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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. |
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Today we are a premier-league, research-led institution with a population of over 25,000 students including more than 3,700 international students from 120 countries. |
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We have a world-wide reputation for quality, operating at the forefront of research and training. Our close links with industry, commerce and the professions support our record of outstanding success in attracting external research funding. Our international partners include Boeing and Rolls-Royce. |
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According to a survey of 26 university towns and cities (Natwest Student Living Index 2008), living costs for Sheffield students are the third lowest in the UK. |
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We are in the top ten of the Russell Group, with 93% of the research submitted to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise rated as 3* (internationally-recognised) or 4* (world-leading). Twenty-nine subjects were rated “excellent” in national teaching quality assessments, the third highest number of any university. |
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We are one of the UK’s safest cities (Source: Government statistics). |
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We are a founder member of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), a consortium of 13 research-led universities in the UK, USA and China. |
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Sheffield is the greenest city in England with over 150 woodlands and 50 public parks. |
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Among our former staff and students are five Nobel Prize winners, and many of our graduates have gone to hold positions of great responsibility and influence around the world. |
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Our students have access to the best Student Union in the UK (Source: Virgin Guide - joint first). |
