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We invite researchers and students to contribute short reflective pieces about different topics related to research with international students. This includes, among other things, discussions about new research, reflections on research methodological approaches, and thoughts about critical considerations for research with international students. Please contact us if you would like to make a pitch for a blog post.

The continued distinction of EU and non-EU students in a post-Brexit UK

Written by Jenna Mittelmeier (Senior Lecturer in International Education, University of Manchester) While reading a journal article published this year, I was struck by an author’s definition of international students in the UK as “those domiciled from non-EU countries”. A recent reviewer comment on our own work also questioned why we had chosen not to…

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The problem with maps

Research with international students, and indeed on internationalisation in general, often starts with or refers to a map of the world, like this book cover from my own work: Mapping is also a common theme in title action verbs, and is often treated as unproblematic. But the conventional world map that gets taught in many…

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Why do we need this website?

Written by Jenna Mittelmeier If you’ve made it to this post, then welcome to the new Research with International Students website! This resource bank is developed by myself and my colleague Sylvie Lomer, with thanks to several colleagues who shaped our thinking along the way. The website is intended as a resource for researchers who…

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