The University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is one of the leading universities in the UK and independent rankings consistently place Sheffield in the top 100 of best universities in the world, top 25 in Europe and top 10 of research-led universities in the UK. In the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Univerities the University of Sheffield was ranked number 88 in the world, one of only 11 UK universities to feature in the top 100. A similar top 100 ranking was reserved for Sheffield in the March 2011 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. No less than 5 Nobel prizes have been associated with the university.

The University of Sheffield, Firth Court The university grew out of the Sheffield Medical School (founded in 1828), Firth College (1879) and the Sheffield Technical School (1884). These three institutions came together in 1897 to form the University College of Sheffield, which in turn became the University of Sheffield in 1905. The university's 70 academic departments and sections are grouped in 7 faculties (Architectural Studies, Arts, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Pure Science, Social Sciences) which include a number of special research units. The university has over 25,000 students including more than 6,000 international students from 140 different countries.

Teaching Excellence

The quality of teaching in the UK is assessed by the government's Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) and the university has been awarded 29 "Excellent" ratings in the last Teaching Quality Assessment, a record that only few other UK universities can match. 

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Research Excellence

The 2008 Higher Education Funding Council for England's (HEFCE) Research Assessment Exercise placed the University of Sheffield in the top 10 in the Russell Group which is the association of the top research-intensive universities in the UK. 93% of the research submitted for assessment has been classed as internationally recognised or world leading.

The University of Sheffield Arts Tower One of the key strengths of the university is its many links with with companies and industry. The university has more than 2000 industrial sponsors and research partners including companies such as 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.

Academic partners include leading universities around the world. Sheffield is also part of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) and the White Rose Consortium (a partnership with Leeds and York Universities) which has a combined research power greater than that of either Oxford or Cambridge.

The University of Sheffield Gives the Following 10 Good Reasons to Study at Sheffield:

1 Founded in 1905, the University of Sheffield is one of the UK's best universities with a global reputation as an international leader in teaching and research.
2 Today the university is a premier-league, research-led institution with a population of over 25,000 students including more than 6,000 international students from 140 countries.
3 The university has a world-wide reputation for quality, operating at the forefront of research and training. Close links with industry, commerce and the professions support the university's record of outstanding success in attracting external research funding. International partners include companies such as Boeing and Rolls-Royce.
4 The 2007 the Royal Bank of Scotland Student Living Survey reveals that Sheffield's housing rent, at £56 per week, is the cheapest in the UK.
5 The 2008 Research Assessment Exercise placed the University of Sheffield in the top 10 in the Russell Group, the association of the top research-intensive universities in the UK.
93% of the research submitted for assessment has been classed as 'internationally recognised' or 'world leading.'
6 Sheffield is one of the UK’s safest cities (Source: Government statistics.)
7 The University of Sheffield is a founder member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), a consortium of 13 research-led universities in the UK, USA and China.
8 Sheffield is the greenest city in England with over 150 woodlands and 50 public parks.
9 Among the university's former staff and students are five Nobel Prize winners, and many of the University's graduates have gone to hold positions of great responsibility and influence around the world.
10 University of Sheffield students have access to one of the best Student Unions in the UK. In 2008 Sheffield's Students' Union won the Higher Education Union of the year 2008 award (Source: NUS 2008.) In February 2011 the Times High Education publication ranked Sheffield No. 2 in the UK for Best Study Experience.

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What Courses Does the University of Sheffield Offer and How to Apply?

The University of Sheffield offers over 400 undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering many different specialisations. Key study areas include all engineering disciplines, science, astronomy and physics, animal and plant sciences, economics and finance, maths, psychology, journalism, politics, architecture and town and regional planning.

To learn more about the University of Sheffield, ask specific questions about its courses or to order an electronic application pack please contact us.

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