{"id":1666,"date":"2015-03-30T14:07:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T14:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=1666"},"modified":"2015-03-30T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-30T14:11:16","slug":"this-weeks-news-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-13\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/welcome\/\"><strong>Monday 30 March 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<h5><strong>In this week\u2019s edition\u2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/social-activities\/\"><strong>Social<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Keep yourself busy and entertained this Easter with our great choice of activities and trips &#8211; see our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/events-65\/\">events calendar<\/a> for more details.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">On Wednesday 1 April at 6pm, attend a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/30\/viva-africa-culture-connect-celebration\/\">free cultural event and learn about African culture<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/26\/the-queen-in-sheffield\/\">The Queen is coming to Sheffield<\/a>! Yes, you read it correctly! Join us for a walk to the Cathedral where hopefully we&#8217;ll catch a glimpse of Her Royal Highness.<\/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\">If you are a Commonwealth student, there&#8217;s still time to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/26\/commonwealth-student-theres-still-time-to-register-to-vote\/\">register to vote<\/a>. Don&#8217;t leave it too late!<\/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\">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\/03\/23\/want-to-work-in-the-uk-after-your-studies-6\/\">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\">The Easter holidays are here and we have some <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/26\/easter-holidays-important-information\/\">advice to help you<\/a> during this period.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/27\/are-you-a-student-and-have-a-family-check-out-the-support-available-to-you\/\">Are you a student who has a family?<\/a> Find about the support available and also Family-Friendly Easter activities.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are anxious about exams or feeling overwhelmed by assignments, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/27\/anxious-about-deadlines-overwhelmed-with-revision-2\/\">&#8216;Big White Wall&#8217; is a space for support<\/a>.<\/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 visa fees increased proposed by the Home Office will come into effect from April 2015.\u00a0 Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/27\/proposed-visa-fee-increase-starting-april\/\">here<\/a> to see if this affects you.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/03\/23\/is-your-visa-due-to-expire-soon-7\/\">Is your visa due to expire soon? <\/a>You must attend a group session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/team\/\"><strong>International Student Support Team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 30 March 2015 In this week\u2019s edition\u2026 Social Keep yourself busy and entertained this Easter with our great choice of activities and trips &#8211; see our events calendar for more details. On Wednesday 1 April at 6pm, attend a free cultural event and learn about African culture! The Queen is coming to Sheffield! 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