International Students: Precarious Geographies of Learning, Work, and Welfare

This scoping project asks: what is it like to be international postgraduate taught (PGT) master students from the majority world studying in post-1966 UK universities today? Accordingly, the scoping project aims to: 1) investigate how “PGT international students” are portrayed in media and policy, often in contradictory ways, impacting their sense of belonging and daily lives; 2) examine the challenges these students face in navigating poverty and hardship, particularly in relation to food and accommodation; 3) explore how they manage to survive within the precarious lower end of the labour market, often taking on low-paid, unstable work. Finally, the study will 4) investigate how these students’ aspirations, motivations, identities, and adaptations evolve as they respond to the complex socio-economic realities of studying abroad.

People

	Name	Telephone	Email	Office
	Dr Ayushman Bhagat Lecturer in Political Geography E: ayushman.bhagat@brunel.ac.uk		ayushman.bhagat@brunel.ac.uk