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Weeks of strikes are set to take place at both Sheffield universities One university faces 16 days of strikes

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🪧🚨 The latest as Sheffield’s universities face 28 days of strike action @TheTabSheffield

- UoS looking to review VSS outcomes before looking a longer-term commitments
- Sheffield UCU rejected proposal to extend no compulsory redundancies commitment to April 2026

Full story ⬇️

Payday delayed for staff at Sheffield Hallam University over 'processing issue' The university has issued a statement

💷 Payday delayed for Sheffield Hallam University staff amid ‘processing issue’

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Tramlines 2025: Pulp rock Hillsborough Park with memorable hometown performance It featured a few surprises

Pulp rocked Hillsborough Park with a memorable hometown performance last night - and brought out a special guest.

Full roundup from day one @tramlines 2025 here 👇

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New venue name and opening date announced for the former Leadmill building It's only a few months away

A name and opening date have been announced for a new venue at the site of the former Leadmill building in Sheffield.

What we know so far ⬇️

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Crossed Wires co-founder Dino Sofos on bringing the UK's biggest podcasts to Sheffield The UK's 'biggest podcasting party' returns next month

🎧 “This is for the community of listeners that podcasts have built around them.”

Dino Sofos on what to expect from Crossed Wires 2025, the benefits of live podcasts, and the need for more media opportunities outside of London.

Full interview ⬇️

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QS World University Rankings 2026: University of Sheffield surges back into top 100 It has risen thirteen places from last year

📈 University of Sheffield returns to top 100 of QS World Universiry Rankings - rising several places from last year

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Sheffield's The Leadmill announces the number of days until its closure After 40 years it will close this month

🎵 Sheffield live music venue The Leadmill has announced the number of days until its closure.

Planned events will be relocated to other venues around the city ⬇️

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University of Sheffield suspends new intake for 28 courses in 2025 Engineering, linguistics, and medicine degrees are on the list

🎓 The University of Sheffield has suspended new intake for 28 of its courses in the 2025/26 academic year.

Full list ⬇️

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Ed Sheeran surprises fans with Sheffield city centre performance He performed some of his top hits

👀 Ed Sheeran with a surprise performance on the streets of Sheffield this evening

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University of Sheffield win fiery ice hockey contest and secure eleventh consecutive Varsity title The final results are in

🏆 University of Sheffield have secured an 11th consecutive Varsity title - also defeating Sheffield Hallam in a fiery ice hockey clash at the Utilita Arena last night 🏒

Match report and all the results from this year’s competition ⬇️

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Economist and AMRC chair to replace outgoing University of Sheffield Chancellor Andy Haldane was the Bank of England's Chief Economist and is Chief Executive of the Royal Society of the Arts

Former Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane will be the new @sheffielduni.bsky.social Chancellor from November ⬇️

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Sheffield Hallam union announces strike action to take place next week The University said it is "disappointed" in the decision

🚨 New: Sheffield Hallam UCU announces strikes to take place next week over seven month delay to national pay award.

In a statement to The Sheffield Tab this evening, a spokesperson for the University said it is “disappointed” by the move.

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Derbyshire battery storage site rejected over 'inappropriate' Green Belt development Proposals for a new lithium battery storage site on Green Belt land in North East Derbyshire have been rejected following planning appeal.

❌ Proposals for a battery storage site near the Dronfield-Sheffield border has been rejected over ‘inappropriate’ Green Belt development.

Read more in Derbyshire Times ⬇️

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Varsity 2025: opening wins for both teams and list of upcoming fixtures Basketball and netball were in action

🏀⛹️‍♀️ Opening wins for both sides on the first day of Sheffield Varsity 2025.

The latest results and full list of upcoming fixtures 👇

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Multi-million pound budget allocated for Alfred Denny Building repairs Works have been ongoing since last year

The reason why University of Sheffield’s Alfred Denny Building is encased in scaffolding - and the cost and budget of the works ⬇️

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Plans for Sheffield border battery storage site are 'ticking time bomb' - ShefNews People living close to the site of a proposed 4,000 square metre battery storage compound have described the plans as a "ticking time bomb" that would impact families, wildlife and the greenbelt.

