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.
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 […]
With over 160 countries and territories taking part in Chevening, there are many Chevening officers and other staff at post working hard on promotion, scholar recruitment, and alumni engagement. This month, we meet Bavani Sivalingam who works as a Chevening officer at the British high commission in Kuala Lumpur. Where does your role as […]
In April this year, I spent an action packed week sitting on the Chevening interview panel at the British High Commission in Kigali. We met some outstanding candidates and it was a truly enlightening experience to meet potential Chevening Scholars. One candidate that sticks out in my mind was a young man from the north […]
Meet Programme Officer – International, Rebekah. Before joining Chevening, Rebekah studied Arabic in Damascus for a year, and taught English as a foreign language in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Name: Rebekah Palmer Countries: Middle East, Central Asia, West Asia and some countries in South Asia From: Bristol, UK Joined the team: September 2016 Which countries have […]
Tuberculosis, and in particular multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, is a growing problem in Bhutan. Chevening Alumna Lila Adhikari is now part of a team that is working toward more effective screening of the diasease. The national tuberculosis reference laboratory (NTRL) at the Royal Centre for Disease Control (RCDC), in collaboration with Dr Alexander Kumar and Professor David Moore […]
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, […]
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 […]
> 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. […]
