The Chevening community extends to all corners of the globe. Here is the latest news on what is going on in the Chevening network, and blogs from members of our community.
The Georgian period, which ran from 1714, effectively ended in 1830 with the death of King George IV, notorious for a life of dissipation and wild extravagance. This event, which marked the end of the Georgian era, was one of the great turning points in British History as the UK embarked on a new period […]
May started with a beautiful change in the weather and the sky. The sudden sunrises and the prolonged sunsets inspire and influence my creativity in many ways. I feel a bit more blended with the city, new Chevener friends, and my new major of study – documentary – this month. I had to do a […]
History helps us explore, understand, and experience the past. It enables us to use our imaginations to picture what life was like for people, women, men, and children of different social status, hundreds and thousands of years ago. History, culture, and heritage has been traced and preserved with the aid of books, technology, artifacts, and […]
Time has passed so fast. Our year in the UK is almost complete and we are thinking about our plans for when we return to our home countries. The dissertation is coming for us and the applicants selected to study in the UK this year are being contacted. If you need motivation for your final […]
On a sunny day, a group of Chevening Scholars had the chance to take a fascinating tour of Bletchley Park, home of British code-breaking during World War Two, and the National Museum of Computing. 30 scholars from across the UK made it to the Bletchley station around 10:30, before having the chance to network until […]
The historic Cambridge Union was the site for the second Chevening Debate for the 2016/2017 academic year. The six debaters came prepared to air their views in the hallowed halls of Cambridge Union, the home of the world’s oldest debating society. The evening was about discussing perspectives on the motion, ‘This house believes that international […]
Name: Yasser M. KhaldiUniversity: University Of EdinburghCourse: MSc Urban Strategies & DesignCountry: Ramallah, Palestine While studying in the UK at the University of Edinburgh, Yasser Khaldi, a Chevening Scholar from Palestine, has been involved with an outreach programme called Solutions Not Sides. The programme aims to raise awareness of the Israel-Palestine conflict and to facilitiate […]
The Wars of the Roses England was in turmoil – the Wars of the Roses were raging between the Houses of York and Lancaster, both led by younger sons who had broken off from the Plantagenet dynasty. The unrest began with Lancastrian King Henry VI’s bout of mental illness in 1453, during which Richard Duke […]
The Tudor dynasty ended upon Elizabeth I’s death in 1603. Elizabeth I, the ‘Virgin Queen’, left no direct heir – therefore, her cousin King James VI of Scotland, also became James I of England and Ireland. After centuries of Scottish resistance to English rule, an accident of birth ended up uniting the countries under one […]
April started off on a high. It’s hard to believe it has been seven months since I packed up my life in two weeks, left the digital and broadcast industry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and moved to London to pursue an MA in Multimedia Journalism at the University of Westminster. As staff from the Foreign […]
