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This blog contains articles or short videos of international students’ life and learning experiences at the university. The content is divided into four categories: the international student experience programme, transition and culture awareness, university life and study, career development, and miscellaneous. The target audience is the international students, expressly but not limited to the pharmacy students.
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Embracing Cultural Competence: A Mentor’s Perspective on the 2023 Dragon’s Den Workshop
As I reflect on my recent experience as a mentor in the 2023 Dragon's Den Cultural Competence Workshop, I am truly honored to have had the privilege to participate in this enriching event. This workshop provided an invaluable platform for international students to...
My transition experience to UoM
I am an international student studying in the Clinical Pharmacy programme at UoM. When I first arrived in Manchester, on the other side of the world from China, I was like a child with curiosity and anxiety. Due to language barriers, communication is the most...
Embarking on a pharmacy research career from pursuing a PhD abroad
Hi everyone. My name is Yubo Wang. I obtained my master's degree in Sweden in 2010 and went on to work as a hospital pharmacist in China for five years. In 2018, I joined Dr Li-Chia Chen’s research team and commenced my PhD study at the University of Manchester...
Pursuing a prestigious international PhD scholarship at the University of Manchester
After graduating from Pharmacy School at Sun Yat-Sen University in 2015, I obtained a master's degree in clinical pharmacy from Peking University. In the three-year master’s programme, in addition to studying medical courses, I systematically studied clinical pharmacy...
Crossing borders chasing the academic dream
The academic journey is one of endurance. It is a marathon rather than a sprint. I view the completion of the PhD as passing the qualifying rounds to join the academic marathon. Post PhD I became a lecturer at the University of Tasmania, Australia. As an early career...
My work for being a visiting research pharmacist in the UK
I am a Taiwanese pharmacist and had a six-month visiting research experience at the University of Manchester from October 2017 to March 2018, supervised by Dr Li-Chia Chen. After returning to Taiwan, many people were curious about what I learned and whether studying...
Continuing professional development abroad
Since childhood, my impression of studying abroad was something that only people with a wealthy family background could do. However, the idea of studying abroad was getting even stronger as I beheld many of my high school classmates chose to study abroad. I do expect...
My journey in pursuing a funded visiting scholar’s programme
I was sponsored by the 2021 China Scholarship Council (CSC) to do my visiting research programme at the Drug Utilisation and Pharmacy Practice Research Group, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, the University of Manchester (UoM) from January 2022. Thpplication...
Transitioning to life in the UK
Change can be somewhat daunting, especially when moving to a new country, transitioning from high school and having to make new friends. However, depending on how you approach it can be exciting and adventurous. In this article, I aim to give an insight into both the...
Critical principles to master your time management skills
We have all had that five-minute break that spirals into a two-hour Netflix binge or that panic you get when you realise you have been on Instagram for the past hour or so. However, there is no reason why you should not finish your tasks and still have time to do the...
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