About University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is a world top-100 university that strives to solve society's greatest challenges through unique teaching and outstanding research.

University guides also confirm our position as one of the UK's leading universities.

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 117 countries, and over 6,000 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.

We're a member of the White Rose University Consortium, a strat