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Four students looking over the city of Sheffield

Do university rankings really matter?

Your University recently ranked 98th in THE World University Rankings 2025 and earned several other prestigious awards. But did you know these successes can benefit alumni like you? Even better—you have the power to shape them.
Photograph of the Sir Frederick Mappin Building
The main entrance of the Sir Frederick Mappin Building

Sheffield alumni recognised in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours

Discover the outstanding contributions your fellow alumni made to the community, earning them this prestigious honour.
Maisy Wilkes, Sheffield alumni, smiling at the camera in front of computers.

Sheffield alumna awarded Chancellor’s Medal

Sheffield alumna, Maisy Wilkes, received the University of Sheffield's prestigious Chancellor’s Medal for her work in accelerating diagnosis and treatment access for patients with rare cancers.
Architect's rendering of proposed new SITraN sister facility
Architect's rendering of proposed new SITraN sister facility. Credit: Bond Bryan Architects

Landmark donations support world-leading MND research

The Wolfson Foundation has awarded the University of Sheffield a £1.5 million grant towards expansion of the globally renowned Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN)
University crest

Delivering Sheffield's Race Equality Strategy and Action Plan
Claire Corkhill doing experiment

Engineers developing materials to clean-up Chernobyl and Fukushima to advise government on nuclear waste management
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.
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).
PG student shaking hands with chancellor on stage

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.