Manchester’s Northern Quarter

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Exploring Manchester’s Northern Quarterby Ruoteng Meng When arriving in a new city, vintage shops are always my first go-tos. I love collecting vintage jewellery and clothes, especially vintage. It’s never out of style, even after a century! And here in Manchester, there’s an area full of vintage shops, bars, and restaurants, called the Northern Quarter. […]

Best English festivals for international students

best English Festivals

There are lots of festivals, events and holidays in the UK for international students to participate in. Some of these fall on certain days whilst others happen at some period in a particular month. Some are national holidays (in the UK we call these “bank holidays”). Here is a list of UK bank holidays for […]

Where to watch the Euro 2020 Final

Where to Watch the Euro 2020 Final

Manchester is the home of football, so you can imagine the buzz in the city as the Euro 2020 tournament draws to it’s conclusion this weekend. Especially as the final will feature England!! So where can you go to soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the final on Sunday? Well thankfully Manchester has lots of […]

The Best Places for Afternoon Tea in Manchester

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Who doesn’t enjoy the great British tradition of afternoon tea? Let’s explore the best places for afternoon tea in Manchester! Delicate sandwiches, finger foods, cakes, pastries and treats all accompanied by a lovely cup of tea – what’s not to like? It is a treat for the eyes as well as the taste buds, usually […]

Best Books to Study for IELTS

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Best Books to Study for IELTS For IELTS preparation, the most important thing is the student-teacher relationship. To succeed, students need help developing their underlying language level and they need to be shown how to do the test so that their English level is reflected in their score. They need guidance on how to do […]

IH Manchester Quarantine Package

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Some students may need to quarantine on arrival in Manchester. Currently any student arriving from countries on the amber list will need to quarantine. You can see full information on the government website about the traffic light travel lists. We want to make this as easy as possible for our students! They can quarantine at […]

Euro 2020

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This Friday sees the start of the eagerly awaited UEFA Euro 2020 tournament! The whole of Europe will come together in the love of football for a fantastic month of games. Games will be hosted across Europe in amazing venues such as Rome, St Petersburg, Seville, Munich and London just to name a few. Euro […]

Student Accommodation in Manchester

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There is a great selection of student accommodation in Manchester. Student residences offer students a more independent style of living while they are studying in Manchester. Student residences offer self catering accommodation sharing living space with other students. It is a great way for students to make friends and socialise with other students both from […]

What can you do in Manchester from next week?

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We are delighted that the UK government have announced that the next stage of Covid-19 restriction easing will go ahead next week as planned. So what can you do in Manchester from next week? From Monday 17th May 2021 the following will be allowed in England: – People can meet in groups of up to […]

Travel Rules for entering England

Travel rules for entering England

What you must do when you arrive in England from abroad depends on where you have been in the 10 days before you arrive. When you arrive in England you need to follow the rules for the highest risk country or territory that you have been in or passed through in the previous 10 days. […]