United Kingdom

As the clock struck midnight on 1 January 2021, the start of the new year also marked the end of the UK’s membership in the European Union. 

And with that, it also meant that the UK was no longer a part of the EU’s Erasmus+ programme, which has enabled university staff and student exchanges across Europe. 

The UK has instead created its own programme, the Turing scheme (named after pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing).

However, Turing differs from Erasmus+ in a few ways.

This article was produced by Casita

I am an international doctoral researcher in education at the Graduate School of Education, affiliated to the University of Exeter (UK). In this blog, I would like to share my lived experience of doing a PhD at a British university with its ups and downs.

I did my BA and MA in Algeria at the University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis (Mostaganem, Algeria). University has always been a space where I can learn, make mistakes, develop relationships and grow as an individual and a student.

Dear students

Being on the cusp of a new university term, especially the summer term, is a delicious, nervy business. For some students, there is excitement about what lies ahead – new ideas to encounter, people to come back to, unmet challenges to meet. Alongside, there is the inevitable trepidation: the unknown quantities of exams, fears of under-performance, self-doubt.

The world feels like a scary and uncertain place right now, and for many it is having a negative impact on their mental health. For those students with pre-existing mental health conditions, they could be exacerbated, while some may be experiencing new feelings of anxiety or stress they may not have felt before. 

Here are some tips to help you to manage those feelings. 

1. Limit the amount of news you consume