Information School News

Students and staff at the Information School shared an international celebration of new year, in an event organised under the aegis of the Information School Society . Dr Andrew Cox introduced the event and Syke Xin Zhao and Cindy Fu explained Chinese New Year customs. Piyapat Jarusawat described Songkran in Thailand. As well as enjoying traditional Chinese nibbles, attendees could participate in a number of activities run by experts from The Confucius Institute : - Tea ceremony, Miss Yi Yang - Chinese traditional costume, Miss Tingting Cai - GuZheng music performance, Dr. Shu Jiang - Paper cutting, Ms. Li Li   Shu Jiang  (Confucius Institute) shows Akmaral Imangaliyeva how to play GuZheng .     Piyapat Jarusawat tries on traditional Chinese costume. Skina Ehdeed tries traditional Chinese costume and the GuZheng   Confucius Institute Staff Ms. Li Li and Tingting Cai demon...

On Thursday 11 February the Information School Society presents: New Year Celebration This year, to celebrate New Year traditions the Information School Society has chosen a Chinese theme. It’s the year of the Monkey, but the event is international.  There will be talks about the New Year in the UK, China and Thailand This free event includes seasonal snacks and drinks to share and the Confucius Institute will be running some interesting activities, including live music and paper cutting.   The event will be held in the iSpace in the Information School at 4:30-5:30pm and you can book your place on Eventbrite here

On Thursday 11 February the Information School Society presents: New Year Celebration This year, to celebrate New Year traditions the Information School Society has chosen a Chinese theme. It’s the year of the Monkey, but the event is international. Let’s share our knowledge about New Year traditions of different cultures, e.g. Chinese, British... from all around world. •Let’s try some drink and snacks from other cultures. •Let’s get together and chat after a long break!   This free event will be held in the iSpace in Information School at 4:30-5:30pm. Book your place on Eventbrite here

On 18 December 2015 the Information School held the 'Christmas: A beginner's guide' event to learn about the traditions of Christmas from around the world.   Staff and students discovered the Christmas traditions of Mexico, Italy, Cyprus and the UK. As well as sampling traditional Christmas foods, staff and students raised over £49.00 for Sheffield Food Banks. Many thanks to all who attended the event and made a donation.

On Friday 18 December the Information School Society presents     Christmas: A beginner’s guide   Are you curious about the traditions of Christmas in the UK and around the world? What is the significance of Christmas? What are the key tastes and sounds of Christmas? This event brings together iSchool students and staff to discover more about the Christmas experience and celebrate the holiday season. Samples of seasonal refreshments will be provided!     This event will be held in the iSpace in Information School at 12:30 – 13.30 and we will be asking for a small donation for entry with the proceeds going to buy food for a Sheffield food bank. Book your place here

Join the Information School Society for a showing of the brilliant documentary film that charts the tragedy of an information activist. This free event will be held in the iSpace, 4:00-5:30pm today, Thursday 26 November 2015.