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Being an international student is hard enough – microaggressions make it harder

Being an international student is hard enough – microaggressions make it harder

Being an international student is not only hard because you’re learning a new culture away from home. Even comments that are well-intentioned can cause more harm than good
International student check-in changes for the new academic year

International student check-in changes for the new academic year

International students now have to check-in in person as well as in taught sessions
Confessions of international UCU picket-line crossers

Confessions of international UCU picket-line crossers

International students are caught in a predicament with the UCU strikes; some are angry, whilst others feel confused on what exactly to do
Why the SU is annoyingly unrepresentative

Why the SU is annoyingly unrepresentative

The Students’ Union from next year is worryingly unrepresentative with the removal of the International Officer and the introduction of a BAME Associate Chair
Chinese embassy distributes coronavirus ‘health packages’ to Manchester students

Chinese embassy distributes coronavirus ‘health packages’ to Manchester students

Health packages which included masks, disinfectant wipes and herbal medicine were distributed to members of the society across the city
Lessons of being alone—an international student’s perspective

Lessons of being alone—an international student’s perspective

Writer Heidy Lo shares the struggles and triumphs of living alone, with some advice for getting to know yourself
Get up, stand up – your tuition fees are outrageous

Get up, stand up – your tuition fees are outrageous

As a dutch student studying in the UK, Rose Uijtewaal is shocked at how accepted the comparatively expensive tuition fees are here.
Brexit from the other side

Brexit from the other side

Isidora Cortes-Monroy adds to the ever-growing discourse on the infamous Brexit with an international student’s perspective

A local guide for international students

Observations about the British, and how to make most out of your first year

Nigerian student faces deportation to death

Master’s student Luqman Onikosi faces deportation back to Nigeria where he will not receive critical Hepatitis B treatment