IslandsTel: +1 649 946 2580Fax: +1 649 946 2577/2886/1582TuvaluTra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Officer <strong>in</strong> Service for Deputy OfficerDeputy Secretary to GovernmentPersonnel and Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g DepartmentOffice of the Prime M<strong>in</strong>isterTuvalu Government Build<strong>in</strong>gFunafutiTuvaluTel: +688 20110, ext 3002Fax: +688 20819UgandaPermanent SecretaryCentral <strong>Scholarship</strong>s Committee (CSC)M<strong>in</strong>istry of Education and SportsEmbassy HousePO Box 7063KampalaUgandaTel: +256 0414 348023Fax: +256 0414 230658United K<strong>in</strong>gdomExecutive Secretary<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>in</strong>the UKc/o The Association of <strong>Commonwealth</strong>UniversitiesWoburn House20-24 Tavistock SquareLondonWC1H 9HFUKTel: +44 20 7380 6700Fax: +44 20 7387 2655VanuatuSenior <strong>Scholarship</strong>s OfficerTra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and <strong>Scholarship</strong>s Coord<strong>in</strong>ation UnitM<strong>in</strong>istry of EducationPrivate Mail Bag 9059Port VilaVanuatuTel: +678 23708Fax: +678 25936Virg<strong>in</strong> Islands (British)Permanent SecretaryM<strong>in</strong>istry of Education and CultureBVI GovernmentCentral Adm<strong>in</strong>istration ComplexRoad TownTortolaBritish Virg<strong>in</strong> IslandsTel: +1 284 468 3701, ext 2151Fax: +1 284 494 0021ZambiaSecretaryBursaries CommitteeM<strong>in</strong>istry of Higher EducationPO Box 50093LusakaZambiaTel: +260 1 250726Fax: +260 1 254720ZimbabweSecretary for Higher EducationM<strong>in</strong>istry of Higher EducationPO Box UA275Union AvenueHarareZimbabweTel: +263 4 795 891/895Fax: +263 4 792 109* Please refer to page 2 for details<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2006 - 2007 51
<strong>Commission</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancesThe <strong>Commission</strong>’s funds come <strong>in</strong> the form ofgrants from the Department for Inter nat -ional Development (DFID) and the Foreign and<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Office (FCO). The former isused exclusively to support award holders fromdevelop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commonwealth</strong> countries, whilst FCOfund<strong>in</strong>g supports candidates from Australia, theBahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus,Malta, New Zealand and S<strong>in</strong>gapore.Figures on this page refer to the f<strong>in</strong>ancial yearto March 2007, dur<strong>in</strong>g which period the total grantfrom DFID and FCO was £14.05 million.87% of expenditure went on awards – afigure unchanged from the previous six years.Adm <strong>in</strong>istrative costs of the ACU-based Secret -ariat and British Council staff rema<strong>in</strong>ed at 10%,whilst rem a<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>Commission</strong> costs, such asthe Welcome Day for new award holders, onceaga<strong>in</strong> acc oun ted for 1%. VAT accounted forthe rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 2%.Government fund<strong>in</strong>g for the Shared Schol -ar ship Scheme is provided through DFID andamounts to £2 million per year, 94% of thisbe<strong>in</strong>g spent directly on scholarships.The <strong>Commission</strong> seeks to match <strong>in</strong>comeand expenditure as closely as possible. 2006-2007 saw an overspend of 1.56%, comparedwith an overspend of 1.37% <strong>in</strong> the previousyear.Expenditure profileFCO DFID DFID Total<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Commonwealth</strong><strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s and<strong>Scholarship</strong>s Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s Fellowships TotalTotal Budget £2,050,000 £2,000,000 £12,000,000 £16,050,000Expenditure:ACU fee £96,686 £104,812 £589,373 £790,871Costs £25,073 £0 £131,634 £156,707British Council fee £121,454 £0 £688,237 £809,691Total VAT £0 £18,342 £236,605 £254,947Award and new programme expenditure £1,857,685 £1,881,825 £10,548,801 £14,288,311Total £2,100,898 £2,004,979 £12,194,650 £16,300,527Balance (Overspend) (50,898) (4,979) (194,650) (250,527)Balance % (Overspend %) 2.48 0.25 1.62 1.56£16,000,000£14,000,000£12,000,000£10,000,000£8,000,000£6,000,000£4,000,000£2,000,0000Costs■ FCO <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>sTotal fees Award and newprogramme■ DFID <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>sexpenditure■ DFID <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Fellowships■ Total■ FCO <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s – £2.05m■ DFID <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Shared <strong>Scholarship</strong>s – £2m■ DFID <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Fellowships –£12m<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong>s and Fellowships: distribution of expenditure52 <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>
Partnership <strong>in</strong> actionAlthough the <strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> is a public body <strong>in</strong> itsown right, its ability to fulfil its objectives depends greatly on the cooperationof a number of external bodies. We would like to take this opportunity torecord our thanks to:The Department for International Development and the Foreign and<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Office, for their cont<strong>in</strong>ued f<strong>in</strong>ancial support, <strong>in</strong>volvementand policy advice,The Association of <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Universities, which provides the<strong>Commission</strong>’s secretariat, manages UK selection activity, offers academicsupport for award holders and oversees the alumni programme,The British Council, which manages the f<strong>in</strong>ancial and welfare support toaward holders, and provides pre-departure brief<strong>in</strong>gs through its network of<strong>in</strong>ternational offices,Our panel of academic advisers for their expert assistance <strong>in</strong> ensur<strong>in</strong>g that<strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholars are placed <strong>in</strong> the most appropriate <strong>in</strong>stitutions, andhost universities themselves for ensur<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>Commonwealth</strong> Scholarsreceive some of the best supervision <strong>in</strong> the world,Our nom<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g agencies throughout the <strong>Commonwealth</strong>, for ensur<strong>in</strong>gthe cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g flow of high quality applicants that is critical to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>gthe <strong>Commission</strong>’s impact and reputation, and most important of all…Our award holders and alumni, without whom there would be no<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>, for their cont<strong>in</strong>u<strong>in</strong>g success <strong>in</strong>mak<strong>in</strong>g an impact on the world around them.●● BRITISH●● COUNCILStaff from the <strong>Commission</strong>secretariat, based at theAssociation of <strong>Commonwealth</strong>Universities, and the BritishCouncil at the 2007 <strong>Commission</strong>Welcome Day
Executive Secretary<strong>Commonwealth</strong> <strong>Scholarship</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> <strong>in</strong> the United K<strong>in</strong>gdomWoburn House20-24 Tavistock SquareLondon, WC1H 9HFTel: +44 (0) 207 380 6700Fax: +44 (0) 207 387 2655www.cscuk.org.ukannualreport@cscuk.org.uk