🔋Residents have voiced their opposition to a proposed battery storage site near the Sheffield-Dronfield border, amid a Planning Inspectorate appeal hearing yesterday.

One called the potential site “a ticking time bomb”.

Read more ⬇️

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The Leadmill faces 'challenging moment' amid loss of legal case against landlord The dispute has been ongoing since 2022

The Leadmill says it faces a “challenging moment” after losing its recent legal case against landlord Electric Group.

Electric Group says they “welcome” the Court’s decision and that it “paves the way for a bright future for this venue”.

Read ⬇️

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Arrest made in 'armed standoff' at Sheffield city centre apartment building A 47-year-old man has been arrested

🚨 Breaking: Arrest made following ‘armed standoff’ at apartments in Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Police say a 47-year-old man has been arrested.

Read more ⬇️

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Sheffield student flats under police cordon amid armed standoff Police officers were called to the area due to 'concerns for a man inside a property, alleged to have weapons and pose a risk to himself'

The police corden remains in place on Broad Street and Park Square roundabout amid ongoing police incident in Sheffield.

Student accommodation - The Pinnacles - neighbours the evacuated Gateway building.

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Sheffield Chinese Lunar New Year Festival founder aspires for it to be 'biggest' in the country Hundreds attended the city centre event on Saturday

The founder of Sheffield’s Chinese Lunar New Year festival is hoping the event will become the “biggest” of its kind in the country.

Full story and the events of this year’s festival so far ⬇️

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Vice-chancellor Koen Lamberts received £23k pay rise for 2024 The second highest for any incumbent Russell Group vice-chancellor

💷📈 University of Sheffield vice-chancellor Koen Lamberts received a £23,650 pay rise for 2024, financial statements show.

Full story in The Sheffield Tab ⬇️

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Tributes paid to Nobel Prize winning University of Sheffield lecturer Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart died on 30th December

Tributes paid to Nobel Prize winning University of Sheffield lecturer who made “exceptional contribution” to science.

Professor Sir Fraser Stoddart died on 30 December, aged 82.

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Thank you, Harry

His expenses clearly aren't the biggest issue when the Uni is facing a reported £50m shortfall over two years, but the optics are awful

Great work by @samburtonjourno.bsky.social for unearthing that one

University of Sheffield vice-chancellor claims £17,000 in business class travel expenses Koen Lamberts' registered expenses have increased 68 per cent on last year

🚨 Exclusive: University of Sheffield Vice-Chancellor Koen Lamberts has claimed £17,598 in business class travel expenses this year, The Sheffield Tab can reveal.

Full story 👇

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Revealed: University of Sheffield spends £248k on security for pro-Palestine protests £16k was also spent on security for other student protest action

🚨 Exclusive: University of Sheffield has spent £248k on security for pro-Palestine protests in 2024.

A Sheffield UCU committee member told The Sheffield Tab that it was “shocking”.

Full story here ⬇️

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Sheffield MP Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary amid 2014 phone offence Haigh had held the position since July

Sheffield MP Louise Haigh resigns as Transport Secretary amid 2014 phone offence.

⬇️ The Sheffield Tab

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Sheffield Tramlines Festival announces star-studded lineup for 2025 It's a homecoming for one iconic Sheffield band

🎶 Full list of confirmed acts for Sheffield’s Tramlines 2025 as star-studded lineup set to take to the stage next summer.

⭐️ Includes Pulp, Kasabian, The Reytons, The Last Dinner Party, Sigrid, Natasha Bedingfield & more.

All the latest in The Sheffield Tab ⬇️

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Sheffield student wins medal in partially sighted futsal Euros Wearing three lions on his shirt

⚽️ University of Sheffield student wins medal with England at partially sighted futsal Euros ⬇️

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