by Zain Durrani | Jun 4, 2025 | Top story - offbeat
At barely twenty years old, a team of student university officers had the lives of Said Zaneen and his family on their shoulders – and they were going to do whatever they could to get them home. A Geography Postgraduate Research (PGR) student who was working in...
by Eloise Cox | May 29, 2025 | Love & Community
On tomorrow’s episode of The Optimist: Unplugged, Jas and Eloise will be talking to Alice Forbes, the president of a University of Sheffield society called Save Our Sandwiches. Save Our Sandwiches works towards tackling food waste at the university by picking up...
by Elim Lau | May 23, 2025 | Careers
In a political landscape where immigrant voices are often overlooked, Sheffield Lord Mayor Safiya Saeed proves that representation matters. An immigrant woman can rise to become Sheffield’s Lord Mayor. A grey sky greeted Safiya Saeed as she stepped off the plane at...
by Elim Lau | May 23, 2025 | Love & Community
Amid rising food prices and food waste, a grassroots pop-up market in Sheffield, England, offers a local solution for food waste by providing affordable groceries. On a morning in East Sheffield, the Westfield Community Centre in Sheffield buzzes with a crowd. Inside...
