University of Sheffield Union of Students Nursery

Following the end of the war, large numbers of ex-service men returned to the University to complete their studies, and the University agreed to the Students' Union opening a bar in 1948.
The 1960s brought huge changes to the Students' Union.
It went from a cosy, overcrowded but friendly environment to a new era with more space and better facilities.
Listen to interviews and travel through 50 years of music on an interactive tour of the SU's Foundry, Studio and Fusion venues.
The 1970s saw a more militant Students' Union focused on battling the University and wider political issues including the Vietnam War and Apartheid.
The Students' Union provided food, drink and nightlife for students at subsidised prices but it was losing money.
This played a huge part in the development of the Students' Union, including the acquisition of the Fox and Duck pub in 1987.
The threat to the University nursery was ended after protests resulted in the nursery being subsidised by the Students' Union and becoming the first private nursery in the city.
This period saw the University and the Students' Union joining forces in the face of the threats after several decades of confrontation.
By the 1990s the Students' Union was a very different place.
Fears of unemployment led students to focus on their studies, changing the culture of the Students' Union.
Once again a huge increase in student numbers led to a large scale rebuild which lasted from 1993-1996.
Increasingly complex welfare issues affecting students led to the creation of the professional Student Advice Centre.
The issues of higher education funding did not go away and were regularly opposed but culminated in the introduction of tuition fees by the government.
At the turn of the century the Students' Union worked hard to encourage more students to get involved in the organisation.
During this period the Students' Union found itself in a similar position to others, with a building unable to cope with the increasing numbers of students and increasingly unable to cater to their needs.
In 2009 the Students' Union began its latest building project with 5 million from the Higher Education Council Funding for England.
Sheffield Students' Union has remained popular with its students, being voted number one Students' Union in the UK for over 11 years running.