Sheffield’s new University Technical College (UTC) has opened on the Olympic Legacy Park and students have begun moving into after a two week induction. The £10m development is the second UTC in Sheffield. It will provide specialist study for 14 to 19-year-old students in technical skills for healthcare, sports sciences and computing, as well as offering traditional academic qualifications.
Sheffield Hallam Students’ Union have arranged a full week of events to welcome new students to the city. Sports fairs, society fairs and volunteering fairs are all designed to give freshers an insight into university life and provide opportunities to make friends and meet like minded people. Simon Thake reports for Sheffield Live!
A selection of locally-made stop-motion animation films films received prizes at a VIP Silver Screen event organised by local social enterprise, Flycheese Studio. The work created and produced by students at the studio, many of whom face life challenges, was selected to showcase students’ creative imagination in bringing animation to life. The Lord Mayor attended to hand out prizes. Shamaan Freeman-Powell reports for Sheffield Live!
As thousands of students arrive in Sheffield, and get involved in freshers week activities, South Yorkshire Police have launched a campaign to keep them safe. They’ve joined forces with both universities to reduce violent crime after drinking too much alcohol.The campaign coincides with ‘freshers week’, and aims to make a safe start to the new academic year. They’re aiming to reduce violent crime, by asking students ‘What’s at the end of your drink.
Sheffield this week will welcome a fresh batch of students to the city as Sheffield Hallam hold it’s freshers week, it’s an exciting but daunting new experiences for young adults who have come to university to broaden their education and Sheffield Live went down to Monday’s freshers fair to chat to those at Hallam who are looking to help these students settle in..
A week long event to showcase the work of students and to try and build bridges between the University and the local communities is taking place at the Winter Gardens.
Over 200 students took part in a question and answer session with Ed Miliband here in Sheffield. He encouraged young people to vote and presented The Labour Party’s Youth Manifesto.
Students from China, who are studying at Sheffield University, are being placed on secondment with local businesses to help them break in to the Chinese market.
Sheffield students are celebrating cultural diversity and the city’s international connections in a week long series of events commencing with a parade to Barker’s Pool. World Week 2014 is organised by the University of Sheffield International Students’ Committee, One World and Global Campus.
It’s Fresher’s Week and students from all over the world are coming to Sheffield to begin or resume their studies. Sheffield Live! TV spoke to Emily Connor, president of Sheffield Hallam University Student Union, about welcoming the students; and to students themselves about their plans. Report by Baillor Jalloh and Charlotte Reid.