Tucked into the far northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula just north of Portugal lies a verdant and vibrant Spanish autonomous region rich in culture and traditions.

Sumatra, Indonesia’s largest island and the sixth-largest island in the world, is a melting pot of cultures that contribute to Indonesia’s diverse cultural tapestry.


It is home to a wide range of peoples and tribes who help make up its 59 million plus population. The island spans a northwest-southeast axis from Banda Aceh in the north to Bandar Lampung in the south.


Ernie Johan Manurung was born and grew up in the North Sumatra province, located towards the north of the island. It is the m...

Coming to study at university is a daunting proposition for anyone who has never left home before, but for international students coming to study and live in the UK creates additional challenges and difficulties.

Florencia Ocampos Alderete is a First Year Landscape Architecture student at the University of Sheffield and endured, perhaps, the toughest start to life in the UK one can have as an international student when she left her home in Villarrica, Paraguay, South America, in January 2021.

Nelson Walker has spoken to language teachers, students and academics to uncover the challenges of learning languages and reveal how people can enjoy the process much more and enrich their lives.

It was June this year when Duncan logged onto his computer, searched up an online carbon footprint calculator and began frantically filling in all of the required sections about his lifestyle. Curious to know where he now stood with regards to his carbon footprint, he awaited the final result. And then came the epiphany. In just a second, Duncan grasped that a long-standing life ambition had been fulfilled. In that moment, he realised he now had an annual carbon footprint under two tons and in d

Hundreds of people protest outside Arundel Gate Interchange in Sheffield on the ‘Global Day of Action’

As COP26 reached its protracted, dramatic end with negotiations going into stoppage-time like a football team scrambling for a last-minute winner, the overwhelming sense felt was one of bitterness and a missed opportunity. The Glasgow climate summit was billed as a defining moment for humanity in combating the climate crisis in this ‘critical decade’. Then, how, can what has unfolded from COP2