{"id":2643,"date":"2016-01-18T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T11:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/?p=2643"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:23:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T12:23:26","slug":"this-weeks-news-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-29\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s news"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/tag\/monday-18-january-2016\/\">Monday\u00a018 January<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><u><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/social-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Social<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/our-january-february-events-calendar\/\">January to February events calendar <\/a>&#8211; there&#8217;s so much to see and do!<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s also <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/our-january-february-events-calendar\/\">Student Unions&#8217; events and activities<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Want to join <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/international\/global\/projects\/culture-connect\/\"><u>Culture Connect mentoring scheme<\/u><\/a>? The next intake will be at the end of January. Apply now to be added to the waiting list.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/employability\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Employability<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to broaden your horizons, improve your cultural awareness and develop your global skills? Come along to<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/go-global-week\/\"> Go Global Week<\/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><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/student-voice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Student voice<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/british-council-research-opportunity-to-win-an-ipad-pro\/\">Win an iPad <\/a>with British Council Research.<\/li>\n<li>Help us with our\u00a0<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>\u00a0by completing our anonymous survey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/immigration\/?doing_wp_cron=1443603548.2131049633026123046875\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Immigration<\/u><\/a><\/span><\/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<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/right-to-rent-checks\/\">Right to Rent checks <\/a>&#8211; find out about the new measures for international students who rent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/category\/support\/\">Support<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>If you need <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/maths-and-statistics-help-2\/\">maths help<\/a>, then don&#8217;t struggle alone.<\/li>\n<li>There are some fantastic <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/2016\/01\/18\/masterclass-2016-semester-2\/\">Masterclass support sessions <\/a>being run this semester for new and returning students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Experience Team<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday\u00a018 January Social Check out our January to February events calendar &#8211; there&#8217;s so much to see and do! There&#8217;s also Student Unions&#8217; events and activities! Want to join Culture Connect mentoring scheme? The next intake will be at the end of January. Apply now to be added to the waiting list. 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