MatSoc - The University of Sheffield

📢 Ask An Academic – Your Chance to Chat with Staff! 📢

MatSoc is bringing back Ask An Academic, a relaxed and informal way to connect with academics and teaching staff in the department. Whether you have burning questions, want some career advice, or just fancy a chat; this is the perfect opportunity!

📍 Event Details:
📅 Date: Friday 21st March 2025
⏰ Time: 12:00 - 13:30
📌 Location: Turner Museum of Glass, Hadfield Building

Come along for a laid-back discussion over drinks and snacks - no formalities, just good conversation. See you there!

MatSoc x

🚨 MatSoc’s Biggest Social of the Year is Here! 🚨

Hey everyone! Get ready for Materialistic Moments—a night of challenges, teamwork, and plenty of laughs—happening on Saturday, 29th March!

📌 How it Works:

🔴Form a team of 6-8 people
🔴Complete a series of fun and creative challenges throughout the night
🔴Capture photo & video evidence and send it to the Social Secs
🔴The winning team will be announced at the MatSoc Ball (get your tickets!)

📍 Where & When?

Meet us at Bar One between 8:00 and 9:00pm to grab your challenge sheets and get started!
If you’re heading to Pop Tarts, we’ll regroup at 11:30pm in Bar One before heading up.
Stay tuned for challenge teasers in the lead-up to the event! Bring your friends, get involved, and we’ll see you there!

MatSoc x

The MatSoc AGM is almost here!! We are looking for next year's committee members and applications are open from now until the AGM on Thursday 27th March 12pm.

For further details and applications for any of the roles highlighted here please fill in this Google form (also in the description):

https://forms.gle/vra72cd9yhmxfL1P7

If there are any questions about roles or AGM details feel free to contact us anytime.

🎩Get ready for MatSoc’s biggest event of the year - the Materials Masquerade

💃Join us at Tapton Hall on Saturday 3rd May for a night of elegance, mystery and unforgettable memories! Your ticket includes:
🍸A drink on arrival
🍷2 glasses of wine
🍽️A luxury 3 course meal
🎭A masquerade mask

🗝️Don’t miss out - secure your spot now! Tickets are available through the link in our bio and are £40 for members (£43 for non-members.)

Once you have purchased a ticket, you will receive a link to a Google form, which you must fill out to tell us about your dietary requirements, seating preferences and music requests.

Love MatSoc 💙

SURF is currently open and recruiting 💡

We will be hosting a session at the Ideas Space to discuss the scheme and answer any questions you might have. Students who have been through their own projects will be there to tell you about their experience.

The scheme is very similar to SURE (that just closed) and the Royce internships that you might also have seen advertised, so if you have questions about them you can ask them too.

We’re looking forward to seeing you there 💙

PUB GOLF IS HERE🏌️‍♂️

MatSoc’s first social of the new year is happening TOMORROW! Join us for a legendary Pub Golf Crawl with a prize for the winner at the last hole! 🏆

Tee-off times
⛳️8:30 Francis Newton
⛳️9:15 Maida Vale
⛳️10:00 Steinhaus
⛳️10:45 Mollys
⛳️11:15 Bar One

This is the perfect chance to unwind after exams and catch up with everyone! Keep an eye on our stories for live updates 👀

Dress code: Golf vibes encouraged 🏌️‍♀️💙

See you there! 🍻⛳️
Love, Matsoc xx

MATSOC presents an Industry Talk and Q&A from Sheffield-Based Powder Metallurgy Specialists, ASL.

They regularly take on placements & summer interns, making this a great opportunity to explore and connect with the local industry, as well as get an insight into how a Materials Science and Engineering Degree can transfer into career opportunities post graduation, specifically in the Metallurgy sector. The speaker is a former Materials Science and Engineering Alumni from the University!

