The University of Sheffield is a member of the prestigious Russell Group, and has established itself as one of the largest and best-regarded research universities in the UK. The University ranks among the UK's best for student experience, and outside of study, those who choose to go to Sheffield can enjoy a thriving, cultural city that is also one of the most affordable.
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- #14 in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025
- #18 in the Complete University Guide 2025
- #20 in the Guardian Good University Guide 2025
- #3 for Criminology, General Engineering, Music, Nursing and Town and country planning and landscape, #4 for Architecture and Materials Technology, #5 for Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering and Bioengineering , Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, #6 for Dentistry (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024)
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- Sheffield counts five Nobel Prize winners among its alumni and faculty.
- Among its alumni are the authors Hilary Mantel and Lee Child, the 2012 Olympic gold-winner Jessica Ennis-Hill, chemist and first Briton in space Helen Sharman, and the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia, Amy Johnson.
- A £81m Diamond engineering building — the university’s biggest single development — caters for the growing number of students in one of Sheffield’s key strengths. It features 19 specialist laboratories and 1,000 study spaces for students across the university.
