News and blogs

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.

One Person, One Hand Santiser: keeping communities safe from COVID-19

Achaleke Christian is a Chevening Alumnus from 2016, graduating from the University of Birmingham with a masters in International Development. In 2018 he won the Outstanding Youth Peaceworker category at the Luxembourg Peace Prize. Here he tells us about his new campaign, manufacturing and donating hand sanitiser to communities in Cameroon. The One Person One […]

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Ways to explore the UK in July

by Programme team – UK, Chevening Secretariat

Summer is here! We may not be spending the sunniest season in quite the ways we might have planned, but there are still lots of ways to get to know and appreciate the UK even better over the coming month. Outdoor activities If you’re keen to get outside and particularly out of a city or […]

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3,420 hours of scholar volunteering recognised in virtual award ceremony

by Chevening,

Chevening Scholars gave 3,420 hours of their time to different volunteer causes in the UK during a challenging time for people around the world. 129 scholars gave their time to 329 organisations around the UK, working on a variety of projects from conservation to teaching digital skills, and much more. Normally scholars would have the […]

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Chosen for Chevening? Offer letters for 2020/2021 are now being sent out

by Programme team – UK, Chevening Secretariat

It’s one of our favourite parts of the Chevening year: we’re making life-changing offers to applicants. We are now well under way with sending out offer letters to those lucky candidates who have been #ChosenforChevening. If you haven’t heard from us yet, don’t worry, we will be in touch soon. If you have been chosen […]

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Six of my top tips for self-care during isolated remote-studying

by Chevening Scholars - Class of 2019,

None of us thought when celebrating the arrival of scholars to the UK in September/October 2019 that their Chevening journey would include a global pandemic and quite so much time studying from home. But, when the world throws Cheveners a problem, Cheveners rise with solutions and make the most of it. Globally, the education sector […]

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