News and blogs

Akil Yunus, 2017 Chevener from Malaysia, shares his experience as a member of the Chevening Alumni Malaysia association and how the CAMaraderie concept came to life.

After graduating from the University of Surrey with an MSc in Science in Microwave and Radiofrequency Engineering, Paola better understood the importance of young girls being exposed to ‘harder’ subjects. Here she tells us more about ‘Chicas Waskiris’ and how the Bolivian Chevening community is empowering young women.

After COVID-19 spread across the world, preventing people from meeting up and altering ways of working together, the Chevening Alumni Association Nigeria (CAAN) found itself in need of a change of approach. Back in 2019, it was known that 1 in 3 young people would leave Nigeria because of national and governmental issues. This prompted […]

Global issues such as climate change and rapid urbanisation are placing even greater strain on one of the world’s most precious finite natural resources, water. How can we improve access to clean water in water scarce countries like Tanzania? We speak with Chevening Scholar, Oscar Timothy.

Leonie Dindji is a Master's student in Childhood studies at Swansea University from Ivory Coast. We asked Leonie about the woman who most inspired her to pursue her education. This is what she said…

Yasmin El-Beih’s BBC Chevening placement taught her to invoke readers’ curiosity about the world, just as international tourism ground to a halt.

As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, we’ve been asking our Chevening community to share stories about the women who have inspired them most. In this blog, we hear from Dian Maya Safitri.

In the month of International Women’s Day (8 March), we are celebrating women in our community who #ChooseToChallenge gender inequality worldwide. This week, we caught up with Kagiso Madibana.

Britain’s Archaeological History  (ongoing) Britain’s eclectic history means it’s a nation that is incredibly rich in archaeology. From well-known Neolithic sites like Stonehenge and Avebury, to Roman roads, Saxon hoards and Viking burial sites, the land beneath our feet provides many clues about the country’s past. Discover some of Britain’s best kept heritage sites to […]

At Chevening, we are very proud to be teaming up with our partners at the Marshall, Fulbright and Commonwealth scholarship programmes to encourage our communities to take climate action in 2021, the year the UK holds the presidency for the COP26 climate conference. The climate crisis affects us all, and together we can take action. Together we can […]