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Living and Working in Sheffield
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Sheffield lies in a beautiful setting. Set in a dramatic landscape, half in the Peak National Park, the sheer greenness of Sheffield is amazing. Sheffield is England's greenest city, containing over 200 parks, woodlands or gardens.
Its core transformed, its character intact, Britain’s fifth largest city continues to develop with pride. A major centre for higher education, shopping, culture and the arts.
Visit Sheffield and the chances are you’ll want to stay. Each year thousands of graduates from our two universities do! There’s just something about the place - the people, the lifestyle, the buildings, the scenery.
Entertainment and Culture
Sheffield Theatres comprises three distinctive performance venues, the Crucible, Lyceum and Studio theatres. Together they form the largest regional theatre complex outside London and provide a wide variety of live entertainment. Whether it is drama, dance, comedy or music, Sheffield Theatres has something for everyone.
Sheffield Arena has established an excellent reputation for hosting world-class events. A potential audience of over nine million people live within one hour's drive time of Sheffield Arena which attracts almost one million people through it's doors every year.
Comedy is also a big attraction in Sheffield. The annual 'Grin up North' festival is growing in popularity every year alongside weekly comedy evenings at the Lescar and the Round House.
Learning
- Sheffield was voted Most Popular UK Student Destination (Virgin)
- Sheffield’s two universities teach approximately 50,000 students.
- Sheffield University counts five Nobel prize winners among former students and staff. The University’s Union is also recognised as the best Students' Union in the UK.
- The Times Higher 2006 has reported that Sheffield Hallam University is placed first amongst English institutions in a new teaching quality league table.
- Sheffield College is the largest further education college in Europe.
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Sporting attractions and Venues
Football clubs, swimming - Ponds Forge has hosted international events, such as the European Swimming Championships and is the training centre for the national diving team. The Sheffield Ski Village is Europe's largest outdoor artificial ski resort.
The recently restored Victorian Botanical Gardens are the perfect oasis for escaping the hustle and bustle of the city! Browse the tropical plant displays, sample the culinary delights at the Curator's House or simply take in the tranquil scenery with a picnic on the lawns or a stroll through the 1836 landscape.
Shopping
It took 2 million bricks to build Meadowhall- now one of Europe’s largest and most successful shopping malls. It’s within an hour’s drive of one in eight of the UK population and couldn’t be easier to get to from Sheffield City Centre.
Just ten minutes on Sheffield’s state of the art Supertram and 270 stores await the dedicated shopper! With crèche facilities, an 11-screen cinema, many bars and restaurants and a great programme of events in the Oasis, Meadowhall makes a great family day out too!
If you are new to Sheffield you can request a welcome pack which provides further details of events and places to visit in the city.
...Think of the city where you would really like to work… Sheffield
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