The University’s history stretches back to 1828 when the Sheffield School of Medicine was founded, and our University Charter was granted in 1905.
We’re a member of the Russell Group of leading UK research universities. Our outstanding performance for excellent teaching and research, as part of a genuinely global community, is consistently confirmed by international independent assessments.
The University of Sheffield is proud to be associated with 6 Nobel Prize Winners.
The research partners and clients include Boeing, Rolls Royce, Unilever, Boots, AstraZeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger, and many more household names, as well as the UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations.
- The University is rated 95th in the world, 17th in the UK and second in Yorkshire and the Humber in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.
- We’re among the top 50 most international universities in the world, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The University is ranked 48th in the world and 14th in the UK.
- The most recent Research Excellence Framework in 2014 confirmed our place as a world-leading university. The results demonstrated our research excellence across a range of disciplines, putting us in the top 10 per centof all UK universities.
