{"id":1317,"date":"2015-02-16T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2015-02-16T18:14:30","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:14:30","slug":"this-weeks-news-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-5\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/welcome\/\"><strong>Monday 16 February 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h5><strong>In this week\u2019s edition\u2026<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/social-activities\/\">Social<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">This edition features a great choice of events and activities for you to get involved with so check out our events calendar and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/events-65\/\">book your place<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">If you want to improve your English and get to know British culture and Sheffield better, join <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/13\/join-global-friends-2\/\">Global Friends<\/a>, a social initiative which helps you meet British students.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">There&#8217;s only 2 weeks left till <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/2-weeks-till-shu-fest-2015\/\">SHU Fest<\/a>! Download the events programme and remember to tweet your pictures #SHUFest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/student-voice\/\"><strong>Student Voice<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/enter-the-shu-goglobal-competition\/\">Create a blog\u00a0<\/a>about your global experience and you could win an iPad mini.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/employability\/\"><strong>Employability<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Careers and recruitment fairs are a great way to make a good first impression and network with potential employers. Find out the best ways to do this at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/prepare-for-the-fair-for-international-students\/\">Prepare for the Fair workshop<\/a> this week.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Next week is <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/student-volunteering-week\/https:\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/student-volunteering-week\/\">Student Volunteering Week<\/a>.\u00a0 Get involved and boost your CV!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are interested in working full-time in the UK after you graduate, then\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/10\/want-to-work-in-the-uk-after-your-studies-3\/\">Working in the UK after studies <\/a>sessions provide information about Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 5 visa routes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/support\/\"><strong>Support<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Apply for one of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/09\/phd-scholarships-for-international-and-eu-applicants\/\">30 fully funded PhD scholarships<\/a> for three years of full-time study normally commencing in September\/October 2015.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/university-mental-health-and-wellbeing-day\/\">University Mental Health and Wellbeing Day<\/a> on Wednesday 18 February. Find out what support is available within the university and outside.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Learn some useful skills to help you <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/13\/become-a-finance-savvy-student\/\">manage your finances with Blackbullion<\/a>, an online resource. Join before Friday 20 February for a chance to win a tablet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/immigration\/\"><strong>Immigration<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The Home Office has published information on the proposed visa fee increases from April 2015.\u00a0 Read about them <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/16\/proposed-visa-fee-increase\/\">here<\/a> to find out if this affects you.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/02\/12\/is-your-visa-due-to-expire-soon-4\/\">Is your visa due to expire soon? <\/a>If so, you must attend a group session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/internationalstudentsbulletin\/category\/support-team\/\"><strong>International Student Support Team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 16 February 2015 In this week\u2019s edition\u2026 Social\u00a0 This edition features a great choice of events and activities for you to get involved with so check out our events calendar and book your place. 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