Sheffield research leaders

Key to our research success has been our people: the ability to attract, retain and sustain outstanding individual scholars. This has been achieved by developing stimulating research environments that encourage scholars to set new research benchmarks.

Below you can find some of our most high-profile researchers discussing their current research, through interview transcripts and short web videos.

Web videos:

Professor Yorick Wilks - Department of Computer Science

Professor Fabio Ciravegna - Department of Computer Science

Dr Juergen Zimmerer - Department of History

Dr Mark Sanderson - Department of Information Studies

Interview transcripts:

Professor Sharon Parker - Institute of Work Psychology

Professor Ian Philp - Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing

Dr Kathleen Noss Van Buren - Department of Music

Briony Birdi - Department of Information Studies

So far five alumni of the University have been awarded a Nobel Prize.
Eleven current academic members of staff have been elected Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Eleven current academic members of staff have been elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
Nine other academic members of staff have been bestowed honours such as Knighthoods, OBEs, CBEs and Canon.