News and events

We're always on the lookout for events and news stories from students, staff and alumni. If you have anything you want to share, please send us an email. Items should ideally be around 250 words and include a photograph

Banking information for international students

Lloyds TSB

In the past Lloyds TSB Branches have allowed students to print off paper statements (from online accounts), take them into branch and have them stamped to make them official.

They are no longer doing this! Students will now need to order Duplicate Bank Statements (either online or by going into branch). This will be free of charge (as long as they haven't previously had a statement, otherwise it will cost £5). The bank's advice is for them to order them a month in advance and it will take about 10 working days for them to receive them. On ordering, students can select which months they require a statement for.

Barclays

Sheffield's Pinstone Street Barclays branch have seen a large influx of international students wishing to open bank accounts. Unfortunately, many of these students are turning up with incorrectly completed letters.

If you wish to open an account with Barclays, you will need to visit a branch with a letter addressed to Barclays Bank and you will need to make an appointment which may take up to three weeks due to this being a very busy time of year for account opening.

You can obtain your letter from SSiD - check out their website for further information.

NUS - Your experience

Calling all international students in the UK!

Would you like to share your UK experience with students around the world?

The National Union of Students are working with the British Council/Education UK to get international students to write about what it is like living and studying in the UK, to show students worldwide what the UK has to offer, and give advice on how to help settle in.

If you're interested, you can message them via their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/nationalunionofstudents

Telephone scam

We have been made aware that there is a telephone scam targeting students.

The caller informs the student that there is a problem with their original visa application and requests a payment of approximately £675 to solve the issue.

Please be aware that these telephone calls are not from members of the UK Visa & Immigration Service. Further information on how to deal with such calls is provided on the Home Office website at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/scams/

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ATAS scam
9 September 2013
We have been made aware of a potential scam linked to ATAS, click the title above for more information
Categorised under: Announcements
English Language Classes
9 September 2013
Did you know that the English Language Teaching Centre provides free English language classes for the partners of registered undergraduate and postgraduate international students?
Categorised under: Announcements
Doctorate Extension Scheme
29 August 2013
In April 2013, the Home Office introduced the Doctorate Extension Scheme for students who are completing PhD courses to apply for a visa which will allow them to work in the UK for a period of 12 months after the award date of their course.
Categorised under: Careers and Announcements
How to 'market' your University of Sheffield experience to employers
28 August 2013
Whether you are looking for work in the UK, your home country, or other countries worldwide, it is important to explain to employers what you have gained from your time at the University of Sheffield. In particular, if you are returning home to work, don't assume that an employer will understand and value the advantages that overseas study can bring. It is your job to explain it to them and give details of the added value this experience enables you to offer to their company/organisation.
Categorised under: Careers
The University of Sheffield - Reputation and Rankings
28 August 2013
Employers often want to recruit from what they see as the 'top Universities' and they usually know which those are in their own country. However if you are an international student returning to your home country or wanting to work internationally outside the UK, then employers there may not know about the reputation and ranking of the University of Sheffield.
Categorised under: Careers
NUS - Your experience
7 August 2013
The National Union of Students are working with the British Council/Education UK to get international students to write about what it is like living and studying in the UK, to show students worldwide what the UK has to offer, and give advice on how to help settle in.
Categorised under: Announcements
Telephone scam
26 July 2013
We have been made aware that there is a telephone scam targeting students. The caller informs the student that there is a problem with their original visa application and requests payment to solve the issue.
Categorised under: Announcements and News
Eid Celebration
25 July 2013
On 10 August the Sheffield Heritage Foundation will host a jam packed family fun day for the festival of Eid.
Categorised under: Events
Simple Steps to Staying Safe
18 July 2013
Around this time last year there was an increase in the number of robberies reported to South Yorkshire Police.

Many of the victims were students and a large proportion of them were International students. There are a number of simple things that you can do to reduce the chances of becoming a victim of crime.
Categorised under: News
Fraud and scams
11 July 2013
We have become aware of international students becoming targets for financial fraud. This is extremely rare in the UK but there are some simple steps you can take to protect yourself.
Categorised under: News
British drinking culture
10 July 2013
To international students, perhaps one of the most common “national impressions” about the British is the drinking culture. - Fiona, China
Categorised under: Your stories
British humour
10 July 2013
The British have a unique sense of humour. It is immersed within their everyday life and sometimes appears to be odd and baffling to students coming from different cultures where humour is more likely to occur within certain sets of context (or appropriate “time and places”). “The problem with the English”, as one American visitor complained, “is that you never know whether they are being serious or not.”Humour seems to be the “default mode” (as Kate Fox states in her book Watching the English) of the British. - Fiona, China
Categorised under: Your stories
Look after your passport!
10 July 2013
Last summer, my friends and I began a tour to four countries of Europe. The plan was France, Spain, Italy and Greece. Who would have thought that this journey of joy, actually became a troubled trip like a nightmare for me. - Wenjing, China
Categorised under: Your stories
Banking information for international students
4 July 2013
We have received a couple of updates from banks in Sheffield to help international students who want to open a bank account or extend their visas
Categorised under: Announcements
Asia and Middle East careers event
3 July 2013
Target Jobs are running this Careers Fair which is for Asian and Middle Eastern students studying in the UK seeking a career in their country of origin, or highly ambitious students interested in an international career.
Categorised under: Careers and Events