International Buddies

This scheme is available to our new international colleagues who are relocating to the UK. 

You can get in touch with someone who has already made the move to the UK and can provide you with support, based on their own experiences. 

If you are interested in getting in touch with a buddy, please look at the profiles below and once you have decided who you would like to connect with, please contact them directly using the email address within their profile.

You can contact our buddies prior to arriving in the UK.

The main focus of the scheme is to provide an informal point of reference.  Buddies are not advisors or counsellors and they cannot provide you with advice relating to visa eligibility, visa applications or guidance which would be construed as legal advice. 

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Dr Ali Farzamnia

Lecturer, School of Computing & Engineering

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Dr Bingyan Chen

Research Fellow, School of Computing & Engineering

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Dr David Melbye

Senior Research Fellow, School of Arts and Humanities

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Dr Deba Datta Mandal

Research Fellow, School of Computing & Engineering

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Dr Eric Smialek

Senior Research Fellow, School of Arts and Humanities

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Dr Gabriel Sadi

Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Huddersfield Business School

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Dr Lauren Coetzee

Senior Lecturer, Optometry, School of Applied Sciences

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Dr Lilies Kathumbi

Research Assistant in Clean Energy Technologies, School of Computing & Engineering

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Dr Min-Chien Tsai

Research Manager (UNESCO Chair - Global Health & Education), School of Applied Sciences

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Dr Nicola Chieffo

Lecturer in Civil Engineering, School of Computing & Engineering

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Dr Rami Kerrouche

Research Fellow in Vibration Fault Diagnosis for Machinery and Healthcare, School of Computing & Engineering

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Rizwan Shaik

Rail Freight Engineer (KTP Associate), Institute of Railway Research, School of Computing & Engineering

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Suraj Nair

User Experience Officer, Marketing Communications and Student Recruitment

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Thierno Sy

Research Assistant, School of Business, Education and Law

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Venkat Reddy Kandregula

Early-Stage Researcher, School of Computing & Engineering