From India to England: Student Life in Bradford city
Inshaal is from Kanpur, India and came to Bradford to study Mechanical and Automotive Engineering. He is currently the Community & Activities Officer for the Students’ Union. In this blog,…
Posts Categorized: Study Abroad
To be or not to be… a university student
Phei Shan is an international student from Malaysia and is studying Pharmacy MPharm (Hons) here at The University of Bradford. She tells us about making the choice to go to university. Phei Shan, MPharm. Societal…
Choosing a university in the UK
We interviewed one of our international PhD students, Abeer Alkhwaldi, about choosing an international university and course. Find out about her first experiences of coming to Bradford with her family and…
Life at LEGO: Home Stretch (Part 2)
Welcome back. Let’s jump into the second half of the last post. This week will be my last in Denmark – at least until I (hopefully) come back for a…
Life at LEGO: Home Stretch (Part 1)
Hello again to anyone who’s still following me. Thank you for sticking around! What’s happened since my last post? Not a lot, but that’s Denmark – particularly Billund – for…
Woah, we’re halfway there…
Hello! I apologise for the long gap between posts. I just haven’t got round to it! I’ve now been in Denmark for almost two months, and I’m still loving it…
When One Door Closes, a Window Opens…
Bozhidar Baltov, a BSc Biomedical Science student at the University of Bradford, received a Short Term Travel Award to spending a month in Vienna at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL). Ever…
From Athens with love
Eva Tsoukou, a second year BSc Biomedical Science student at the University of Bradford, is spending three months on an Erasmus+ traineeship, in the historic city of Athens, in Greece. She…
Grace lives in Bradford: Making Memories
Grace is a Chemistry and Forensic Sciences student from the USA who is spending a semester studying abroad here at the University of Bradford. She has been blogging about her…
Sichuan Summer Camp Diaries: Week Three
17 July: Dujiangyan irrigation project We travelled by the high-speed train to the Dujiangyan region. To get the high-speed train, we first had to take the underground metro to reach…
Sichuan Summer Camp Diaries: Week Two
10 July: Leshan Buddha The day started when we left our hotel in the coach and headed for Leshan. It was a few hours drive, and once reaching the town,…
Sichuan Summer Camp: Abbie Bembridge
Abigail Bembridge, or Abbie, studies Pharmacy at Bradford. She’s also a cheerleader, and plays netball and badminton. Here she reflects on her Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp experience. Experiences Before visiting…
Sichuan Summer Camp Diaries: Week One
3 July 2015: Leeds Bradford airport to Sichuan Friday 3rd July finally came around and we all could not believe this was actually happening – seven of us students from…
Heading for China: Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp
Seven students from the Faculty of Life Sciences spent a fortnight in China studying and living with students from the College of Life Sciences at Sichuan University.
Sichuan Summer Camp: Umair Ashfaq’s personal reflection
Umair Ashfaq is a second year Pharmacy student from Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Here he reflects on his experience at the Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp. Experiences Taking part in this summer…
Sichuan Summer Camp: Majidah Khaliq
Majidah Khaliq, or Myda, is studying Clinical Sciences and is from Halifax, West Yorkshire. Here she reflects on her Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp experience. Experiences Being able to visit a city…
Sichuan Summer Camp: Fionnuala Kerry
Fionnuala Kerry, or Fin, is a second year Clinical Sciences student. Here she reflects on her Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp experience. Experiences Before my trip to China I did not know what to expect…
Sichuan Summer Camp: Radhika Dave
Radhika Dave is a second year MSci Forensic and Medical Sciences student. Here she reflects on her Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp experience. Experiences Ni hao everyone! To visit a country…
Sichuan Summer Camp: Katty Wadda’s personal reflection
Katty Wadda is a second year Biomedical Science student. Here she reflects on her time at the Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp. Experiences The opportunity to go to China was a…
Sichuan Summer Camp: Anthony Chan’s personal reflection
Anthony Chan is a second year Biomedical Science student at the University of Bradford. Here he reflects on his experience at the Sichuan Summer Immersion Camp.
6th Form to Student
Whilst in 6th form I was told countless times how important it was to achieve the best A-level results that I was capable of, and how University was the be-all…
Goodbye Fullerton
Sadly my time at California State Fullerton University is over, where has time gone? Just as I’m getting all settled it is time to pack up and go. I’ve done my…
First day, slight culture shock
My placement in the hospital over these past few weeks has been pretty indescribable, but I will give it a try and hope my posts below (more to come) capture…
Cien pesos ($100) – Por que?
My objectives for this placement is not only to experience maternity care in Mendoza, but to try and place it in its social context, to have an insight into the…
Bienvenidos a Mendoza – Part 2
I have found that my days are very busy and because of siesta 1-5pm when most businesses close, I am not able to update my blog as frequently as I…
Bienvenidos a Mendoza
Today is my first official day in Mendoza. After a long flight, I arrived and settled into the house I will be sharing with other students. All are medical students…
‘April’ Showers!
Despite the fact that I found out that I have 6 exams, 1 mid-term, 2 presentations, an individual report and some group work to hand in, I was phenomenally upbeat. Yesterday was a…
Change
No. I’m not talking about the type that you find in the bottom of your pocket. At times change is awesome. While growing up I always knew that I wanted…
Start of Spring Break – Fullerton, California
The week before spring break was a tough one – well, two weeks before really. Revision, papers to write for both Bradford and Fullerton, also homework and continuous learning amongst….
End of Spring Break – Fullerton, California
On Wednesday I had arranged to join the Residents Association and volunteer to work with Habitat LA for Humanities. I was a bit daunted as what to expect but with…