About The University of Sheffield  

International Leader in Teaching and Research

The University of Sheffield is one of the oldest British Universities. It is a leading research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, ranked within the World's top 100 Universities and constantly ranked amongst the top 20 universities in Britain. It belongs to the 1% of the best universities in the world.



The University of Sheffield has 6 academic faculties:
  • The Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • The Faculty of Engineering
  • The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
  • The Faculty of Science
  • The Faculty of Social Sciences
  • CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield
5 Nobel-Prize winners are associated with the University of Sheffield while it is ranked 69th in the world [THE TIMES, 2010].

The University of Sheffield is a premier-league, research led institution, with a world-wide reputation for quality. Today, with nearly 24.000 students from 124 countries, and almost 6000 staff, the University of Sheffield is a popular choice for university applicants.

THE-QS World University Rankings

The University of Sheffield is rated 69th in the world in the 2010 Times Higher Education - QS World University rankings. These rankings were derived using a combination of reputational surveys, staff/student ratios, the proportion of international staff and students, and research citations. The THE-QS is an organisation which annually issues theTHE - QS World University Rankings aiming at providing a global comparison of the global universities’ success against the notional mission of remaining or becoming world-class.

Research Assessment Exercise 2008
Sheffield among Top 10 for Research Power

The University of Sheffield took great pride in excelling in academic research, according to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) which was published 18 December 2008. RAE 2008 ranked Sheffield among the top 10 for research excellence out of the Russell Group, the association of leading UK research-intensive universities. The results of the RAE confirmed Sheffield’s position as a world-leading university with an international reputation for research excellence across a wide-range of disciplines. The RAE provides important information on the quality of research conducted in UK universities and other Higher Education Institutions against international standards of excellence.

 


 




 

 

 
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