{"id":2541,"date":"2015-11-20T12:28:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T12:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2015-11-20T12:49:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T12:49:12","slug":"this-weeks-news-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-27\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s news"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/tag\/monday-23-november-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monday 23 November 2015<\/a><\/h3>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/social-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Social<\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>As part of our \u2018Introducton to British Culture\u2019 events we have organised a trip to the delightful market town of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/20\/trip-to-bakewell-christmas-market-saturday-28-november\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bakewell<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Join <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/19\/a-chance-for-you-to-meet-with-a-local-british-family-join-host\/?doing_wp_cron=1448022410.9823989868164062500000\" target=\"_blank\">HOST UK <\/a>and meet with a local British family!<\/li>\n<li>Can you sing, dance, play an instrument? Perform at our festival and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/20\/perform-at-our-festival-and-showcase-your-talent-2\/\">showcase your talent<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make friends from around the world at <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/20\/conversation-club-wednesday-25-november\/\">Conversation Club <\/a>on Wednesday 25 November.<\/li>\n<li>Want to join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/international\/global\/projects\/culture-connect\/\">Culture Connect mentoring scheme<\/a>? The next intake will be in January. Apply now to be added to the waiting list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/employability\/\" target=\"_blank\">Employability<\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you keen to use your language skills and gain valuable classroom experience whilst studying at University? \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/20\/become-a-language-assistant\/\">Become a Language Assistant<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Are you taking part in extracurricular activities whilst studying at Sheffield Hallam? Apply for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/06\/sign-up-for-hallam-award\/?doing_wp_cron=1446807382.5838029384613037109375\" target=\"_blank\">Hallam Award<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Are you interested in working full-time in the UK after you graduate?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/want-to-work-in-the-uk-after-your-studies-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Working in the UK after studies<\/a>\u00a0sessions 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\/student-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student voice<\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>We are launching a new <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/20\/international-student-health-project\/?doing_wp_cron=1448022185.5381469726562500000000\" target=\"_blank\">Healthy Relationships Project<\/a> &#8211; please help us by completing our anonymous survey.<\/li>\n<li>Want to give feedback on university services and receive a free hot drink? Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/20\/complete-the-student-barometer-survey\/?doing_wp_cron=1448022225.0228190422058105468750\" target=\"_blank\">Student Barometer Survey<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/11\/19\/have-your-say-and-a-chance-to-win-a-kindle-paperwhite\/\" target=\"_blank\">Have your say <\/a>about library services and you could win a Kindle Paperwhite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/immigration\/?doing_wp_cron=1443603548.2131049633026123046875\" target=\"_blank\">Immigration<\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2015\/10\/12\/is-your-visa-due-to-expire-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is your\u00a0visa due to expire soon?<\/a>\u00a0If\u00a0so, you must attend a group session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Experience Team<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday 23 November 2015 Social As part of our \u2018Introducton to British Culture\u2019 events we have organised a trip to the delightful market town of Bakewell Join HOST UK and meet with a local British family! 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