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 Chandni Soren, BA (Hons) Interior Design, 2nd Year. On Monday I attended Pop Pilates at the Hubs as part of Women in Leadership Day. The class was run by First Year Psychology Student Aimee Browes, a contagious bubble of energy, as part of her Happiness Bootcamp which aims to spread positivity through fitness…
I loved doing my dissertation. Okay so, at the time I wasn’t sat there thinking, “this is so much fun” but, the more I researched into my topic and the more I put down my key arguments in writing, the more I enjoyed what I was doing. Lots of Sheffield Hallam students will now be…
As I’m currently living away from Sheffield for a while, and commuting to classes for my masters, I’m seeing Sheffield in new ways and really appreciating the City, and all it has to offer on the days when I’m here. So, I wanted to write a post about my personal favourite spots in Sheffield, what…
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…
Not everybody decides to move out when they head to University – obviously this depends on how close they live to campus and transport costs etc. but bottom line is, with rising living costs and the fact that student housing can be quite stressful sometimes, more and more students are choosing to commute. Having lived…
If you love coffee, and since you’re here I’m assuming you do, then Sheffield is an absolute haven. Whether you like the big chains like Starbucks and Costa or if you like finding hidden gems in the back alleys, Sheffield is sure to provide. I’m sure we are all familiar with the high street coffee…
So now that my undergraduate graduation ceremony is behind me (sad face), I wanted to write a blog about my experiences both before the event through the booking process etc. and of the event itself. Before my ceremony, I had a lot of questions about getting there, how the ceremony works, getting my gown, what…
Clearing can be a tense and difficult time for those involved, both in terms of the students getting their results and trying to secure their place at their chosen University and on their chosen course, but also for those on the receiving end of the calls and enquiries at the universities and colleges, trying to…
Business: The Penguin Patrol Graduated: 2013 in Graphic Design Website: https://thepenguinpatrol.co.uk/ Email: hello@thepenguinpatrol.co.uk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penguinpatrol/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PenguinPatrolUK/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PenguinPatrolUK View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pici the Penguin (@penguinpatrol) Journey The Penguin Patrol began as an Instagram account, following the adventures of Pici, a stuffed penguin toy. However, as the account began to gain followers, Sophie Gibson,…