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Sir Arthur Hall's blue plaque unveiling with the Lord Mayor and members of the Aesculapian Society of Sheffield

14 January 2020

Blue plaque on campus celebrates remarkable figure in Sheffield’s history

The University of Sheffield is proud to commemorate the life of Sir Arthur Hall, a distinguished physician, visionary and extremely popular professor and teacher, with a prestigious blue plaque on his former childhood home, which now forms part of the University estate.

13 January 2020

Wolfson Foundation grant supports biological cell imaging at Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is delighted to receive a grant of £200,000 from the Wolfson Foundation towards the expansion of the Wolfson Light Microscopy Facility (LMF).

19 December 2019

A year in the life as Vice-Chancellor

After completing his first year in post, our Vice-Chancellor looks back on his first year in post, what is coming up in the next year, and how alumni are helping shape the future of the University of Sheffield.

18 December 2019

Highlights from 2019 at the University of Sheffield

As we come to the end of the year, and the end of the decade, join us in looking back at some of the highlights from the year at Sheffield.

In memory of Professor Sir Hans Kornberg (1928-2019)

The University regrets to report the death of Professor Sir Hans Kornberg FRS, one of our most distinguished Chemistry and Biochemistry alumni.

18 December 2019

Department of Music scholarships made possible by the bequest of a Sheffield alumna

A generous bequest by an alumna of the University of Sheffield has provided the opportunity for several undergraduate and postgraduate music students to be awarded a scholarship of up to £10,000.

25 November 2019

Thank you to our scholarships fundraisers

A massive thank-you to all our fundraisers this year for their fundraising efforts for Scholarships at the University of Sheffield.

20 November 2019

Sheffield ranked among world’s best for Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences

Sheffield has placed 62nd and 59th respectively in the Times Higher Education world rankings for our teaching and research in Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences subjects.

4 November 2019

Economics alumnus donates £1.7 million to tackle challenges of food, water and energy security

Research into sustainability and tackling the global challenges of food, water and energy security has received a further boost, thanks to a £1.7 million philanthropic donation to the University of Sheffield.

31 October 2019

Angel, Martha, Anita, Roberto and Martin — Jose Angel Garcia, Martha Avalos, Anita Sandham, Roberto Mendoza and Martin Legarreta

Meeting the University of Sheffield Mexican Alumni Association

Last month we were delighted to officially launch the University of Sheffield Alumni Association in Mexico.

30 October 2019

Nominations for the Wall of BAME

We are trying to make Sheffield a more diverse and inclusive university to help welcome and inspire students and staff from under-represented backgrounds, and earlier this year the University launched its new race equality and diversity strategy.

23 September 2019

Why I volunteer - Bryan Walker

Economics alumnus Bryan Walker, the Director of Funding Solutions at Previse, told us about his studies at Sheffield, his career since, and why he is so proud to support the University of Sheffield as an alumni volunteer.

11 September 2019

A group of alumni attending the Annual Alumni Reunion 2019

A day of celebrations at the Annual Alumni Reunion 2019

Alumni from around the world reunited at the University for a day of reconnecting and rediscovery on Saturday 7 September for the Annual Alumni Reunion.

9 September 2019

Chancellor Lady Justice Rafferty presenting Lucie Cave with her award

Lucie Cave presented with the Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award

Lucie Cave, as she is known at work as editorial director for commercial content across all Bauer Media brands, studied at Sheffield during the early 1990s and graduated with a BA in English Literature in 1995.

19 July 2019