Safety Abroad

All undergraduate students undertaking an international placement must read and sign a Generic Travel Risk Assessment. You will need to familiarise yourself with the risks you may encounter during your international placement and take the recommended steps to mitigate those risks. 

Staying safe while abroad is all about being well-prepared and well-informed. The University is here to offer advice, but ultimately you are responsible for ensuring that you do your research before you go and that you make sensible decisions once you’re abroad. Some of the risks you face in your destination country will be similar to risks you face in the UK, but might be more difficult to deal with because of language, cultural or procedural differences; other risks, like natural disasters or political instability, might be completely new to you.

Resources

General

• FCDO – Travelaware
• FCDO – Country specific guidance
• Travel Health Pro
• What to do in an emergency situation
• AIG Travel Guard

Travel/Transport

• UK Government – Driving Abroad
• US Dept of State – Road Safety Overseas
• AA – International Driving Permit
• Travel abroad from England during Coronavirus 

Health

• University of Manchester Insurance
• AIG Travel Guard
• Travel Health Pro
• Occupational Health Travel resources (University of Manchester guidance)
• World Health Organisation (WHO) International Travel and Health
• US Center for Disease Control
• Mind How You Go (FCDO advice for mental health issues)
• Applying for healthcare cover abroad (GHIC and EHIC) - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

Personal Factors

• Culture Shock and Homesickness (University of Manchester guidance)
• Overseas travel guidance for staff and students with protected characteristics (University of Manchester guidance)
• Travel Advice from the Occupational Health Service (University of Manchester guidance)
• IES Country-Specific Diversity Resources
• LGBT Foreign Travel Advice
• Stonewall Global Workplace Briefings
• Ahead - Association for Higher Education Access and Disability (Based in the Rep of Ireland providing guidance on studying abroad with a disability)