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Hollie Pearne-Webb, Bryony Page, David Wetherill, Joy Haizelden
22 July 2021

Sheffield’s competitors in Tokyo

As the world prepares to turn their eyes to Tokyo and the delayed Olympics from 2020, no less than six Sheffield students and graduates will be competing for a medal.
Firth Court
21 June 2021

Celebrating our alumni and staff in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List

We are delighted to share and congratulate the alumni and staff from the University whose exploits and achievements have been recognised in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Chris Fawkes presenting the weather
17 June 2021

Where are they now? Chris Fawkes

Geography graduate Chris will be a familiar face and voice to many as one of the BBC’s national weather presenters. But as he explains, there’s a lot more to presenting the weather than standing up in front of a camera.
Dan Walker, Zanna Van Dijk, Munya Chawawa, Hollie Pearne-Webb
1 January 2021

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.
Image of the Our Bodies Our Streets art installation at Ponderosa park

Sheffield students create art installation to promote public safety

A new public art installation was unveiled by campaigners Our Bodies Our Streets in collaboration with the University, to raise awareness of women's safety in Sheffield’s public spaces, only to see it destroyed weeks later.

13 September 2021
Dorothy Byrne

“If you want to be a journalist, you’ve got to be imaginative...pushy”

We speak with Dorothy Byrne, University of Sheffield alumna, about how she carved out her place as an iconic leader of British broadcasting.

13 September 2021
Bryony Page, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Megan Shackleton

Sheffield's Tokyo medal winners

Over the past two months we've delighted in watching the Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, and are extremely proud to welcome home three Sheffield medal winners.

6 September 2021
Mike Griffiths departing from Kewsick

Scaling 42 Lake District Peaks for Parkinson’s

IT Services staff member Mike Griffiths took on the the iconic 'Bob Graham' challenge through the Lake District, raising £1,500 for Parkinson's disease research here at the University.

16 August 2021
Image of the Our Bodies Our Streets art installation at Ponderosa park

Art installation unveiled to promote safety in Sheffield’s public spaces

A new public art installation has been unveiled by campaigners Our Bodies Our Streets in collaboration with the University of Sheffield to raise awareness of women's safety in Sheffield’s public spaces.

23 July 2021