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Well it’s finally happened…summer has arrived. It’s brilliant to be able to leave the house without your coat/cagoule/ brolley/snowshoes and to feel the warmth on your skin. But…don’t get too carried away. Remember that too much exposure to the sun can lead to sunburn, heat…

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So exams are over, and a long summer stretches ahead. It might be tempting to sit back and relax until September, and you certainly should use some of the long vacation for recharging and resting. However, we have some suggestions for how to make the most…

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Exams and deadlines are mostly over now. If you think you might have to do re-sits, why not check out our previous blog post on coping with exam stress, here. There’s also lots of people you can talk to at University if you’ve got any…

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Calling all final year students and recent graduates!   Do you have a clear career goal, already know the sort of work you would like to do and need some extra help finding it? If this sounds like you, then the Careers Bootcamp event could…

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In aid of Carers Week, the Advice and Information team is running a competition! Carers can often find it difficult to make time for themselves, so all week we will be offering students a chance to win a ‘pamper prize’* by signing up to the A&I…

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13th – 21st June 2015 is Bike Week! Here in Student Services some of us are still reeling from the excitement of the Tour de France which came to Sheffield last year. Sheffield hosted the finish of the second day of the Grand Départ and it…

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Research by the NUS and leading academics suggests that carers face elevated financial hardship, decreased wellbeing and that their support needs are often misunderstood or ignored by their institutions, leading to them being more likely to drop out of College / University than students without…

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Do you spend time looking after or helping a friend, partner or family member due to illness, disability, frailty or addiction? The care you provide may be personal, practical, emotional or supervisory and is unpaid. If this applies to you then you are a carer….

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Tonight is Biteback Support Group at Sheffield Hallam University. Biteback Support Group is a safe and confidential support group for students from both universities, who have, or think they may have, an eating disorder. For more information on eating disorders and the support which is available, please…

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You can’t talk about life without talking about death. As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing is holding a Death Café on Thursday 21st May at Heart of the Campus between 11am and 2pm. It is open to students…

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