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.
Chevening welcomes one of its newest programme officers. Here, we find out a little more about Sophie… Name: Sophie ThomsettJob title: Programme Officer Chevening: Hi Sophie, so firstly, can you tell us more about the giant pumpkin that you’re leaning out of? It’s a giant pumpkin sculpture on Naoshima, which is a tiny Japanese island […]
46 scholars gathered together in north Wales for one of Chevening’s final events for the year. Hosted by the University of Bangor, the two-day event took place between 28 and 29 July. Despite the grey skies and constant drizzle, from the get-go we received a warm welcome from programme officers Matthew and Susie as well […]
The Tour of Britain 9 SeptemberCotswolds Line the route, clap, and cheer as the top elite cyclists race across the Cotswolds countryside to finish in Regency Cheltenham on 9 September. Make a weekend of it and watch the Tour of Britain cyclists speed through the Cotswolds countryside, visiting the iconic towns and villages including Charlbury, […]
A group of 23 Cheveners headed to Glasgow, Scotland, on 21 July to see the work of the great artist, architect, and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). Glasgow in my imagination before my visit was the rain, Scottish accents, and the country’s unique musical instrument. In reality I found that the city is distinguished, more […]
In July, a select group of our 2016/2017 scholars had the chance to showcase highlights of their Chevening journey in the first public exhibition of Chevening Scholars’ photography. The exhibition, ImagineNationUK, was held from 6 to 8 July at gallery@OXO on London’s South Bank. It was the culmination of the year-long Chevening #OMGB photography competition organised […]
Leicester (pronounced Less-ter) is one of my favourite cities in the UK. After having lived in London for two years, I moved to Leicester, where I studied for my undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at De Montfort University. Leicester is only an hour and thirty minutes from London by train and has a really good balance […]
What happens when you put together sixty Chevening and Commonwealth Scholars from around the globe in one place for not one but three weekends? Add to that days packed with talks by renowned human rights lawyers, writers, journalists, professors, and even a judge; the sun-kissed lime-coloured session room brims with energy as each scholar not […]
> International Beatle Week 2017 23 August 2017 to 29 Aug 2017 Liverpool Get swept up in Beatlemania once again as fans from all over the world descend on the city where it all started. The Cavern Club has been synonymous with the Beatles ever since 9 February 1961, when they turned up for their first […]
Meet Programme Officer – International, Rebekah. Before joining Chevening, Rebekah studied Arabic in Damascus for a year, and taught English as a foreign language in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Name: Rebekah Palmer Countries: Middle East, Central Asia, West Asia and some countries in South Asia From: Bristol, UK Joined the team: September 2016 Which countries have […]
In April this year, I spent an action packed week sitting on the Chevening interview panel at the British High Commission in Kigali. We met some outstanding candidates and it was a truly enlightening experience to meet potential Chevening Scholars. One candidate that sticks out in my mind was a young man from the north […]
