News

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.
The Elephant Group summer school t-shirt
5 August 2020

Breaking down barriers to university with a Sheffield summer school

The University of Sheffield has partnered with The Elephant Group - who encourage bright pupils in state schools to apply to Russell Group universities - to deliver an online virtual summer school for students from under-represented areas.
The Sheffield Trophoblastic Disease Centre team
22 July 2020

Weston Park Hospital’s Golden Anniversary - celebrating the work of the Sheffield Trophoblastic Disease Centre

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust conducted this interview with Kam Singh who shares her memories of working at the Centre since 1995.
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.
Charlie with some of her sustainable products

Where are they now? Charlie Gill

Charlie studied Law at Sheffield, but after graduating decided to take her life and career in a whole new direction. Find out how she made the move to work in the environmental sector, and her life since Sheffield.

17 September 2020
Colonel Leslie Wright in his military uniform

Once a soldier, twice a legend - Colonel Leslie Wright

The last soldier to be rescued from the beaches of Calais in 1940 has honoured the University with a gift in his Will.

11 September 2020
Festival of the Mind and Off the Shelf festival logos

Two Sheffield festivals take to the web

Two of Sheffield’s premiere festivals - Festival of the Mind and Off the Shelf - are moving online this autumn with an array of talks and exhibitions accessible to all.

10 September 2020
A black and white photo of Monica Walker

A lifetime supporting students - Monica Walker

Monica Walker and her husband Morris were passionate about education being accessible to all. Through donations to the University of Sheffield during their lifetime, they had already been able to support many students facing financial hardship.

9 September 2020
The Big 30 - a collage of images showing a variety of activities

A Big Thank You for the Big 30

Thank you so much to everyone who has taken part in The Big 30. Your efforts have raised over £27,500 for Parkinson’s Disease research at the University.

24 July 2020
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

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