International students, often from China, are a boon to the UK economy, a major new report from London First and PwC has found. The research shows that: • International students in London bring a net benefit of £2.3 billion to the UK economy. • They support nearly 70,000 jobs in London because of the money […]
Engineered cells could help tackle the third most common cancer in Chinese males Researchers at the University of Birmingham believe that a new method of genetically engineering immune cells could lead to improved treatment of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. The research, published in Cancer Immunology Research, explains how the team were able to create immune […]
The critical activities of managing safety and risk across China’s vast and complex railway network is being aided by a new programme launched at the University of Birmingham, UK. The course in Railway Risk and Safety Management has been jointly developed by the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) University of Birmingham and […]
Ann Chan (陳沅葶) is a former enterprise society leader at university and is now working on two startups – all at the age of 20. Born in Hong Kong, Ann came to the UK at the age of 16 to study for her A-levels and has remained ever since. She is currently an Economics undergraduate […]
Glycine-soja-seed-pods With climate change threatening global food supplies, new research claims the rich flora of China could be crucial to underpin food security in the future. A team from the University of Birmingham and partners in China have identified 871 wild plant species native to China that have the potential to adapt and maintain 28 […]
图为：布里斯托大学的Will’s Memorial Building 爬Will’s Memorial Building 会毕不了业 1. 读过布里斯托大学的你一定知道 Will’s Memorial Building是举行毕业典礼的地方，据说没完成学业前别尝试爬上去， 否则坏运气会随之而来，你将毕不了业。 建议：特别是晚上，千万不要爬Will’s Memorial Building，尤其是酒后。 图为：布里斯托大学的Hawthorns Call 020 8587 1073 The Hawthorns 学生宿舍闹鬼传闻 2. 读过布里斯托大学的你一定知道The Hawthorns Student House 闹鬼，据说闹得不是一般的凶，学长学姐们会眉飞色舞地给你讲述着一件件在那里发生过的光怪离奇的灵异事件。可是住里面的你却从没遇见过鬼/幽灵, 也没碰到奇怪的现象. 建议：其实真的没什么. 全神贯注 练就神功 3. 读过布里斯托大学的你一定知道本校学生宿舍的隔音系统都不太好。隔壁玩游戏开派对半夜男女的啪啪声，无一不全入耳中。所以久而久之你就会练成一种神功，这种神功叫 “魔音绕耳亦能置若罔闻全神贯注地学习以及写论文”。 当然，多半的学生会选择一起加入宿舍派对或是室友的电玩队伍当中。 建议：可以随波逐流，但别影响了学习。 图为：布大著名的石头牌, 拍照最常用背景 与布大名石头牌的各种合影留念 4. 学校有名的石头牌(具体位置大家都知道在哪)，读过布里斯托的你一定和此石拍过合照。特别是国际学生，不信翻翻自己的photo album，里面肯定有和著名石头合影的照片，也许不止一张呢！ 建议：毕业时真可以跟它合影. 不是天才牛人又不想做学渣的只能开启学霸模式 总有一个从不上课却老是考第一的牛人 5. 读过布里斯托大学的你一定知道，总有一个同班同学新生周过后就消失了，没再见过他来上课。可是每逢考试前交论文前他会主动找你借笔记， 请教论文，然后成绩下来这长期缺课的人全班最高分。 这时你会仰天长叹为何如此“同人不同命，别人这么好命”。 […]
关于留学的话题永远不外乎：哪个国家名校多？某大学今年世界排名第几？ 某大学的某专业口碑好不好？ 我该选哪个学校的哪个专业？等等. 以下是英国《泰晤士报高等教育》公布的2013-2014学年世界大学排名榜。来看看你的大学有没有上榜(小编很激动，母校帝国理工竟是世界排名第10的名校). 这已经是泰晤士报连续第10年发布世界大学排名，有来自五大洲15个国家的17500多名学术人士接受调查访问，50多位教育界权威人士参与了对排名的审核。此次世界大学排名依旧从5大类13项考评指标得出各个大学的总评分数:科研（30%）、教学（30%）、论文引用数量（30%）、国际视野（7.5%）以及产业收入（2.5%）。 在2013-2014世界大学排名中，英国30所大学榜上有名，其中牛津大学和美国的哈佛大学并列第二，剑桥大学则排名第7，排在前10的英国大学还有帝国理工。以下是上榜的这30所英国大学： 排名第2 University of Oxford 牛津大学 93.9 排名第7 University of Cambridge 剑桥大学 92.3 排名第10 Imperial College London 帝国理工 87.5 排名第21 University College London 伦敦大学学院 77.6 排名第32 London School of Economics and Political Science 伦敦政治经济学院 69.8 排名第38 Kings College London 伦敦大学国王学院 67.6 排名第39 […]
Edgbaston Campus The three-day UK visit by the Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang is being marked at the University of Birmingham today with a renewal of its China doctoral scholarship scheme, run in conjunction with the China Scholarship Council (CSC). The University of Birmingham has hosted Li Siguang Scholars since 2011, with 18 students currently undertaking […]
Business Secretary Vince Cable has urged business leaders to support a drive to double the number of UK exchange students who travel to China as part of plans to boost trade links. In a letter to FTSE 100 UK CEOs, the Secretary of State will call upon businesses to support Generation UK, the British Council’s flagship […]
Midway through the discussions at the 7th UK-China Education Summit in Beijing, the Rt Hon David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, addressed China’s Vice Minister for Education Hao Ping and the assembled delegates to propose an adjustment to visa requirements to make it easier for UK students to undertake internships in China. […]