Talk:University of Sheffield

Students Union

Doesn't the students union own two off campus pubs, the Fox and Duck & also the Rising Sun in the Ranmoor area? SheffGruff (talk) 00:27, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I believe this is true, although I only know that via word of mouth. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 00:31, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

From http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/?pgid=65839&fs=n and http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/?pgid=65834&fs=b - "The applicant is SUSU Services Limited." (aka Sheffield University Students Union Services Limited). So yes, the Fox and Duck and the Rising Sun are officially owned by the Students Union. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 00:38, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Logo or coat of arms?

The Infobox Image currently displays the University's coat of arms, not its current logo. Is this correct procedure for University wiki pages? SheffGruff 21:06, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

There are guidelines for using the University logo - see http://www.shef.ac.uk/marcoms/visualid. I don't believe the Coat of Arms is covered by such guidelines. That is probably the reason for using the Coat of Arms in favour of the University logo. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 22:02, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Request Semi-protect

Requested semi-protection for this page due to 3 hours of anon vandalism. SkierRMH 19:46, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't 'Faculty' refer to the 1,100 professors and lecturers (e.g. the teaching staff), rather than all the staff?

Having just looked the word up in the dictionary, it should. Fixed.

sheffield student union

Is SU really the largest union in the country? I'm pretty sure that there are other, bigger unions, not just in terms of of membership but also turnover, no. of societies and no. of venues.

If i can find any evidence to the contrary, I will correct this.

• It may have the largest turnover, most societies or largest building, but I'm sure it doesn't have the largest membership - Sheffield Uni is far from being the largest in the country, and isn't even the largest in Sheffield! Warofdreams talk 09:39, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

I know this isn't exactly evidence, but it's a "fact" that I was constantly reminded of during my time there, along with the other apocryphal-sounding "Sheffield is the friendliest city in Britain - they did a survey" statistic.

That may stem from the fact that Sheffield has been statistically the safest city in the country crime-wise for the past three years.

Nursing

There was an article in the Steel Press near the beginning of this term (Autumn 05) which said that all the nursing teaching in Sheffield was being transferred to Hallam. I want to change that last line of Location, but I don't know much about it. Does anyone know anything more? --Nathan 01:01, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

-Cool! Go Hallam! Magic Pickle 18:41, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Yep. Nursing was dumped by the UofS, to the absolute disgust of the Nursing staff! Mike0001 10:03, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it is appropriate to say it was "dumped" by the University. I had a scout around on the net, and it seems it wasn't the fault of the University - it was the health authority wanting a split of services between University and Hallam. See the article here. ~~ [Jam]^[talk] 10:12, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Correct - the University was quite disappointed to lose the nursing SheffGruff 19:55, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Notable alumni

The Notable Alumni section is no place for so called "professional students". Reason one: an alumnus is a graduate, not a second year chemistry student. Reason two: what if all the students in the university decided to put their names on the article? We would have some 26,000.

The Raynor Lounge

I don't believe the Raynor Lounge is a bar. It is a bookable room with its own bar but you need a specific reason to go in there and it is locked when not in use so it isn't the same as Bar One and The Interval. (Pally01 23:51, 5 February 2006 (UTC))

• Raynor Lounge is open as a regualar bar for most nights and most events. It is also bookable,and only then is it closed to other stdents, so it is a regualar student bar. L.J.Skinner_{something to say?} 17:32, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
  • So, it is open sometimes and closed sometimes. When it is booked it is closed to other students. How does this make it like the other two? (Quentin X 19:17, 15 November 2006 (UTC))
    • No, it is open to all students unless booked, so it acts as an overspill bar to Bar 1, but it does have it's own bar area and dedicated bar staff, plus it's own DJ booth, and hence often (indeed usually) plays different music to Bar 1. The preceding comment contained scenes of a violent or sexual nature, and should not have been viewed by young children. L.J.Skinner_WOT? 20:32, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
      • I'm sorry. It would be a regular bar if it was open the same as Bar One and The Interval. It can be booked seven nights a week, 52 weeks a year and as such would not be open to students. When it is booked there is a security guard on the door. It may act as an overspill and have its own bar and DJ booth (it's bloody cramped in there when there are more than three people) but it cannot be regarded the same as it is a bookable room. Maybe we could write something to that effect? (Quentin X 20:48, 21 November 2006 (UTC))_{Go on. Give me a headache}

