France
No country in Europe connects to the UK like France.
Its lifestyle, language and history have been linked to the UK for
almost a thousand years.
France is the UK’s second most visited place abroad and stands for
being the ne plus ultra for fashion, arts and gastronomy.
France can offer access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea,
the Alps, the Pyrenees and highly romantic rivers crossing the country
(the Loire, the Rhone, the Seine).
French is the UK’s preferred foreign language taught in schools.
Thus, it would be the perfect place to make it a fluently spoken language
by experiencing some time abroad.
France is a first-class country when it comes to science.
Chemistry departments all over the country are hosting world leading
scientists and Nobel laureates.
Newcastle University can offer long-standing links and interesting
projects with two of France's best universities in the field of chemistry.