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I feel like I am playing a small yet important part in tackling the climate emergency

Alex Adams Environmental Change and International Development MSc

Alex works for Hope for the Future, helping communicate the impact of the climate crisis to elected representatives.

Holly, an undergraduate student in the Sheffield School of Architecture

I love Sheffield's creative approach to architecture

Holly Barber Architecture BA

First year BA Architecture student Holly talks about the design process and walks through one of her design projects.

University is about challenging yourself and growing as a person, and never have both things been more apparent than on my year abroad.

Rachael Friery BA Politics and Sociology with International Experience

Rachael spent a year studying at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark as part of her degree.

The summer school in France offered me the opportunity to feel like an international student again.

Andrada Urdea BA International Relations and Politics

Andrada attended a summer school at INSA Lyon in France.

Languages PGDE has given me an incredible and very desirable foundation for my teaching career

Conor Hurton Languages PGDE

Conor Hurton reflects on the care and support offered by his tutors on PGDE Languages which has provided the foundation for a career that he loves.

My experience has enabled me to be the best teacher that I can be

Billie Parnham Languages PGDE

Modern Foreign Language teacher Billie Parnham feels the course equipped her with the assets of an outstanding teacher, one that always reflects on her practice and strives to engage students and create outstanding resources.

Studying Geography at Sheffield cemented my interest in international development

Eve Stanislawski BA Geography

Eve got her job in the international development sector after studying BA Geography and volunteering for a development charity.

Photograph of Amelia outside during Autumn

Amelia's MA International Criminology experience

Amelia Beel MA International Criminology

After studying Law and Criminology at the University of Sheffield, Amelia chose to continue her studies with the MA International Criminology. This was not only due to how strong she felt the course offering was, and how interesting she found the modules - but also because of how much she loves Sheffield as a city.

A photograph of Georgina whilst on an alpaca trek!

Georgina's MA Law experience at the University of Sheffield

Georgina Green MA Law

Georgina opted to apply for the MA Law at the University of Sheffield after completing her Undergraduate degree in History and Philosophy. Although the transition seemed at first like it could be intimidating, she has found her strengths and interests developed significantly through the study of Law.

A photograph of LLM student QiuYi in London standing next to the river Thames

QiuYi Li's Sheffield LLM experience

QiuYi Li Sheffield LLM

QiuYi decided to choose the Sheffield LLM after also studying her undergraduate degree in Law here at the University of Sheffield. In this blog post she talks about her experiences of the course, and of Sheffield, and how she found studying at the School of Law as an International Student.

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