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.
You know what a great way to spend a cold day is? Participating in an intense and passionate debate between Chevening Scholars! The first #CheveningDebate of this year asked the question: ‘Are technology and globalisation destined to drive up inequality?’ To start us off, the debate chair and guest speaker, Dr Alberto Marzucchi from the […]
It’s February! Days are getting longer and the sun spends more time with us. It’s also my fifth month here in the UK and my spotlight month (it’s scary how time passes really quickly). It has been an enormous month with an intense amount of activities, networking, attending conferences, and above all of that keeping […]
No matter what your field of study is or what the industry you previously work in was, chances are you have heard about the term ‘big data’. Big data has infiltrated many industries and every aspect of our life too. It is not just about tech companies using user’s data to gain profit, but it […]
Ukrainian Chevening Scholar and weight-lifter Bohdan Bon won a bronze medal for Great Britain at a major international powerlifting championship. Bohdan’s medal was achieved in the -83kg category of the International Powerlifting Federation World Classic Bench Press Championships 2018, which took place in Finland from 14 to 19 May. Bohdan is from Kyiv, Ukraine and […]
North West Lancashire Literature Festival LITFEST 2018 – Lancaster 2 to 25 March This year we bring you a month-long programme packed with incredibly varied events. Olivia Lomenech Gill – illustrator of JK Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – will give us a fascinating insight into the Wizarding World at Lancaster Castle’s Shire Hall. […]
It’s been weeks after Valentine’s Day (of which one of its symbols is chocolate), but the Chevening event in York to explore chocolate’s story was done really well. It seems that chocolate and Chevening Scholars community have similar ‘ingredients’: love, joy, kindness, and happiness – only without cocoa! Around 50 Cheveners from various cities came […]
On January 25, Scotland and the United Kingdom celebrates the poet Robert Burns. More than 70 Chevening Scholars from all around the UK gathered at the University of Glasgow for an introduction to Scottish culture: Robert Burns’ poem, haggis, and a fun evening of ceilidh dancing. Arriving at the University of Glasgow on January 21, […]
Billed as the ‘coolest city’ in 2014 the city of Bristol is renowned for its eclectic mix of historic monuments, beautiful scenery and contemporary arts. You can easily spend a long weekend exploring all that it has to offer. Here are my top six things to do in Bristol… 1) Clifton Suspension Bridge Visit the […]
As part of the ‘Chevening Explores’ series, Cheveners past and present came together in Nottingham to discuss the challenges and opportunities around sustainability. The event, Sense and Sustainability, opened with a welcome speech from Professor Sarah Metcalfe of the University of Nottingham, during which she outlined the university’s research priorities and institutional focus on sustainable and resilient cities. She […]
The capital of Northern Ireland was once the biggest producer of linen in the world, and the home of skilled shipbuilders who designed and constructed the largest and most luxurious liner of that time, the Titanic. Belfast is a city full of history, and this past Friday we got to revisit the most turbulent period […]