🗓️19th of February 2pm

📍Hadfield building LT21

Please fill in the form linked in our bio to give us an idea of numbers! MATSOC would love to see you there 💙

Announcing Matsoc Karaoke 2: Electric Boogaloo ⚡️🎤

Whether you want to sing your heart out or just have a drink and watch Kiran and Nikil embarrass themselves, make sure to come along and hang out 🔷

We look forward to seeing you there‼️

🗓️ Thursday 19th December
⏰ 8pm
📍 Bar One

Announcing the dates for our Xmas catch-ups ❄️

Make sure to come down and ask any questions you have, or just chat to your coursemates and lectures with a mince pie in hand 🎄

See you there 🔷

NIS ltd. are an engineering company focused on developing high quality, bespoke metal parts for a range of different industries including civil and nuclear energy and they are looking for placement students ⚠️

Come to the session on Wednesday and learn more about the company and what they can offer you. Learn about some of the industries we may be a part of in the future, getting the opportunity to ask any questions about applying to placements as materials scientists and what companies right now are looking for 💡

For more info on the company here is the link to their website: https://nisltd.com/

MatSoc are looking for new committee members!! Fill in the google form to be in with a chance to join our committee. It’s a great chance to get involved in society matters and add to your CV. Deadline for application is the EGM date

🗓️ Date: Wednesday 6th November
⏰ Time: 11:00-11:30
📍 Location: To Be Confirmed

*Click the link in our bio*

MATSOC Karaoke Social 🟦

📍Bar One
🗓️Thursday 24th October
⏰ 8PM

See you all down there! 🎤

MatSoc is excited to announce that we are having a *volunteering opportunity* partnered with a *local primary school* this year. You have the opportunity to work with primary school students in an after-school *science club* ! This is a valuable experience to have that you can *add to your CV* so if you’re interested, please fill in the form below by *Monday 14th October*.

https://forms.gle/hJRSVd5atwzM7fEWA

Thank you for your interest!

Matsoc proudly presents our INCLUSIONS DROP-IN SESSIONS

We want to make our society as friendly and inclusive as possible. We value all opinions and would love to hear from you all! This can be questions about the course, concerns and feedback, or anything else you’d like to bring up!

Our inclusions officer will be around in Hadfield Turner Museum on the 1st Friday of each month.

If you don’t want to chat in person, no big deal! We have a form on our website for any questions or feedback, or you could simply drop us a message and we will try our best to help you!

Good luck with your new semester and looking forward to hearing from everyone!

Love from Matsoc

Black Tee Bar Crawl this Saturday 8pm ⬛️🍻

Don’t miss out!

Shoot us a message for info about getting your own Matsoc Tee or if you want to know more about the social 🔷👀

Meet the 24/25 Committee 🔷👀 We’re excited to announce the team bringing you a year of events, opportunities, sports and socials! 🎤⚽️ Get in touch to find out more!

MatSoc is excited to announce the return of the Walk in the Peaks Social! 🥾

We will be catching the 12:14 train from Sheffield station to Hathersage Station, please arrive at around 12:00 as the next train is an hour later.

The walk we’re doing is a relatively relaxing walk with a slight challenge around Hope Valley up to Stanage Edge and back, please bring appropriate footwear (something you wouldn’t mind walking through a field in), as well as some layers as it is always a few degrees colder out in the peaks as in Sheffield. You may also wish to bring some water/snacks, although we will be aiming to stop in a pub on the way back to the station to grab a drink.🍻

If you would like to come please fill in the google form below for health and safety.
https://forms.gle/kTKXDNYCpbK1L6fAA

This was a really fun one last year, so we hope to see lots of you there again.

Love,
MatSoc x

MatSoc is honored to have Owain as our representative in FIGHT NIGHT SHEFFIELD ROUND 3! After their incredible successes in May and November 2023, Student Fight Night Sheffield is back for a spectacular showdown in the usual Wilder electric black-tie style.

Details are as below:
🗓️: 10/05/2024 (Friday)
⏰: 0530 pm – 1100 pm
📍: Forge Warehouse

Tickets have been sold out now but you can show support for Owain by donating to the Oddballs Charity, which is the sponsor for the event, below is the Justgiving donation link where more information about their work can be found.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/owain-carlick-1709818485837?utm_source=IG

Lots of love,
Matsoc x