Meet our Postgraduate students

Find out from our students what it's like to study and live in Sheffield, and why one of our postgraduate taught courses might be right for you.

The Arts Tower as seen from Weston Park in the autumn. Western Bank library at the foot of the Arts Tower.

“Prison Libraries - Working Together”: My experience at CILIP’s Prison Libraries Training Day

Rebecca Breinholt MA Librarianship

In November 2024, the University hosted the annual CILIP Prison Libraries Group Training Day. This was organised by CILIP’s Prison Libraries Group alongside Dr Jayne Finlay, Lecturer in Librarianship at the School of Information, Journalism and Communication. MA Librarianship student Rebecca received a bursary to attend the event and reflected on her experiences.

The impact that Sky has on people’s lives is very apparent, and being part of that is a privilege.

Ali Mroweh MSc Information Management

Ali graduated in 2022 and has since gone on to a successful and exciting career working at Sky as a Software Developer. In this profile, Ali tells us more about his current role, the projects he has worked on, and how the knowledge and skills gained on his course and the work experiences he undertook throughout his studies contributed to his career development.

My dissertation supervisor gave me hope and confidence that I can do well

Anhad Singh Bhatia MSc Data Science

Anhad was initially apprehensive about experiencing education in a new country. After a few months at Sheffield, he now feels confident that he's made the right decision.

I definitely feel as though my masters will make progression at work possible.

Claire Ives MA Librarianship (part-time)

Claire is a mature student and a member of staff at the University of Sheffield - she currently works in our academic library. She thinks that the MA Librarianship course is the perfect way to help her progress.

Children and young adults' librarianship is one of the most critical areas of the subject

Rebecca Gutierrez MA Librarianship

Becca is determined to launch her career in children's librarianship - and she thinks her time at Sheffield will help her to achieve that goal.

Maisie Marston smiling next to a BBC radio microphone.

The news days gave me a chance to build up my portfolio

Maisie Marston MA Broadcast Journalism

Maisie Marston is a Journalist at BBC Radio Berkshire. She graduated from the MA Broadcast Journalism course in 2022.

Jacob Waters holding a microphone outside of Manchester Piccadilly train station

We were equipped with all of the skills we needed to enter the industry

Jacob Waters MA Broadcast Journalism

Jacob Waters is a broadcast journalist for Global Radio. He graduated from MA Broadcast Journalism in 2022.

Cici chow, holding a script and sat on a purple sofa in a tv studio

This was such an important year for me!

Cici Chow MA Broadcast Journalism

Cici Chow is a Journalist for China Global Television Network (CGTN). She graduated from MA Broadcast Journalism in 2022.

A diverse course with an international perspective

Chi Zhang MA Global Journalism

Before studying an MA in Global Journalism, Chi worked at a university in China. She is now studying for her PhD at the University of Leeds.

As a student who lived and experienced the calm yet vibrant Sheffield, I would say it is the ideal place for a student to study and live

Ali Mroweh MSc Information Management

Lebanese student Ali came to the Information School with a background in environmental engineering and enjoyed the practical modules on the Information Management course, as well as the green spaces Sheffield has to offer.

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