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We offer five rooms dedicated to all things geek. Whether you’re into board games, tabletop adventures like D&D, arcade classics, retro video gaming, electronics, radio, programming, PC games, or VR, we’ve got something for every type of geek and gamer. Relax in our exclusive, comfortable surroundings in the heart of Glasgow city centre. Let the games begin!
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Kickstarting the community engagement within the UK content creation sector. We are creating new opportunities for creators and communities to connect.
Our mission is to offer a space where creators, creatives, and communities can network, support each other, and enjoy themselves in a relaxed environment that isn't centered around partying. The space will feature board games, new indie game showcases, and live music, making it an ideal spot. Whether you're a YouTuber, Streamer, Indie Dev, Musician or Thinking of becoming one, this is your space! -
This event will show you how to get started creating basic 3D VR scenes/games. It will be more of a workshop format - I'll demo on my screen and you'll be able to work alongside me as we show the ins and outs of the software. It's easy to learn and experiment with as it's all based on Javascript and HTML.
We'll have some VR headsets so you can try out what you are creating in a proper virtual environment. -
The second session of our Accelerator for tech startups is an introduction to the many forms of support, both financial and non-financial, that can help enormously as you grow your business. We explain the benefits of Accelerators and Incubators, Mentoring and Networking and how to make the most of these, as well as offering a quick tour of various Grants that you might be eligible for.
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The Home Office works to deliver a safe, fair and prosperous UK and we achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing and fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports. We rely on a diverse group of talented people with a range of skills to help us deliver on our mission.
The Digital, Data and Technology team plays a crucial role in supporting the department's work. To give you a quick flavour of our digital impact, each year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 7 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.
Join us to learn more if you’re interested in Cybersecurity and roles at the Home Office. You’ll hear from our Head Recruiter, Cybersecurity Head of Role and other staff. You’ll also get the chance to ask questions.
The session starts at 16:00 and will run via MS Teams and last for roughly 45 minutes.
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A six part course for novice sewers taking you from the basics to following commercial garment patterns.
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Work on sewing, quilting, knitting, and crochet projects.
Share skills and tips in a creative, friendly, and supportive environment.
Free to Hackspace members, £3 for non-members. -
Everyone is welcome, to come and meet with us. We will try and have either a hi-vis vest and/or OSM related flyers/posters on the table. This is an opportunity to meet with others and hear about what's going on, learn new mapping techniques, and just generally discuss all things relating to maps, visualisations, Open Data and GIS etc.
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Code Club - Open to the Public
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A weekend-long hackathon to tackle any aspect of community safety.
Work in small teams, in short agile sprints, to develop rapid prototypes of potential solutions.
All tech skills welcome from web development and GIS to Computer Vision and LLMs. -
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Monthly CTF - HackTheBox/TryHackMe/Other
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Building on the success of last year's event, the British Business Bank is once again partnering with Sheffield Technology Parks, a key hub of innovation in the city's vibrant startup ecosystem. Together, we will host an inspiring breakfast event featuring the region’s most exciting founders, expert panellists, and keynote speakers focused on innovation and international business scaling.
Targeted at founders with a growth mindset and ambitions extending beyond Sheffield and the UK, this event will provide invaluable insights into scaling startups and seizing the opportunities available to take your business beyond Sheffield.
A panel of Sheffield founders will share practical advice and real-world examples from their recent experiences in scaling up and securing investment. Attendees will also have the chance to meet with trade advisors and investors, who will outline the support available to entrepreneurs with international aspirations.
Our speakers:
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The third session in our Accelerator for tech startups looks at a variety of methods for generating income (so-called Monetisation). One of the most exciting aspects of software-based businesses is the innovative approaches they use to bring money in. Whether you are planning to charge fees or subscriptions or are exploring some of the more unusual routes such as ad revenue or digital currencies, there may be options you haven’t spotted before. Join this session not just to learn about some interesting alternatives, but also to delve into detail on pricing models and levels for your products and services.
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This event will be a single talk on Looks GREAT To Me: Getting Past Bare Minimum Code Reviews with Adrienne Braganza Tacke
⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is TBC.
Agenda:
🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 Looks GREAT To Me: Getting Past Bare Minimum Code Reviews (18:35ish)
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)
👉 Looks GREAT To Me: Getting Past Bare Minimum Code Reviews
Ah code reviews. We need them, but we dread them. We do them, but not well. How do we deal with gigantic PRs? Why can't we write effective code review comments? How do we make code reviews shorter? Is SSDaaRB (Single Senior Developer as a Reviewer Bottleneck) something we just have to accept?
In this talk, I'll not only answer these questions, but give you actionable advice on how to improve your code review today!
I want to tell you:
- All the things you're doing wrong in your code review, both as an author and as a reviewer
- How to fix all those wrong things
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Work on sewing, quilting, knitting, and crochet projects.
Share skills and tips in a creative, friendly, and supportive environment.
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Are you interested in data analytics in the Microsoft ecosystem and beyond? Do you want to learn new skills, share your insights, and network with other data enthusiasts?
If so, join us for our bi-monthly Sheffield based data analytics user group, where we discuss topics related to data analysis and engineering, visualisation, and data science using MS Fabric, Power BI, Microsoft Azure tools and services and more.
Our user group is open to anyone who wants to learn more about data analytics, whether you are a beginner or an expert. We meet every last Wednesday every other month in Sheffield at Electric Works, close to the central train and bus stations. Each meeting features a mix of presentations by guest speakers, Q&A sessions and, a chance to chat, network and grab some (free) food.
We’re keen to keep a local element to the group so if you have your own projects, challenges or ideas to share through anything from a short lightening talk to a full hour-long session we’d love... -
Code Club - Open to the Public
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Sheffield DM returns on 26th September for our milestone 30th event!
We'll be back at The Workstation Creative Lounge, just a 2-min walk from Sheffield station for another casual evening of networking and learning from two most excellent speakers 🧡
Here’s all the important info:
📅 Date: Thursday 26th September
📍 Venue: Workstation, Sheffield City Centre, S1 2BX
🕒 Time: 17:30 - 20:00
💬 Speakers: Kathryn Monkcom and Danielle Gipps
Proudly brought to you by the team at Evoluted | Certified B Corp™, and sponsored by the wonderful Sitebulb and purely.website! -
Informal business networking event open to all Business owners , CEO's, Directors, and Professionals from different industry sectors including Hospitality and Retail.
INFORMAL BUSINESS NETWORKING
Join us in the Terrace Suite at the hotel for an excellent chance to expand your professional circle with other business leaders and experts from South Yorkshire.
This is the perfect setting to showcase your business and meet other Business owners, Directors and Professionals.
📘Network with Business Owners, CEOs, Directors, and Professionals from diverse sectors
📘Discover opportunities for collaborations, partnerships, and new business ventures.
📘Enjoy a complimentary welcome drink.
📘No formal pitches or speeches; just genuine interactions.
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NEW VENUE ALERT!: We're saying goodbye to SHU and hello to Showroom Cafe and Bar: We'll be in the room behind the bar at the cinema: 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX
This month: Dr. Andy Carter
Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.
Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: bit.ly
This month we'll be welcoming:
Dr. Andy Carter - Why we need to care about accessibility (key motivators for an accessible Web)
Accessibility is more than just a ‘nice to have’; it's a fundamental necessity for an inclusive digital world. Yet, making the case for accessible websites and apps can often be challenging. In this talk, we’ll explore why accessibility is crucial and dive into key motivators that can drive meaningful change. These insights will empower you to advocate effectively for a more inc... -
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The penultimate session of our Accelerator for tech startups covers the all-important step of building your first (software) prototype, sometimes known as an Minimum Viable Product or MVP. In this session, we cover why an MVP is such a critical stage and how you can get it right. We go on to help you work out what should be in an MVP and what should not, appraise several different routes for achieving an MVP and give tips on how to manage the project.
