The University of Sheffield
Our plan

Strategic
Plan
2010-2015.

Our Strategic Plan is the practical tool we use to make our ambitions a reality.

Watch the video to hear Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Keith Burnett explain more about what we stand for and where we want to be.

Explore the rest of this website to read more detail on our plans and see examples of what we're doing.

What we stand for

Our mission, vision and identity explain who we are, where we've come from, our values and where we're going. 

Mission, vision and identity

Guiding principles

We use these to guide everything we do. Keep updated with examples of this in action using the case studies below.

Our six guiding principles

Measuring success

We set objectives across our six guiding principles and use performance indicators to measure what we achieve.

How are we doing?

Case studies

Achieving Excellence

Space tornado - Wedemeyer-Bhom et al, Nature, 486, 505, (2012)

The power of solar magnetic tornadoes

What we know about solar tornadoes could pave the way for clean, safe and renewable fusion energy.

Cultivating Ambition

AMRC apprentice and machinery

A new model for developing skills in advanced manufacture

The AMRC Training Centre provides opportunities for young people to work and learn new engineering skills.

Making a Difference

Law students

Legal advice for the local community

Our staff and students provide a free legal service to members of the public.

Working Together

Engineer with turbine

Improving the efficiency of the aerospace industry

Our Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering coordinates and directs programmes of systems and control research for Rolls-Royce.

Protecting the Future

Trees and sunlight

Cutting carbon emissions and costs through collaborationg

Our Supply Chain Environmental Analysis Tool helps companies cut their carbon emissions and associated costs.

Leading the Way

Government report on alcohol pricing

Providing the evidence for policy change

Researchers from the School of Health and Related Research are making a major contribution to the national and international debate on alcohol pricing.

Download print-friendly updated Strategic Plan 2010-2015 PDFs (PDF, 922KB)

PDF downloads

This website includes much of the content from our Strategic Plan. You can also download print-friendly versions of the three updated Strategic Plan 2010-2013 documents here: