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.
Dr Ali Farzamnia
Lecturer, School of Computing & Engineering
Dr Bingyan Chen
Research Fellow, School of Computing & Engineering
Dr David Melbye
Senior Research Fellow, School of Arts and Humanities
Dr Deba Datta Mandal
Research Fellow, School of Computing & Engineering
Dr Eric Smialek
Senior Research Fellow, School of Arts and Humanities
Dr Gabriel Sadi
Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Huddersfield Business School
Dr Kaung Suu Lwin
Research Fellow, School of Human & Health Sciences
Dr Lauren Coetzee
Senior Lecturer, Optometry, School of Applied Sciences
Dr Lilies Kathumbi
Research Assistant in Clean Energy Technologies, School of Computing & Engineering
Dr Min-Chien Tsai
Research Manager (UNESCO Chair - Global Health & Education), School of Applied Sciences
Dr Nicola Chieffo
Lecturer in Civil Engineering, School of Computing & Engineering
Dr Rami Kerrouche
Research Fellow in Vibration Fault Diagnosis for Machinery and Healthcare, School of Computing & Engineering
Thierno Sy
Research Assistant, School of Business, Education and Law