A student’s guide to travelling around Paris, Berlin, Florence, Barcelona and Prague
August 15, 2016
Following on from our recent Europe travel blog, our student bloggers were asked to provide their tips on the best ways to travel to, and around, each featured city. Recent Nottingham graduate Sotiris from Greece shares his tips for travelling to a few of Europe’s most beautiful cities. All views presented here are Sotiris’ own. …
The best places to visit in Europe: Hazel, John and Colbie’s picks
July 15, 2016
With its convenient location and easy transport links, studying in the UK is a great way to explore the beauty that Europe has to offer. Three of our international students pick their favourite places and share their best holiday snaps. John, USA, MA Art History: Paris, France “I’ve been to Paris twice now, and …
Meet our Student Callers: Ioana from Romania
July 7, 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. Romanian student Ioana has been speaking to students all over Europe to let them know what life at Nottingham is really like. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? The reason …
Meet our Student Callers: Alberto from Spain
April 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. Alberto has been speaking to students in Latin America and his native Spain about life at Nottingham. Why did you choose to study at Nottingham? After studying a BSc in Archaeology here …
Meet our Student Callers: Rebecca from Italy
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 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 …
What advice would you give to other international students about studying in the UK?
March 6, 2015
Moving to another country to study is a big step. Every year thousands of international and EU students make that same step successfully, and they have their own tips and advice to share on how to settle into UK life. We asked a group of our scholarship winners, what advice would you give to other …
Student life in Nottingham – outside the library
February 13, 2015
Nottingham is the fourth destination of my academic life. After Athens, Amsterdam and Barcelona (where I did my bachelors, masters and research masters respectively) I took the decision to move here in order to pursue my PhD aspirations. Fortunately it wasn’t long until my concerns of whether this move was the right one (besides in …
Meet our international and cultural societies: European cultures
September 8, 2014
Continuing our series of messages from international and cultural societies at The University of Nottingham, today we are sharing messages from a few societies connected with European countries and cultures. There are many more student societies and sports clubs to discover. Lithuanian Society Hey, have you heard of Lithuania? It is a small country in the Eastern Europe (Northern according to Wikipedia) with …
The best things about being an international student in Britain
May 29, 2014
Over 9,000 EU and international students study at The University of Nottingham’s UK campus. We asked a group of them, what’s the best thing about being an international student in Britain? From accents and biscuits to castles and the ‘exciting weather’, read on for 15 of the best responses: 1. “I never felt more free …
What’s the best thing about living in Nottingham? Part two: the people
May 21, 2014
Read part one of this article to find out more about what our students had to say about Nottingham. We asked our EU and international students, what’s the best thing about living in Nottingham? Here is what they had to say about the people of Nottingham: Friendly locals “Local people here are so friendly” said …