STRIDE: Research into the international student experience in the UK 2017-18

The STRIDE (Social Transition Research into International Doctoral Experiences) project sought to understand the role of holistic social support networks in international postgraduate students’ transition experiences across three key areas: 1) social communities with fellow doctoral students, 2) social connections with university staff members,
and 3) social support networks outside of the university. These findings were compared cross-institutionally between The Open University and the University of Dundee to unpack the role of institutional contexts in students’ experiences.