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?
9. RAG week
Students from Sheffield University's RAG committee donned gold paint for an Austin Powers theme before heading out around Sheffield's pubs and clubs to collect money | Iconic Media Photo: Photo: Jon Enoch
10. Fresh faced freshers, Sheffield 2003
Laura, Laura and Anna all freshers experiencing Sheffield Nightlife for the first time in 2003 | Iconic Media Photo: Jon Enoch
11. Cheeky Girls, Sheffield University 2003
Girls from Sheffield University's RAG committee ready to go out and collect money in 2003 | Iconic Media Photo: Jon Enoch
12. Ladies in black
Cheryl and Claire in the Octagon part of Sheffield Universitys Freshers Mania event. in 2003 | Iconic Media Photo: Jon Enoch