After recovering of a long term illness and two surgeries, my goal was to achieve the English level required to be accepted at The University of Manchester to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering. I learnt English by myself, taking a few formal classes. My desire to...

My inspiration for becoming a nurse comes from my parents since my father was a soldier and my mother was a nurse. When my father passed away, I was very young and did not know about his illness. It was my deep feeling that someday I must be able to take care of my...

Survivors inspire me. Those who have faced the unthinking and not only survive but thrive. They continue to fight for what they believe in. The strength of heart and drive in survivors surpasses the greatest superpower. Their strength inspires me to keep fighting for...

I am inspired by small acts of kindness. In 2016, I started a project called Plant and Hope which has been extremely successful – it continues to bloom! There have been seven events to date. The idea was to improve students’ working spaces and thereby their...

The Story of Eleanor Trimble I am inspired by people who work hard and are passionate about what they do. I’m also inspired by people who stand up for what they believe is right and use their voice for good. I always wanted to run a business. I didn’t know...

The Story of Andrius Vabalas People who care about others inspire me, those that grow together with others and because of others. Leaders who do not concentrate on chasing short-term successes but concentrate on inclusion, partnership and people...

The Story of Arturo Vazquez Who do I find inspiring? People that take control of their life, people that do not blame others for their shortcomings and/or misfortune, with a positive attitude who do not give up when facing a problem and find the strength...

The Story of Alise Kalteniece Those who take the risk, believe in themselves, are not afraid of the unknown, are hard-working, and persistent in reaching their goals inspire me. I came here from Riga, Latvia. I left a very good job in eye hospital to do...

The Story of Luoyun Xu People were born to find what they live for. I came to Manchester to find my answer. For the sake of experience and higher achievement, I started my journey of overseas study. During my time studying at UoM, I have always been...

The Story of Dong-Lin Liu When I was in my childhood, I had a dream that everyone on earth could live a wealthy life. Once I thought that it could be possible I devoted myself to it in my spare time. I was a volunteer to teach poor youth when I was an...