General Information: Renting in the United Kingdom
InterNations.org: Moving to the U.K. – Internations.org is a community for expats moving internationally. You can connect with international people in your city, join events to meet fellow expats, and get tips and information about your destination.
Expatica’s Guide for Moving to the U.K. – Expatica provides expats in the U.K. (and many other countries) the information they need to turn their new country into their home. Founded by an expat and a local, Expatica provides information on housing and general life as an expat – written by experts and real-life expats and fact-checked by their editorial staff.
General Information: Transportation
- The Transport in U.K Guide 2024 – An overview of transportation options and the best ways to get around in the U.K. such as their network of railways and roads, local flights, and more.
General Information: Culture
Remember to use Northeastern’s in-house resources for researching a country’s culture, lifestyle, and social norms: GoinGlobal and GlobeSmart.
- GoinGlobal is an online resource that Northeastern students have access to for free with their Northeastern credentials. GoinGlobal delivers useful and unique material that is hand-gathered at its source, not simply compiled from publicly available Internet sources. It provides information that is location-specific in detail and global in perspective, and delivers useful, actionable information that is constantly expanding to meet the evolving needs of a global job seeker. GoinGlobal also provides industry-specific salary ranges and cost of living data to help students prepare for living and working abroad.
- GlobeSmart is an online resource that Northeastern students have access to for free with their Northeastern credentials. GlobeSmart has Culture Guides that allow students to research the country they plan to visit extensively beforehand. This includes everything from communication styles, protocols, relationship building, workplace norms, health and safety, money and tipping, geography and climate, and more.
City Information: London
Northeastern University in London
- Northeastern University’s London campus is housed within the New College of the Humanities in London’s Bloomsbury district.
- NULondon Housing
Renting in London
- Check out NULondon Housing Guide to finding private accommodation resources, transportation information, and how to choose the right flat.
Transportation
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