Thousands of students have come to Sheffield for the first time and thousands more will be returning to continue their university education. To mark the occasion we have dug out some great throwback pictures going back 28 years.
Relive the highs of student life in Sheffield in 2003, see how students used to raise money during RAG week in these pictures that go back to 1998.
If you went to university around this time in the years after these moments captured and the antics underway may have you reminiscing.
Who do you still talk to from your uni days and who is just a distant memory?
Can you recognise yourself or anyone you know?
1. Mania
Sarah and Lindsey In the Octagon, part of Sheffield University's Freshers Mania event, September 2003
2. Freshers Mania
Sarah, Nicoletta and Rebecca enjoying the Sheffield University Freshers Mania event in the Octagon Centre in September 2003
3. l-R: Jenny and Jim In the Octagon part of Sheffield Universitys Freshers Mania event.
l-R: Jenny and Jim In the Octagon part of Sheffield Universitys Freshers Mania event.
4. Freshers
Helen, Charlotte and Kat experiencing Sheffield nightlife for the first time as freshers in September 2003