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.
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 […]
Thursday, June 22 to Friday, June 23, 2017 Think of Northern Ireland, and Guinness, food, castles, the Giant’s Causeway, and the Titanic immediately come to mind. But beyond all that, Belfast also has memories of decades of civil war between the Protestants (unionists) and the Catholics (nationalists). Over fifty Chevening Scholars explored the rich cultural […]
Name: Benjamin OngCourse: MSc Sustainable DevelopmentUniversity: University of St AndrewsCountry: Malaysia Congratulations on your environmental volunteer of the year award. Tell us about the cause you volunteered for and why you chose that cause. Thank you! Inspired by the wider Transition Towns movement, Transition University of St Andrews was initiated in 2009 as a staff, […]
Once the sleepy little fishing village known as Brighthelmstone, Brighton emerged as a ‘health resort’ in the 18th century (sea bathing was seen as a purported cure for illness at the time). It then grew into one of the largest towns in England in the 20th century. Home to the University of Brighton and the […]
> Wimbledon Championships WimbledonMonday, 3 July to Sunday, 16 July Getting into the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club requires quite a bit of preparation. Seats on Centre and Number One courts are distributed by ballot the preceding year, although enthusiasts who queue on the day may gain entry to the outer courts. […]
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 […]
