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“My Commonwealth PhD in Public Health (2018–2022) allowed me to develop a tuberculosis intervention model now adopted by two Nigerian states.”

By 2022, the language had shifted decisively toward and just transitions . A 2022 candidate applying to study environmental engineering in the UK had to address not just technical solutions but also colonial legacies of resource extraction, climate debt, and community-based adaptation. The CSC’s 2022 guidance notes explicitly asked: “How will your research address systemic inequalities exacerbated by climate change?” This was absent in 2018. Moreover, 2022 saw the introduction of a "Supporting Statement from a UK Host" as mandatory for all PhD applicants, whereas in 2018 it was recommended but not strictly enforced.