Top ten claims

Looking at the University's claims [1] - well, there are lies, damn lies and statistics. What they don't say in that the Times Good University Guide actually rated them 21st in 2005. [2]. Average Earthman 16:18, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

Visual Identity and Facelift

I have removed this paragraph from the article for several reasons. The alleged cost of the new visual identity is unsubstantiated and IMHO does not need to be included in the article, especially not under the heading 'Reputation.' Furthermore all claims made in the removed paragraph are unsourced. Rednaxela 21:41, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Supertram

Yes, University of Sheffield is a uni, not a tram stop, but it has it's own tram stop, and as such ought to be labelled and be within the [[category:Sheffield Supertram stops]]

I've reverted your edits as they were off topic and badly formatted.

1. You can contribute to the tram stop list on Sheffield Supertram, which is complete.
2. Don't forget to sign your comments.

The [(University of Sheffield]] article is about the university, Sheffield Supertram is about the tram system. You can add a properly formatted section on transport maybe with details of the influence of the tram on the university. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 17:41, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

How is adding a catagory "badly formatted"? There is (was) a [category:Sheffield Supertram stops], which currently seems to have no content. I was simply trying to update this. Incidentally, who made you the boss on all Sheffield-related artiles? L.J.Skinner_{something to say?} 18:47, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

any content submitted is viewable and amendable by our peers. Your contributions do not belong to you, don't contribute if you do not want to see them modified. You have asked if the course of action you are taking was an option on the Sheffield Project page, where the other members agreed with the decision I am implementing now. If you have a problem with the decision or do not understand why, use the Project's talk page. Taking action in your own hands will more than likely result in revert: actions are the result of concensus. lso, I didn't delete the category...Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 19:16, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Regarding controversy

Why are these controversies continually being vandalised in the form of deletion? They aer true events that have impacted on the funtioning of the university. They are also rather amusing, lighthearted and of course, wholly true and accurate. PLEASE keep them, Sheffield Students of the world, UNITE and take over!!!!

University ratings

(I'm posting this to all articles on UK universities as so far discussion hasn't really taken off on Wikipedia:WikiProject Universities.)

There needs to be a broader convention about which university rankings to include in articles. Currently it seems most pages are listing primarily those that show the institution at its best (or worst in a few cases). See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#University ratings. Timrollpickering 23:44, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Research and Reputation

• Is route 57 worth putting here? Can it be sourced please? L.J.Skinner_WOT?|^CONTRIBS 03:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Clubs & Societies

I have (twice) added an item headed "Clubs & Societies" and a reference to the Sheffield Students Motor Club of which I was a member. Clubs & Societies were a very significant part of student life and deserve a mention. Both times the item has been deleted, is it possible to discover why and by whom?

The history page tells you 'by whom'. It was this edit that removed the section yesterday. My own view is that any substantial changes, in particular deletions, should be discussed first. I don't see any reason why there shouldn't be a Clubs and Societies section myself. -- roundhouse 10:29, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

I think Ohconfucius, who is going round 'cleaning up' university pages with some zeal (and no prior discussion) to judge from his talk page, would say that the section should be in the Student Union article (which it is). He removed a lot of other stuff as well. -- roundhouse 10:44, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

I've put the Clubs & Societies stuff back. Frankly I'm amazed that there is no mention of any other clubs, an enormous amount of effort went into this sort of thing, there were masses of societies represented at the Freshers' fair.

Andy1971 12:09, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

There was a link to Route 57 amongst the material removed in this edit by Ohconfucius yesterday. It was under external links rather than refs. -- roundhouse 17:33, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

The notoriety of this club is probably the reason Mike0001 (talk) 15:49, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Name of the University

Rather than "University of Sheffield" it is in fact "The University Of Sheffield" - this is how it's written on all the signs around the university, and on their website, and how it is supposed to be referred. Thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fragsta (talk • contribs) 20:35, 11 April 2008 (UTC)