By Laura Dowson, BA (Hons) Illustration, 2nd year. So you’ve heard that you have to drink and party 24/7 to fulfil a typical university lifestyle. (Yawn.) You are wrong. Shock – but some people actually don’t like to drink. It could be for a medical reason, you could suffer from horrific hangovers (me) or it might…
By Rachel Measures, BA (Hons) Media, 3rd Year Make the most of your time in Sheffield and really get to know the great Steel City! Here are some top spots that you may not have heard about…. 1. Winter Gardens Where: Close to the Peace Gardens on 90 Surrey St Opening times: Monday…
By Rachel Measures, BA (Hons) Media, 3rd Year Wondering how you can make the most of these last few weeks of summer? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! I’ve compiled a list of the best events going on in and around Sheffield over August and September so you won’t miss out! Peddler’s Night Market 7th &…
Now that the weather finally showing signs of improvement, there’s no better time to get out to the Peak District. Fortunately, as a geography student, I get to go out to the peaks quite regularly and it’s always worth getting up early for. In this blog, I’m going to tell you about a few of my…
Here is your captain speaking Julie from France! I’m going to give you a little tour today of a community I cherish deeply in my heart, Sheffield’s Chinese community. But first of all, even though it is a bit late, happy Chinese new year! Remember that the dog is the Chinese zodiac representing 2018, lucky…
By Ben Tyrer, BA Hon Languages with TESOL (Spanish), Final Year. Making friends, finding your favourite spot to wind down, discovering the best places to eat. All part of finding your feet in Sheff. Here at SHU, we come from all over the UK, but what if your first taste of Britain is right here…
By Christian Hassell, BA (Hons) Film and Media Production, 3rd Year. Despite being one of the largest cities in Britain, Sheffield is often described as feeling more like a large town. With one of the biggest selling points being its sense of community. However, being so big there are many places which often go overlooked,…
By Julie Derbois, Erasmus student Christmas is just around the corner, Santa Claus is already getting ready to come down from the North Pole, and like every year, you have the same problems: what am I going to buy? What does my dad like except books? I don’t have money, I don’t have time and…
That’s right it’s back! It’s the one event where it doesn’t matter if you go home for 4 weeks at Christmas because you don’t have classes. This year there are over 50 cabins and attractions all along Fargate, around the Peace Gardens and outside of the Town Hall, including the Christmas bar! Things officially kicked…
I wanted to write a quick little blog post with some highlights from my Instagram takeover a couple of weeks ago. I hope you all saw some or all of it and enjoyed some of the Instagram Stories and Timeline posts that I did. Unfortunately if you missed the stories you won’t be able to…