All posts by Yat Tang

Editor of the SHU GoGlobal Blog

Have your say – and a chance to win a Kindle paperwhite

Have you say pictureIt’s quick and it’s easy!

The library are running a competition – Two minutes of your time = your opportunity to help shape the library study skills programme and enter into the prize draw for a Kindle paperwhite!

Take the 2 minute survey here and make a difference!

Good luck in the prize draw and thanks for your time.

Get Involved – Social Enterprise Projects

Innovation Award
The Innovation Award is a funding opportunity for Sheffield Hallam University students and recent graduates to start or develop their own social enterprises. We run two funding rounds a year where you can apply for up to £500 under our Start Up award to test out a business idea or run a project, or you can apply for up to £2,000 through the Grow It award for an established business idea.

More info https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/fundingopportunities/innovationaward/

Balloon Kenya
Each year Sheffield Hallam Students’ have the opportunity to apply to the Balloon Kenya programme via Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union. The programme enables successful students to fly out to Kenya for 6 weeks to work with ambitious Kenyan entrepreneurs to grow businesses that change lives.

More Info: https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/internationalopportunities/

Social Enterprise Social
Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union, University of Sheffield Enterprise & Union St are collaborating to make the Social Enterprise Social happen. We bring together social entrepreneurs and anyone who is interested in it, to share ideas, be inspired and network. There are inspiring guest speakers presenting at each event, updates from key players in the sector and food and refreshments available during the evening. We’ve had over 100 people at each event and hope you will join us at the next one.

More info https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/skills_opportunities/fundingopportunities/socialenterprisesocial/

Deadline dates can be found here

Learning centre skills workshops for June 2015

City-132-Adsetts

Our learning centres run a range of skills workshops that are open to all Sheffield Hallam students to help you develop the skills you need for effective university study. There’s no need to book – just come along and join in.

Academic skills workshops

The programme of academic skills workshops runs regularly at Adsetts and Collegiate learning centres.
The schedule for June 2015 workshops starts on Monday 8th and will include sessions on

  • Undergraduate dissertation proposals – how to write it
  • Critical writing – how to shape your writing and focus on your critical voice
  • Literature reviews: getting started – how to critique
  • Reflection / reflective writing – what it’s all about
  • Critiquing a research paper – how to approach it

For details of times and locations of the workshops, see the Academic skills workshops page on shuspace.

Referencing and RefWorks workshops

A programme of workshops on Referencing and  RefWorks is also running through June 2015. For details see