This morning at the Embassy of Italy in London, the ambassador, Raffaele Trombetta, hosted a ceremony to present eight schoarships and a fellowship to help nine students achieve their artistic, academic and professional ambitions. The scholarships were sponsored by the cultural association Il Circolo, a British-Italian charitable association established in 1994 to disseminate Italian culture in the UK and facilitate the creation of networks of those who love and have an interest in Italy, and the fellowship was sponsored by the Italian Medical Society of Great Britain (IMSOGB).
During the event, Marina Fazzari, the head of Il Circolo, and Professor Sergio Bonino, the head of IMSOGB, gave a brief overview of the activities run by their organisations, and presented the prizes to the winners.
The ambassador congratulated the winners and highlighted the crucial role played by Italian professional and cultural organisations in disseminating Italian culture and promoting excellence among students and professionals in the UK.
– For further information, please contact the embassy’s press office at stampa.amblondra@esteri.it
– For information on Il Circolo and its activities, see its website
– For information on the Italian Medical Society of Great Britain see its website
Winners of the Circolo scholarships
Anna Cooper – Graduate of the Northern College of Music International Opera School
Niamh Keenan – PhD student in Italian Literature at the University of Edinburgh
Serena Laiena – Graduate of Rome La Sapienza University and PhD student in Italian Studies at the University of Cambridge
Francesco Manca – Holds a master’s from the Technical University of Denmark; PhD student at Imperial College London
Giulia Molinarolo – Holds a master’s in Comparative Literature from the University of Turin; PhD student in World Literature and Global Studies
Alessio Pimpinelli – Holds a master’s in Archaeology; PhD student at UCL
Peter Speroni – Student at Kingston University
Tommaso Zerbi – Holds a degree in Architecture from the Milan Polytechnic; PhD student at the University of Edinburgh
Winner of IMSOGB Fellowship in Respiratory Medicine
Marcello di Paolo – Graduate of Rome La Sapienza University; winner of a fellowship in pneumatology for the treatment of patients affected by cystic fibrosis at the Royal Brompton & Herefield NHS Foundation Trust, London
