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.
The Tudor dynasty ended upon Elizabeth I’s death in 1603. Elizabeth I, the ‘Virgin Queen’, left no direct heir – therefore, her cousin King James VI of Scotland, also became James I of England and Ireland. After centuries of Scottish resistance to English rule, an accident of birth ended up uniting the countries under one […]
The Wars of the Roses England was in turmoil – the Wars of the Roses were raging between the Houses of York and Lancaster, both led by younger sons who had broken off from the Plantagenet dynasty. The unrest began with Lancastrian King Henry VI’s bout of mental illness in 1453, during which Richard Duke […]
Name: Yasser M. KhaldiUniversity: University Of EdinburghCourse: MSc Urban Strategies & DesignCountry: Ramallah, Palestine While studying in the UK at the University of Edinburgh, Yasser Khaldi, a Chevening Scholar from Palestine, has been involved with an outreach programme called Solutions Not Sides. The programme aims to raise awareness of the Israel-Palestine conflict and to facilitiate […]
The first eight Chevening Standard Chartered Financial Services Fellows were welcomed to the UK at a reception held at their host institution, King’s College London (KCL). The fellowship, which is open to mid-career Indian professionals with a background in finance, seeks to builds expertise in areas such as risk management, actuarial sciences, investment management, and […]
April started off on a high. It’s hard to believe it has been seven months since I packed up my life in two weeks, left the digital and broadcast industry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and moved to London to pursue an MA in Multimedia Journalism at the University of Westminster. As staff from the Foreign […]
Sam, Chevening’s resident American, gives us the lowdown on working at the Secretariat, her favourite thing about living in the UK, and her superpower of choice… Name: Sam MercadanteJob title: Programme Officer Chevening: Hey Sam, I can detect an American accent. Where are you from? Sam: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA What is your role at […]
As an MBA student of Cambridge Judge Business School (CJBS), I took part in the 27th MBA Tournament at école des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris) – a three-day sporting competition from 4 to 7 May. The competition involved 21 leading business schools (1500+ participants) from around Europe (plus the Stanford Graduate School of […]
Mitchel Naibaho, the winner of the third Scholar Events Competition, and his fabulous team took us on a wonderful tour around the city of Liverpool on the last day of April 2017. It was such an exciting day for everyone, but especially for me as Liverpool was the first UK city that I knew about, […]
Bristol Festival of Nature Bristol 10 to 11 June Held at Bristol’s beautiful Harbourside, this massive celebration of the natural world features hundreds of organisations and exciting events including hands-on activities, arts, lectures, fascinating tours, film screenings, a local-produce market and live entertainment. The event, run by the Bristol Natural History Consortium, culminates in a […]
On Thursday, 13 April, Chevening Scholars had the chance to play cricket which for most of us, was our first time playing the game. We gathered in the morning at Loughborough train station and were taken by a coach to Loughborough University. Loughborough University were very kind to allow us access to their world-class […]
