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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.
The Sheffield Scanner delivered to its new facility
3 February 2020

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).
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.

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.

Coronavirus: A message from our Vice-Chancellor

24 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
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.

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
Digital anatomical heart

Sheffield team to create a ‘digital twin’ of the human heart

A ‘digital twin’ of the human cardiovascular system will be developed for the first time by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

23 January 2020
Sir Arthur Hall's blue plaque unveiling with the Lord Mayor and members of the Aesculapian Society of Sheffield

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

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

14 January 2020
MCF10A filopodia

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).

13 January 2020

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.

19 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.

18 December 2019