Cross-sector campaign launched to celebrate the contribution of international students to the UK
The following is an account from Sha Zhou, international student at King’s College London, about studying in the UK, accessing counselling and overcoming isolation."It was in September 2014 when...
Andrew Humphrey looks at some of the most common questions and conundrums about working with Student immigration permission.
This blog post was fully updated on 1 June 2021, based on an earlier...
Immigration issues
There was a modicum of good news in the latest visa statistics (for the year ending end of September) which showed, apparently,
an 8% increase in all student visas issued
a 6% ...
We spoke to Georgina Binnie, Impact and Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Since 2014 she has led Writing Back, a campaign connecting local students to older residents in Yorkshire.After volu...
We welcomed more than 390 delegates to UKCISA 2017 in Exeter yesterday. Always lovely to watch our delegates reconnect with old friends and make new contacts.
Our newcomers welcome was highly atten...
Fully into conference mode with six hours of sessions throughout the day after a guided walk around campus. Lots of learning – made more manageable with a mindfulness session in the middle!
M...
Dear member
Elections. Prizes and Awards: who will be the winners?
Elections come and elections go – and we are even in the midst of an election for our Board of Trustees – but whatever...
UKCISA Board member Lynsey Bendon, talks to us about the challenges and joys of being a woman in a leadership role.
Dear members,
I delayed writing this month until we had had the latest meeting with the Home Office (and you’d had a bit of a break) so let me start with some ‘highlights’ from that...
You made it! Finally the months long process of finding a university, applying, praying while hitting refresh on the results portal, then finding a place to move and packing your whole life to start a...
Our WeAreInternational student ambassadors share their top priority for supporting international students this year.
Following the removal of part time work rights for Tier 4 students in the publicly funded further education sector in 2015, Edinburgh College used a UKCISA grant to launch ‘Volunteer for Success...
University can be a stressful time for many students at any time. Balancing study and your personal and social life while trying to figure out your place in the world can be hard, but even more so now...
Dear member
Government Affairs
In March I wrote extensively about the amendment to the Higher Education and Research Bill – which would essentially take international students out of the net...
The 2020-2021 Student Ambassadors
Michelle Jideofor, University of Bristol (UG), Botswana
Michelle Jideofor came from Botswana in 2018 to study Civil Engineering at the Universit...
2021-22 Student Ambassadors
Melody Noella Sequeira, University of Glasgow (UG), India
Melody is a third-year undergraduate student at the university of Glasgow and is currently wor...
Annie Chan, University of Edinburgh (UG), Macau SAR, China
Un Ieng (Annie) is a final-year undergraduate student studying Economics and Statistics at the University of Edinburgh. Coming from Maca...
Though culture shock is normally a temporary phase, it is important to know there are things you can do to help so that some of these worrying effects can be minimised. Don’t feel “this is...
From 15 – 17 November, each day will focus on a different selection of themes and topics. Discussions will be led by our #WeAreInternational Student Ambassadors, developing a deeper understandin...
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Andrew Humphrey, Adviser, UKCISA
Andrew is a freelance adviser, trainer and writer originally from Yorkshire and based in London. Over the last 25 years he has worked at five different Lon...
If you can work during your studies, you can apply for and accept jobs in most types of paid role, at any level. You are not restricted to working on campus.
The Home Office might question your worki...
08 Feb 2019
Annual Conference 2018
