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Meet our Student Callers: Usanee from Thailand
March 10, 2016
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Thai student Usanee is studying a PhD in Pharmacy. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? I decided to pursue a PhD degree at The University of Nottingham because the University …
Meet our Student Callers: John from USA
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. In addition to being a student caller, John has been creating vlogs (video blogs) of his time at Nottingham – you can watch him on YouTube. Why did you choose to study …
“I have two sisters in Nottingham now”: Making a British friend
February 26, 2016
Being someone who grew up going on road trips with my family back in Malaysia, that is something I truly miss since arriving here in Nottingham. When Georgina sent me a message suggesting to visit Chatsworth, I couldn’t be happier when I looked at Google Maps – because it means road trip! When I read …
How to cope with feelings of loneliness
February 20, 2016
Yes, it’s OK to feel lonely. It’s OK to feel isolated and distant from your current place. Everyone has been to the point where they felt like the world was against them and nothing seems to be in place. They can’t figure out what has happened and how it happened. They detach themselves from the …
Realising my dream of becoming an Advanced Level Nurse
February 12, 2016
By Isata Victoria Mandoh, an international student from Sierra Leone studying MSc Advanced Nursing at The University of Nottingham, funded by a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship. Being a Commonwealth Scholar and a postgraduate student at The University of Nottingham The award of a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship was the best thing that ever happened to me. It was a …
Meet our Student Callers: Shruti from India
February 6, 2016
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Indian student Shruti has been speaking to lots of students in her home country to let them know what life at Nottingham is really like. In her role as an International …
Meet our Student Callers: Rebecca from Italy
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our student callers. Italian student Rebecca shares her favourite things about studying at Nottingham. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? I chose to study at Nottingham because it was the only …
Meet our Student Callers: Jingjing from China
February 5, 2016
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Chinese student Jingjing is studying a PhD in the School of Education. She shares her tips for international students. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? Most of my friends chose …
Meet our Student Callers: Wei from China
January 29, 2016
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Chinese student Wei is studying a PhD in Interpreting and Translation. Over the past few months, she has been talking to lots of Chinese students and giving them advice about life at Nottingham. …
Meet our Student Callers: Frida from Indonesia
If you hold an offer to study at The University of Nottingham, you might be lucky enough to receive a call from one of our international students. Indonesian student Frida is in her final year of an undergraduate degree in Biology. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? I’m lucky enough to have a brother that’s also …
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