{"id":2418,"date":"2015-10-12T15:03:11","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T15:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2015-10-12T15:03:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-12T15:03:11","slug":"this-weeks-news-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-24\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/welcome\/\"><strong>Monday 12 October 2015<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>In this week\u2019s edition\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\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\">Want to meet new people and socialise with your friends? Get involved in fun activities like <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/conversation-club\/\">Conversation Club<\/a>, watch a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/sheffield-sharks-vs-manchester-giants\/\">basketball match<\/a> and go on a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/indian-temple-visit\/\">cultural visit <\/a>to an Indian Temple!<\/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\">Are you a Spanish or Chinese native speaker? Participate in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/spanish-and-chinese-native-speakers-required-for-study\/\">research study<\/a> and earn a \u00a320 high-street voucher.<\/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 have an enterprising or innovative idea for a product or service, then enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/enterprise-idea-competition\/\">Enterprise Idea Competition<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Are you interested in working full-time in the UK after you graduate? <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/want-to-work-in-the-uk-after-your-studies-6\/\">Working in the UK after studies sessions<\/a> 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\">Don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/help-with-study-at-university-level\/\">Masterclass sessions<\/a> which can help you learn the skills for studying at university level here.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Learn about academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism by using a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/07\/free-course-online-academic-integrity-values-skills-action\/\">free online course<\/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>International Student Registration events are taking place between 14-16 October. Read more about them <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/07\/international-student-registration-14-16-october-2015\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/is-your-visa-due-to-expire-4\/\">Is your visa due to expire soon?<\/a>You must attend a group session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/team\/\"><strong>International Experience Team<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 12 October 2015 In this week\u2019s edition\u2026 Social Want to meet new people and socialise with your friends? Get involved in fun activities like Conversation Club, watch a basketball match and go on a cultural visit to an Indian Temple! Student Voice Are you a Spanish or Chinese native speaker? 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