by Caitlin James | Mar 31, 2025 4:27PM | News
A Denim Day is set to take place tomorrow as students from the University of Sheffield pledge to wear their jeans as part of a worldwide sexual assault awareness campaign. The annual event came about after a 1990s Italian Supreme Court overturned a rape conviction on...
by Emily Lamb | Dec 6, 2024 3:09PM | Long Reads
I was studying English at university when I realised my sight was finally failing. I was only 20 and it was terrifying. My life changed dramatically. I went from being a very confident, active, person to being scared of leaving my house. I could no longer...
by Zhaona Li | May 3, 2024 11:23AM | Campaigns - Autism
A university student who asked his GP for an autism diagnosis two years ago is still waiting for a reply – despite an official target of people being seen by a specialist within 13 weeks. Tony, 20, a second-year undergraduate animation student at Falmouth...
by Richard McLaughlin | May 1, 2024 11:31AM | Campaigns - Drink Spiking
The parents of a student who was killed by drink spiking are campaigning to modernise old-fashioned laws. Greg Mackie was 18 years old when he tragically died in November 2017 after his non-alcoholic drink was spiked with the equivalent of five ecstasy tablets. His...
by Ruby Watson | Nov 24, 2023 3:25PM | News
Local barbershops will be giving free haircuts for students and members of the community in Sheffield SU to raise awareness for black men’s mental health. The ‘In the Cut’ event aims to raise awareness for black men’s mental health and the role...
