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Sheffield University Students’ Union Reopens – In Pictures
Monday 14 September saw the reopening of the Students' Union at the University of Sheffield, along with the restaurants and shops located inside the building. The facility has been closed for the past seven months due to the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. Now, Bar One,...
News
University cuts SU grant, leaving student societies and SU staff in limbo
Student societies and committees have had their budgets cut by up to 97%, after the University reduced Students’ Union funding as part of Covid-19 enforced cuts.
Committees and societies will have to drastically alter their...
A-level results U-turn: students relieved and frustrated
A-level students in England have had their results reassessed by their teachers after many saw that they were downgraded by Ofqual’s algorithm. This comes after the government’s U-turn decision following several student protests that...
Sheffield Graduate Conquers 13 Lakes In Three Days
University of Sheffield graduate George Taplin has beaten the record for the time it takes to swim all 13 Lake District lakes.
An avid swimmer since his youth, George completed the challenge in three days,...
Coronavirus recession likely to widen racial employment inequality
Young Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are likely to be hit hardest by the widely predicted coronavirus recession, a lecturer at the University of Sheffield has warned.
Dr Gurleen Popli, a senior lecturer...
Sport
Preview: Sheffield United travel to Aston Villa
Sheffield United travel to Aston Villa on Monday night in their first away game of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign.
The Blades will be hoping to bounce back from defeat on opening weekend as two...
Early Wolves goals see Blades lose season opener
When Sheffield United met Wolverhampton Wanderers at Bramall Lane in July, the Blades provided a knock-out blow courtesy of John Egan’s injury-time winner.
It was a very different story as the teams played their first...
Preview: Blades play host to Wolves in Premier League opener
Sheffield United kick off their 2020/2021 Premier League campaign with the visit of Nuno Espirito Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Both teams enjoyed hugely successful seasons last time out as Wilder’s men secured a tremendous top half...
Forge Sport Predicts: Sheffield United And Sheffield Wednesday’s 2020/21 Campaigns
Football is back. Both of Sheffield’s big clubs are back in action and will be locking horns with the rest of the Championship and Premier League as both campaigns get underway. Fans are keen...
Culture
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Music
Has the Mercury Prize lost its way?
The Mercury Prize was created in 1992 as a defiant antithesis to the mainstream BRIT Awards. But almost 30 years on, has it grown...
Culture
“Complete disregard for health and safety”: The unsafe working conditions in...
On 23 March the UK went into lockdown as Covid-19 rapidly spread throughout the country. Many businesses were told to close-up shop, workers were...
How face masks became the accessory of 2020
Face masks worn for the safety of ourselves and those around us have become a fashion trend of 2020, with many people styling their...
Features
Shadé Zahrai: Her Journey to success
The women’s empowerment coach-turned-TikToker with advice for students dealing with the stress of finding ‘success’
During a period that has cultivated only worry and doubt...
“Nice arse”: The rise of sexual harassment on our locked down streets
Monday: “Nice legs”, “Why don’t you smile?”, “You’d be sexy if you didn’t have a bitch face”.
These words reverberate in my ears as I...
TikTok: how to deal with the pressures of a growing audience
Tiktok is taking over.
Throughout the coronavirus lockdown, the new social media phenomenon has taken over the lives of teenagers and young adults and, for...
Has the LGBTQ+ community become invisible during the pandemic?
June has been Pride month since the stonewall riots on June 28, 1969. But June looked a little different this year, and amid COVID-19,...
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It’s been thirty years since Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) thought they had created a song which would unite the world in peace. It didn’t work and now middle-aged and with grown up daughters, Bill and Ted are once again taken to...
Preview: Sheffield United travel to Aston Villa
Sheffield United travel to Aston Villa on Monday night in their first away game of the 2020/21 Premier League campaign.
The Blades will be hoping to bounce back from defeat on opening weekend as two early goals from Wolverhampton Wanderers saw them take the points...
Review: Tenet
Tenet is the first blockbuster released in the post-COVID era and sees the highly anticipated return from one of the most recognisable auteurs, Christopher Nolan. The long-awaited film tells the story of Protagonist (John David Washington) who needs to save the world from a...