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“We aren’t allowed to fully embrace our roots without some form of mockery”: Sheffield students reflect on their experiences of accent prejudice
Three current Sheffield students have spoken to Forge Press on their experience of accent prejudice while studying at the University.
This comes after a study by a Newcastle-born Durham student found evidence of 'prejudice and discrimination' and even physical abuse directed at students from the...
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“We aren’t allowed to fully embrace our roots without some form of mockery”: Sheffield...
Three current Sheffield students have spoken to Forge Press on their experience of accent prejudice while studying at the University.
This comes after a study by a Newcastle-born Durham student found evidence of 'prejudice and...
Sheffield RAG celebrates 100th anniversary
Sheffield Raising and Giving (RAG) celebrated its centenary anniversary this year with a 10-day long virtual RAG week.
RAG began in 1920 as ‘Hospital Saturday’, where medical students raised money for local hospitals. It has...
SU officers launch student food drive
The Students’ Union Officer team are collecting food and fundraising for three food banks in Sheffield.
They aim to rally students, societies and sports groups who are able to donate food and fundraise for the...
University contract tracing praised as Covid cases fall
Andrew Lee, a Reader in Global Public Health at the University of Sheffield, has hailed the University’s new internal contact system a success just two weeks after its launch.
Designed to work alongside NHS Test...
Sport
Match Preview: Sheffield United vs. West Ham United
After a welcome international break, Sheffield United host David Moyes' West Ham United at Bramall Lane. They will be hoping that their fortunes will improve after a wretched start to the new campaign left...
SPORTS THOUGHTS: New boss Tony Pulis offers substance over style for Sheffield Wednesday
Tony Pulis may be ‘sick of being known as an escape artist’, but his move to Sheffield Wednesday who are currently 23rd in the Championship will do him no favours in the eyes of...
Sports Thoughts: Should we all appreciate Harry Kane a bit more?
Harry Kane’s goal at the Hawthorns on Sunday marked his 150th in the Premier League. At the age of 27, he’s the youngest player ever to reach that landmark.
And yet, there is a genuine...
SUMFC To Feed 100 Sheffield Kids With Collected Food Donations
The team at the University’s Men’s Football Club have collected and donated at least 20 full carrier bags of food, which is expected to help feed 100 children in Sheffield.
The team felt it was...
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Music
Review: Hey Clockface – Elvis Costello
“Why should anybody listen to me?” Elvis Costello asks on single ‘No Flag’, and for the rest of the album he searches for an...
Culture
£500 million and counting to UK cultural venues – but is...
Theatre performances, music gigs, art exhibitions, museums: arguably the nation’s most beloved pastimes. For many of us, they’re firmly rooted in our earliest memories:...
Review: Off The Shelf Festival
Off The Shelf - the University of Sheffield’s annual literature festival - returned with a vast range of literary events throughout the month of...
Features
Remote Internships: Are they worth it?
I am about ten hours into a virtual internship I was told would take me no more than six.
When I decided to start...
Diversity’s Ashley Banjo: “If my kids said to me, ‘Dad, what happened in 2020?’,...
When dance troupe Diversity’s performance at the first Britain’s Got Talent semi-final of 2020 was met with uproar and over 24,000 Ofcom complaints, it...
Sheffield students on speaking out against the Abortion ban in Poland
On Thursday 29 October, 70 students gathered in front of the The University of Sheffield’s Students’ Union to protest against the abortion ban that...
The 9K Care Plan: Is the University doing enough for its students?
After a much quieter summer than Sheffield is used to, students are back. Small pockets of life begin to flourish in and around the...
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