We are a finalist in the diversity, equity and inclusion category in this year's PIEoneer Awards for our Commonwealth Virtual Exchange, a collaborative eight-week virtual learning programme.

Ten ACU members who designed and participated in our pilot programme are central to our nomination:

Universiti Malaya, Malaysia; MAHE, India; the University of East London, UK; the University of Edinburgh, UK; the University of Western Australia; NMIMS, India; OP Jindal Global University, India; Sheffield Hallam University, UK; National Law University Delhi; and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Congratulations and thank you for your contribution to this programme.

University of Pretoria, South Africa

Our Head of Membership, Tariro Masukume, and ACU Council Chair Professor Cheryl de la Ray attended UoP's Africa Week event. 

It was fantastic to connect with so many members at a joint meeting of our ACU Africa Regional Committees. The ACU also held a workshop on the ACU Equitable Research Partnerships Toolkit, exploring the wider impact of research conducted in partnership.

Whether you want to support women in leadership, create effective gender policies, or raise awareness of gender issues on campus - our grants of up to GBP 1,000 can be used to fund diverse projects that will improve gender equity and equality at your university.

Closing date: Monday 3 July

The Martha Farrell Memorial Fellowship offers anti-sexual harassment training to two ACU members at universities in Africa and Asia.

Fellows will receive access to the training programme and follow-up support from the Martha Farrell Foundation. In addition, each fellow will receive a grant of GBP 1,000 to support their project.

Applications close: Thursday 13 July

The Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentships provide support for research projects on Commonwealth-related themes.

Two studentships are available each year of up to GBP 5,500 GBP each.

Applications close: Friday 28 July