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So, where are you from? Experiences of a “Third Culture Kid” at university

So, where are you from? Experiences of a “Third Culture Kid” at university

The UK is used to used to different languages, accents, and cultures. But ‘third culture kids’ represent a unique demographic. Who are they? Why do young people who grow up in several parts of the world feel isolation, even at Manchester?
Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Brexit more, I started planning my year abroad

Just when I thought I couldn’t hate Brexit more, I started planning my year abroad

Is post-Brexit ‘Great Britain’ really that great if students face an onslaught of limitations, rules and formal processes when it comes to applying to study abroad?
Life beyond Oxford Road – Studying abroad in your degree

Life beyond Oxford Road – Studying abroad in your degree

Fancy studying in a different country? Check out some student’s study abroad experiences to find out more
Manufactured Outrage? Our misguided leap towards automation

Manufactured Outrage? Our misguided leap towards automation

A second industrial revolution is already underway and we are too blinded by Brexit to take notice, argues Archie Earle
Erasmus students left in limbo as Brexit fiasco continues

Erasmus students left in limbo as Brexit fiasco continues

Erasmus programmes are in jeopardy over loss of funding
NUS announces support for the post-study visa

NUS announces support for the post-study visa

Post-study visas would allow international students to extend their visas after completing their degrees in order to continue living and working in the UK
Shifting sands: the future of EU-Africa relations

Shifting sands: the future of EU-Africa relations

European Affairs society hosts engaging talk inviting students to think about EU’s role with Africa and other former colonised areas’ development and trade on the eve of Brexit
Science around the world

Science around the world

Jacklin Kwan reports on key contributions to science from around the globe

Will December’s election call an end to the Catalan chaos?

Catalonia’s referendum doesn’t bode well for either sides of the independence movement

How the Democrats normalised mass deportation

America is too late to stop the normalisation of President Trump’s views and actions on immigration. With bipartisan efforts, it happened long ago

British people should learn community languages

Changes to the languages we are taught at school may be made in a bid to improve the UK’s economic standing and the social integration of immigrants

Manchester student aims to connect East and West with Behind Beijing

Architecture student David Adesanya made the most of his opportunity to travel to Beijing with Study China by carrying out this photojournalism project

Sports’ governing bodies are misbehaving

With a different sport’s governing body being in the spotlight each day for a scandal, it’s time to ask for transparency.

Nous Sommes Ensemble

With the terror attacks in France, the footballing world comes together to stand by the side of the French

Cross-cultural couture

Join internationally ignored superstar, Kyle Zabawa, on a journey into global influences on British menswear in 2015

International Fashion: sarees

Perisha Kudhail calls it a wrap as she reveals exactly how to style fabulous Indian fashion with sarees

Manchester and Oxford top world leaders chart in UK

A new report shows that one of the University of Manchester’s key exports is world leaders

Manchester hosts prestigious humanitarian conference

Notable humanitarian academics and practitioners from around the world attended a conference in Manchester

Valentine’s Day across the globe

I love you; Je t’aime; Ti amo – Perisha Kudhail explores 14th of February customs from around the world

English and money problems as an international student

With over ten thousand international students studying at The University of Manchester, Robert Firth investigates how difficult it is to adapt to living and studying in a different country.