It’s that time of year again. Students across the country are preparing for university examinations. In this post we will remind you of some top tips for getting ready for exams, dealing with exam stress and managing your work/study/life balance. In addition, we’ll explain what…
Have you started 2014 feeling energised and full of ambition for the year ahead? Or are you experiencing a bout of the ‘January blues’ and struggling to return to uni or work after the festive holiday? (We noticed a handy article from the Guardian about how to beat the January blues….
Completing your first semester of an academic year is a real achievement, but sometimes coming back to university after Christmas can be a struggle. You may find you have some doubts about your course, or how much you are enjoying living away from home, especially…
The University will be closed from 2pm on Tuesday 24th December and will re-open at 8:45am on Thursday 2nd January. However, remember that the learning centres will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including Christmas Day! https://students.shu.ac.uk/shuspacecontent/lc/learning-centres-open We wish everyone a safe and…
During November, the Student Services reception in the Owen Building hosted a Viewpoint kiosk, which we were asking students to use to tell us about their experience of our reception. It was there to gather your valuable feedback on how we could improve our service…
Supertram have been in touch with us regarding student safety around trams. Some of their drivers have reported their concerns about students crossing the tracks whilst using headphones and mobile devices, so Supertram are keen to raise awareness about staying safe and aware around trams. Take care of yourself…
This means many students may be going out more, drinking more alcohol and possibly be using cannabis, legal highs and other substances. Concerning facts: On average, students spend a total of 93 days during the 3 years of their degree drinking alcohol!! 61% of men and…
Student’s Union Advice Centre one of Sheffield’s Hate Crime Reporting Centres Did you know The Advice Centre at the HUBS is one of several ‘third party reporting centres’ across the city designed to make it easier for vulnerable people to report hate crime? Staff at…
A couple of weeks ago we blogged about our Student Advice drop-in to let you know what to expect from a drop-in appointment. This week, I’d like to give you more of a flavour of the types of things students come to a Student Advice drop-in to…
We thought we would bring you some ideas of things you could do or might like to know about around the festive season, whether you are staying in Sheffield for Christmas, heading home or going on holiday. So here goes… 1. Don’t forget you might…