Introduction
Sheffield's Computer Science Society (aka Sheffield CompSoc, or just CompSoc) is a departmental society for students studying under the School of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield.
While the society does run a lot of technical workshops and events, it also hosts a number of social events. This includes barcrawls, a Christmas party and a Summer Ball.
Responsibilities
- Promoting events to first year students
- Organising society socials and events
- Stewarding barcrawls
What I've Accomplished
Elected as First Year Representative
Oct 2024
After attending several CompSoc freshers events, I decided I wanted to get involved. There were several positions available, but I felt that First Year Representative would be a great place to start.
HackSheffield 9
Oct - Nov 2024
Immediately after being elected, I joined the HackSheffield 9 Subcommittee as Technical Lead. I regularly attended meetings in the run-up to the event, presenting new ideas to the Subcommittee and voting on key decisions that would help shape the future of HackSheffield.
You can read more about my time at HackSheffield 9 here.
Stewarded the Halloween Barcrawl
Nov 2024
Throughout the year, CompSoc hosts a variety of barcrawls attended by hundreds of students. To ensure the safety of our members, I volunteered to be a steward for our Halloween barcrawl.
MySQL Workshop
Nov 2024
Our Technical Events Coordinator, Akeylah, asked me to run this workshop after a scheduling conflict left the workshop without a host. As someone with practical experience using SQL, I was happy to step in and host the workshop instead.
Marshal for Assassins Guild Collab
Nov 2024
In November 2024, CompSoc collaborated with the Assassins Guild to host an afternoon of nerf battles in our SU building. As part of our collaboration, CompSoc asked me to attend as a Marshal, to ensure the safety of participants and of the general public during the event.
Kubernetes Workshop
April 2025
I spent the summer of 2024 learning Kubernetes and applying it to a real-life project: Constellation. In October 2024, I decided I wanted to help others learn Kubernetes, without the steep learning curve I had to overcome.
Read more about the workshop here.