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Professor Koen Lamberts - President & Vice-Chancellor
24 March 2020

Coronavirus: A message from our Vice-Chancellor

President and Vice-Chancellor Koen Lamberts shares his message about how staff and students across the University are supporting the community and helping to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
PG student shaking hands with chancellor on stage
31 January 2020

Getting to know our newest honorary graduates

During the winter graduations early in 2020, Sheffield awarded a series of honorary degrees to recognise and celebrate the career achievements of a number of our community.

The interior of the Engineering Heartspace taken from the top level looking down over the work space
29 January 2020

Unveiling the new Engineering Heartspace

The new Engineering Heartspace is housed under an impressive curved glass roof, and links together the Grade II listed Sir Frederick Mappin Building and the 1885 Central Wing.
Image of Dan Walker, sports journalist, broadcaster and MA Broadcast Journalism graduate
1 January 2020

Alumni stories

We’ve collected some of the stories from people who you share an alma mater with. Read on to see profiles of other graduates and see what they have done since graduating from Sheffield.
Exterior photo of Stephenson

Get a Life! - an alumni story

"We’d gone very different ways, carved out very different lives, been all over, but none of us lost our affection for Sheffield and Stephenson, and here we were back again half a century later."

15 June 2020
3D printed faceshields for NHS workers

Forging ahead in the face of adversity

Over £18,000 raised.
Over 5,000 face shields provided.
150 front-line healthcare organisations protected.

13 May 2020
Former University Chancellor Sir Peter Middleton, presenting Dr Alan Kelly with his honorary degree
Former University Chancellor Sir Peter Middleton, presenting Dr Alan Kelly with his honorary degree

A legacy worth hearing about

What is a fitting legacy for someone with a passion for sound? How about helping thousands of families with deaf children to communicate better?

30 April 2020
Alumni volunteer, Tobias Oliver in the Students' Union auditorium

Volunteering during lockdown - Your stories!

During these difficult times, it’s been amazing to see the significant rise of volunteering around the world, and we want to hear how Sheffield graduates have been giving their time and celebrate what you have been doing to help.

28 April 2020
Chemistry alumna Helen Sharman

Thoughts from space on confinement and isolation, by Dr Helen Sharman

Britain’s first astronaut, and proud Sheffield alumna, Dr Helen Sharman has more experience than most of living in isolation. In these unprecedented times, she shares some inspiring thoughts for our global community of alumni, students and staff.

31 March 2020
The Victor mobility device outside the AMRC

Alumnus supports Afghan veteran creating ‘game changing’ mobility device

Economics graduate Brian Meaden is using his entrepreneurial expertise and his history with Sheffield to help develop a ‘game changing’ mobility device.

17 March 2020
University crest on Firth Court window showing Latin text

Delivering Sheffield's Race Equality Strategy and Action Plan

16 March 2020
Claire Corkhill doing experiment

Engineers developing materials to clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima to advise government on nuclear waste management

16 March 2020
Richard Pover

A Fitting Tribute: How a Mechanical Engineering Student’s Legacy is Helping the Next Generation of Sheffield Engineers

A past student’s legacy is helping to support the next generation of Sheffield engineers to realise their dreams.

27 February 2020
The Sheffield Scanner delivered to its new facility

The Scanner Arrives - £2 million fundraising appeal brings revolutionary medical imaging to Sheffield

Just over a year after hitting an ambitious £2 million fundraising target, the University of Sheffield took delivery of its new PET-MRI scanner yesterday (Sunday 2 February 2020).

3 February 2020