{"id":892,"date":"2019-03-22T15:02:03","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T15:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=892"},"modified":"2019-03-25T12:09:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:09:04","slug":"everything-i-wish-id-known-about-sheffield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/everything-i-wish-id-known-about-sheffield\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything I’ve learnt about Sheffield over the years"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Rosalie Williams, BA Business Management with Employment Experience<\/p>\n

Being in my final year of my course, I feel like I’ve learned quite a few things about Sheffield over the years that I wish I’d known when I’d started. Here they are!<\/p>\n

Our SU is AWESOME<\/span>
\nBefore I arrived I had no idea how fabulous our Students\u2019 Union (SU) is in comparison to other universities. Whenever I visited on open days, I struggled to understand what a university\u2019s Students\u2019 Union actually was<\/em>, since each university was so different. But, after visiting my friends at universities across the country, I finally realised how lucky we are! Our SU has shops, caf\u00e9s, restaurants, a cinema, various night-time events (which are definitely some of the best in all of Sheffield!), cash points, and various support and advice services which you can pop into. It\u2019s no surprise it\u2019s been voted the top SU in the country ten years in a row<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Amazing food and coffee at the Steam Yard!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There\u2019s no need for Starbucks<\/span>
\nThere are so many cute, independent coffee shops in Sheffield. Whether you need a study break, or you want to go on day out with your friends, Sheffield has so many caf\u00e9s and restaurants that you\u2019ll never run out of new places to go! My personal favourite – and the one which my friends and I always visit – is the Steam Yard. It\u2019s only around a 10-minute walk from the Students\u2019 Union and serves the best coffee and doughnuts.<\/p>\n

Compact = convenient<\/span>
\nSheffield can feel small compared to other UK cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester, but I see it as a positive as you\u2019re never too far from anything. It\u2019s an easy walk into town from your first year student accommodation, and the libraries, uni gym and supermarkets are so close by. Not that you need to go to the gym with Sheffield\u2019s infamous seven hills\u2026 a short walk can sometimes feel like a hike!<\/p>\n

Visiting the Peak District is easier than you think<\/span>
\nDespite always wanting to go, it took me until my third year to actually visit the Peak District (which is something I\u2019m totally embarrassed about!). The UK\u2019s first national park, the Peak District, has a host of hiking trails and there are regular buses and trains from Sheffield. There\u2019s so much to explore, and apart from your travel costs it\u2019s a pretty cheap day out!<\/p>\n

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Enjoying the Peaks!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Rosalie Williams, BA Business Management with Employment Experience Being in my final year of my course, I feel like I’ve learned quite a few things about Sheffield over the years that I wish I’d known when I’d started. Here they are! Our SU is AWESOME Before I arrived I had no idea how fabulous … Continue reading “Everything I’ve learnt about Sheffield over the years”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[61,68,74],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":900,"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/892\/revisions\/900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mgt.dept.shef.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}