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.
Ten Chevening Alumni have been selected to do placements in different departments of the BBC World Service, a highly respected British institution, over a period of four months. They have been sharing their stories and experiences from their placements through our new online mini-series – #MyCheveningJourno! Our journalists have been documenting their time working at the World Service as a way of demonstrating […]
Hi, I’m Vicky and I work in the international team at the Chevening Secretariat. Last year, we held a number of themed Q&A sessions, including one on references. We noticed that there were a number of recurring questions and have summarised the answers below. (1) References do not need to be submitted by 6 November 2018. References […]
With just two months until Christmas, there’s plenty happening around the UK to start the festive countdown. And remember, remember the fifth of November! Autumn means we’ll be marking Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, with local fireworks displays and organised bonfires happening around the country for you to attend. The celebration first started more than […]
As you’re new to the UK, we think you’ll be eager to get out and explore. Read Chevening’s top tips for events happening across the UK in October… Hull Fair Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire 7 to 15 October 2016 Hull Fair is one of Europe’s largest travelling funfairs, bringing rides, attractions and travellers from a […]
The International Day of Peace, celebrated on 21 September each year, is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace among all nations and peoples. To mark the occasion, we interviewed Chevening Alumnus Dr Joseph Peter Ochogwu (2004) who studied an MA in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. Joseph now works at the Institute […]
For October’s ‘In the Spotlight’, programme officer James takes us on a tour of his home city of Norwich: Steeped in history and nestled in the gently rolling Norfolk countryside, Norwich is the perfect place to escape the bustle of the big city. For many years one of the most important and wealthy cities in England, […]
Many Chevening Scholars take the opportunity to contribute to their community and this year the class of 2015 clocked up a fantastic 2,500 hours of volunteering alongside their studies. On 2 June 2016, 27 of our current Chevening Scholars gathered in the Map Room at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London to be recognised […]
Just arrived and eager to start exploring your new home? There are always a number of fun events running throughout the UK for everybody to enjoy, whatever your interests. These events can be free whilst others may have a small charge. Here are a few that you may like to attend whilst you are settling into […]
I must say from the outset that the Chevening Scholarship programme continues to provide the opportunity for developing countries, and Africa in particular, to close the educational gaps and remove the enormous disparities in educational access, inclusion, and achievement. And it is more relevant for a country like Rwanda that twenty two years ago experienced […]
I rush through the empty streets of London on my way to King’s Cross station, battling sleep at 6am, in order to catch the earliest train to York. Google Maps says Yorkshire is in north-east England so I take a thicker jacket, following a mental rule I have set for myself: “the further north, the colder”. […]