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Come join us in Sheffield for an evening of AI talks and meet others using AI in tech in Sheffield. For software developers, product managers, designers, entrepreneurs, or those with even a passing interest in how AI is being used to build the next generation of software tools. In October we have two talks:
Generative AI - The Bold New Frontier
Richmond Afenyo: Experience the power of AI in generative art, by building your own AI LLM engine at home.
The Curve - Talk TBC
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Work on sewing, quilting, knitting, and crochet projects.
Share skills and tips in a creative, friendly, and supportive environment.
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The Digital Showcases are for industry pros and the general public alike – the format is four lightning talks and a live interview, with guests invited on stage to explain their projects by showing the work and process with images or short videos. The host is Chris Dymond, who will introduce guests and ask questions during the interview to delve into the details of how the project came about, how it was made and by whom, and what its impact has been, while also summarising and explaining in simple language to make the tech understandable to everyone attending.
5.30pm - Arrival: networking and drinks
6.00pm - Welcome
6.05pm - Will Deakin
6.15pm - Angel Takooree
6.25pm - Keynote with Ten24
Meet the pioneers of 3D scanning who are setting standards for AI data collection.
As the company embarks on a groundbreaking project to create an ethical data set of 10,000 3D scanned faces, come and find out more about this pioneering Sheffield company.
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Code Club - Open to the Public
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A guided exploration of the Linux server command line.
Aimed at absolute beginners. We'll show how to securely connect to a server then we'll work through Bandit, an adventure game set in the command line that progresses step-by-step from the basics to common programs and beyond.
This will be an in-person event in the quiet lounge of the newly open The Gamer Club, on Bath Lane next door to The Buff Club.
I'll work through the challenges on the big screen and explain what I'm doing as well all work together though the levels. Join in and play along or feel free to work on your own through the advanced war games and someone there should be able to assist you if needed. -
We're planning to try some of the beginner/intermediate war games from OverTheWire.org
Leviathan
This wargame doesn't require any knowledge about programming - just a bit of common sense and some knowledge about basic *nix commands. We had no idea that it'd be this hard to make an interesting wargame that wouldn't require programming abilities from the players. Hopefully we made an interesting challenge for the new ones.
Natas
Natas teaches the basics of serverside web-security.
Krypton
The Krypton wargame features encryption and ciphers.
The games start easily, but get complex quickly - so those that already know their way around will get a challenge too.
This is a great event to get to know everyone, you can work through the levels at your own pace, or just help out others that are stuck. We'll also talk you through the solutions to help beginners learn.
We're being hosted in The Gamer Club, so there is free tea and coffee, or you are welcome to bring in your own... -
In this final session of the TechForge Accelerator for tech startups, we discuss a range of options for raising investment into your business. Whether you need £5,000 or £500,000, many founders find that they just cannot move forward without some external investment. Thankfully, there are several options out there including Debt (borrowing), Equity (sale of shares in the business) and Crowdfunding (from the general public). This session gives you a tour of these options and helps you understand which are for you. We look at more detail on equity investment too and cover some of the things you will need to know, to pull off your first deal.
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Work on sewing, quilting, knitting, and crochet projects.
Share skills and tips in a creative, friendly, and supportive environment.
Free to Hackspace members, £3 for non-members. -
Code Club - Open to the Public
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Informal social meetup for individual and freelancer members of Sheffield Digital. Bring along a friend or partner.
A table has been reserved for Sheffield Digital. Sarah Lister and Emma Marshall will be there.
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Everyone is welcome, to come and meet with us. We will try and have either a hi-vis vest and/or OSM related flyers/posters on the table. This is an opportunity to meet with others and hear about what's going on, learn new mapping techniques, and just generally discuss all things relating to maps, visualisations, Open Data and GIS etc.
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Everyone is welcome, to come and meet with us. We will try and have either a hi-vis vest and/or OSM related flyers/posters on the table. This is an opportunity to meet with others and hear about what's going on, learn new mapping techniques, and just generally discuss all things relating to maps, visualisations, Open Data and GIS etc.