International student profiles
Find out more about life at the Department of Chemistry as an international student in our series of profiles.

International Student Profile: Evgenia Dubinskaya, Russia
International student profiles 26th May 2020
Meet Evgenia, a 2nd year MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Placement student

International Student Profile: Zaid Al-Alawi, Sultanate of Oman
International student profiles 14th April 2020
In our latest International Student Profile, we’re hearing from Zaid Rashid Saud Al-Alawi. Zaid is from the Sultanate of Oman, in his early thirties, and studying for a PhD in Chemistry. Can you provide an overview of your research in layman’s terms? My research is in the Quayle-Yeates group at University of Manchester […]

International Student Profile: Chisolm Egeduzu, Nigeria
International student profiles 21st February 2020
Meet Chisolm from Nigeria who discusses his PhD research under the supervision of Dr Lu Shin Wong.

International Student Profile: Dukula De Alwis Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka
International student profiles 7th December 2019
Dukula De Alwis Jayasinghe, from Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a second year MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Experience student.

International Student Profile: Tsz Ming Cheung – Hong Kong, China
International student profiles 20th November 2019
Tsz Ming Cheung is a second year student studying MChem (Hons) Chemistry. He is originally from Hong Kong, China.

International Student Profile: Jiangnan Li, China
International student profiles 8th October 2019
Jiangnan Li is a second year PhD student from China. Professor Martin Schröder and Dr Sihai Yang are supervising her PhD project “Exploration of new robust porous materials for gas separation.”

International Student Profile: Balaji Lakavath, India
International student profiles 22nd August 2019
Balaji Lakavath is a second year PhD student from Hyderabad, India. Professor Nigel Scrutton is supervising his PhD project “Biophysics of light activated proteins.”

International Student Profile: Amrita Chattopadhay, India
International student profiles 1st August 2019
Amrita is originally from India, but lives in the United Arab Emirates. She joined us through clearing in 2018 and here she tells us about her experience studying MChem (Hons) Chemistry with Industrial Experience and how she has settled into university life.

International Student Profile: Fenryco Pratama, Indonesia
International student profiles 24th July 2019
Fenryco Pratama is a third year PhD student from Bandung, Indonesia. Dr Neil Dixon is supervising his PhD project “Application of orthogonal riboswitches as synthetic biology tool for glycoprotein production.”

International Student Profile: Tian Luo, China
International student profiles 17th July 2019
Tian Luo is a second year PhD student from Hubei, China. Dr Sihai Yang and Professor Martin Schröder are supervising her PhD project “Functional porous materials for green heterogeneous catalysis.”