Events

The Staff Race Equality Network (SREN), International Staff Network, and Religion & Belief Network are coming together to host a Food Fest celebrating culture, heritage, and community. Come along to meet colleagues from across the University and sample food that is meaningful to your fellow staff members.

📅 Wednesday 4th February
⏰ 4:30–5:30pm
📍 210 Portobello

If you’d like to attend, please complete the sign up sheet.

If you would like to come along, please bring a dish to share if you can and add the relevant details to this sheet.

Add the event to your calendar and join us for an informal and enjoyable celebration.

Join the Belief, No Belief and Religious Life Centre for a free staff iftar to celebrate Lent and Ramadan together. Enjoy an evening of community and shared reflection in the BNBR Life Centre Activity Space. Spaces are limited, so please register early to secure your place.

📅 3rd March
⏰ 5-7pm
📍 BNBR Life Centre Activity Space 

If you’d like to attend, please complete the sign up sheet.

*Note that this event is not coordinated by the ISN.

Now in its 53rd year, one of Sheffield’s grandest celebrations of global diversity, the International Cultural Evening, returns with this year's theme: The Cosmos – Time and Space. Experience breath-taking cultural performances through an immersive night of music, choreography and storytelling that explores our shared human fascination with the stars; an endless expanse that connects us all. From ancestral origins to future breakthroughs, witness our international student community bring the world—and the galaxy—to life on stage. It’s a night you won’t want to miss! 

📅 Saturday 14th March
⏰ 7-10pm

📍The Octagon Centre, Clarkson Street, Sheffield S10 2TQ

Booking link

*Note that this event is not coordinated by the ISN.

Sheffield Libraries deliver a number of free Talking to your toddler sessions, including one on talking multiple languages. Places are free but must be booked in advance.

📅 Tuesday 24th March
⏰ 2-3pm

Info on all the sessions and signing up 

*Note that this event is not coordinated by the ISN.

The International Staff Network invites all members and non-members to celebrate the end of Ramadan.

📅 Thursday 26th March
⏰ 12-2pm

📍The Belonging Building, 210 Portobello (S1 4AE)

More information soon!

We'd like to invite you to our first coffee meet up! It will be a relaxed and informal opportunity to connect with colleagues, meet fellow members, and build new connections across the network. It's also an opportunity to learn more about the network’s work and upcoming activities and for everyone to share their thoughts, ideas, and feedback. No formal agenda, just an open space to chat, connect, and enjoy a coffee together. Look out for Fang, one of our committee members who will have a sign on her table.

📅 Thursday 23 April 2026
⏰ 1-2pm

📍Coffee Revolution, Students Union

Want to learn more about staff networks, groups and societies? Take a look at the virtual exhibition for Staff Networks Day to find groups across the University, or drop in to the in-person event and take part in workshops and activities.

📅 Wednesday 13 May 2026
⏰ 12-2pm

📍The Diamond - Classroom 1 (309)

ℹ️ More information and registration

*Note that this event is not coordinated by the ISN.

An interactive session from the International Staff Network as part of the National Day for Staff Networks event. Using an intercultural communication approach, this workshop involves a dynamic and interactive Story Circle activity designed to move beyond a deficit-based, assimilationist perspective within the international community. This session will provide an introductory framework for all staff (home and international) to engage in critical intercultural learning, fostering self-awareness, mutual understanding, and meaningful interaction. It positions intercultural competence as a crucial skill for everyone.

Spaces are limited, so please register early to secure your place.

📅 Wednesday 13 May 2026
⏰ 2-3pm

📍The Diamond - Classroom 1 (309)

🔗Click here to register for this event on myDevelopment