University of Sheffield
About the University
The University of Sheffield has been named UK University of the Year in the 2011 Times Higher Education Awards.
Judges said that the University "stood out as a result of a strategy
based on its values and rooted in its founding principles" and praised
our "determination and grit" in focusing on our local community.
University guides also confirm our position as one of the UK's
leading universities. The 2010 Virgin Guide to British Universities says
that "Sheffield is a top university across the board".
Teaching quality assessments rate our teaching very highly across a
wide range of subjects, and official research assessments confirm our
reputation as a centre for world-class research in many disciplines.
We have nearly 25,000 students from 128 countries, and over 5,500
staff. The University of Sheffield is a popular choice with applicants
for university places, and once they arrive our students enjoy the
experience so much that many settle in Sheffield after they graduate.
Our research partners and clients include Boeing, Rolls Royce,
Unilever, Boots, AstraZeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger, and many more
household names, as well as UK and overseas government agencies and
charitable foundations.
Our academic partners include leading universities around the world.
International partnerships include Worldwide Universities Network (USA,
Europe and China) and our partnership with Leeds and York Universities
(the White Rose Consortium) has combined research power greater than
that of either Oxford or Cambridge.
The University's history stretches back to 1828, when the Sheffield
School of Medicine was founded, and our University Charter was granted
in 1905.
The University holds charitable status as an Exempt Charity. The
benefits include tax savings to both the University and to charitable
donors or their estates.
Want to know more?
University of Sheffield's Official Website