{"id":900,"date":"2014-12-09T10:24:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-09T10:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=900"},"modified":"2014-12-09T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-09T10:26:17","slug":"this-weeks-news-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/this-weeks-news-7\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week&#8217;s News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/category\/welcome\/\"><strong>Monday 8 December 2014<\/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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/04\/shu-fest-2015\/\">SHU Fest 2015<\/a> is coming and we&#8217;re looking for participants!\u00a0 Can you sing, dance or play an instrument? Do you have any other talents?\u00a0 If so, we want to hear from you!<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">There are lots of social events and activities taking place including the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/02\/christmas-conversation-club\/\">Christmas Conversation Club<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/02\/sheffield-sharks-vs-glasgow-rocks-basketball-game\/\">Sheffield Sharks basketball game<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/02\/culture-connect-christmas-event-2\/\">Culture Connect Christmas Event<\/a>!<\/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 Chinese native speaker? Would you like to participate in a study and receive a \u00a320 high street voucher? Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/08\/chinese-native-speakers-wanted\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Have you got an innovative idea for a product or a service? If you have, then enter the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/02\/enterprise-idea-competition-win-500\/\">Enterprise Idea Competition<\/a> for a chance to win \u00a3500!<\/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\">The Countdown to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/11\/20\/the-countdown-to-go-global-week-has-started\/?doing_wp_cron=1416503366.2632529735565185546875\">Go Global Week<\/a> has begun! &#8211; Find out how to apply to work in the UK or abroad &#8211; there are lots of talks, workshops and fun activities to get involved in!<\/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\/2014\/12\/02\/working-in-the-uk-after-studies\/\">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\/immigration\/\"><strong>Immigration<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/2014\/12\/02\/is-your-visa-due-to-expire-3\/\">Is your visa due to expire soon?<\/a>\u00a0We remind you about the importance of attending a group session with an international student adviser.<\/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 8 December 2014 In this week\u2019s edition\u2026 Social SHU Fest 2015 is coming and we&#8217;re looking for participants!\u00a0 Can you sing, dance or play an instrument? 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