Cheveners across the world are committed to using the knowledge, skills, and networks they gain in the UK to drive innovation and help build a more sustainable, equal, and connected world.
Since 1983, Chevening has brought exceptional individuals from around the world to study in the UK. After returning to their home countries, Chevening Alumni have gone on to lead and make an impact on the world in a huge variety of ways.
Among our alumni community we are proud to have presidents and climate activists, healthcare professionals and women’s rights advocates, conflict resolution and development experts. We are delighted to share some of their extraordinary stories on this page through our impact reports and through the work of our scholars and alumni focused on three main areas: tackling climate change, challenging inequality, and embracing science & technology.
2022-2023 Impact Report
Our latest impact report celebrates the change that Chevening Alumni have spearheaded across continents and industries in our 40th anniversary year.
2021-2022 Impact Report
Read about the remarkable achievements of our scholars and alumni in 2022.
2020-2021 Impact Report
Take a look back at the Chevening community in 2021.
Chevening Clore Leadership Fellow urges cultural sector to lead fight against climate crisis
Eduardo Carvalho is a climate journalist-turned-cultural curator from Brazil. His time as a Chevening Clore Leadership Fellow in 2021 inspired him to explore how culture can promote climate activism.
Focusing global attention on the human dimensions of climate change as President of Kiribati
Anote Tong is the former president of Kiribati and a famous ‘climate warrior’. After becoming a Chevening Scholar in 1987, Anote maps out the surprising path he took into politics and how he succeeded in focusing global attention on the human dimensions of climate change.
Chevening Alumna paves the way for women in diplomacy in The Bahamas
Twenty years after her Chevening Scholarship, alumna Jerusa Ali now works as Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Jerusa shares her Chevening journey and her advice for new Chevening Alumni.
Chevening Alumna combats gender-based violence in Nigeria
2018 Chevening Alumna Sarah Egbo contributes to pioneering work towards the elimination of sexual and gender-based violence on higher education campuses in Nigeria.
Building a better future for women and girls in India
Kanta Singh has dedicated her whole career to tackling issues of gender inequality. In 2019, she embarked on the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence. The programme allowed her to expand her network and capacity even further to help her on her mission to build a more equal India, one girl and one voice at a time.
Taking action to eliminate gender-based violence in Thailand: a Chevener’s story
How far would you go to combat domestic violence? Meet Busayapa Srisompong, an inspiring Chevening Alumna who founded SHero Thailand, an organisation with an aspiration to eliminate domestic violence in Thailand.
Supporting girls through STEM education in Mexico
Chevening Alumna Silvia Iliana Ramírez Ramírez is a computer scientist, lecturer, and programmer who is passionate about encouraging young people from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds to pursue science education.
Establishing the first one-stop breast cancer clinic in Zambia
Mercy Nachalwe Chipampe is a 2009 Chevening Scholar and a leading expert in radiography and mammography. She has made innovative strides in early cancer detection and treatment in Zambia.
What’s it like to be a woman in engineering?
Chevening Alumna Bettina Schreck is an engineer currently working in the Office of Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women at the UN Industrial Development Organization. Here she gives an account of what it’s like being a woman in the engineering sector.