Publications

UKCISA publishes a range of publications intended to help international students and those who work with them. Some are available only to members. Others are available to all, either free or priced. Members usually receive substantial discounts on prices.

Reference material for advisers

• An overview of the student immigration rules
• Tier 4 Immigration Rules since 31 March 2009
• The UKCISA Manual

  The UKCISA Manual is the definitive, annually updated guide to regulations and procedures for international students.

  Complimentary copies are sent to the primary contact at the beginning of each year as part of the membership entitlement (one copy each for students' unions (full members only) and non-educational institutions; one copy per thousand full-time equivalent non-UK students). Additional copies can be ordered using the form:

  • 2013 Manual order form
• Information Sheets for Students
• Good Practice Guides:
  • Managing accommodation for international students: a handbook for practitioners
  • International students under 18: guidance and good practice
  • Students in financial hardship: an adviser’s guide
  • Mentoring schemes for international students: a practical guide
  • Planning and running orientation programmes for international students
  • Volunteering and international students: a practical guide
  • International Students in Crisis: a guide for institutions
• Internationalising Students' Unions
• Instructions on how to Create your own PDF student guide to completing immigration forms

Cross-cultural training resources

• Discussing difference, discovering similarities: a toolkit of learning activities to improve cross-cultural exchange between students of different cultural backgrounds
• Working with International Students: a cross-cultural training manual
• Bridging our Worlds - a training DVD for working with international students

Codes and Guidance

• UKCISA Code of Practice for Members
• UKCISA/AISA Code of Ethics for Those Advising International Students
• International students with disabilities
• Student Activity Abroad: Risk Assessment FAQs

Research and reports

• Tier 4 Credibility Interviews: UKCISA survey report, March 2013
• The UKCISA Tier 4 student survey 2011
• Benchmarking the provision of services for international students in higher education and further education institutions
• New Horizons: the experiences of international students in UK further education colleges
• Broadening our horizons: international students in UK universities and colleges
• The Experiences of International Students in UK Higher Education: a review of unpublished research
• 40 years of international students, 40 years of UKCISA

How to order

To order, send us a completed order form (PDF) with payment if you are not a current member of UKCISA. If you are a member, you can instead request to be invoiced.

Enquiries and orders should be sent to:

The Publications Assistant
UKCISA
9-17 St Albans Place
London N1 0NX
UK

tel: 020 7288 4330
fax: 020 7288 4360
email: publications@ukcisa.org.uk

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