I leave Sheffield with not just a degree in Biology, but with life-long friendships and heaps of fantastic experiences and memories

“Three years at the University of Sheffield and I walk away with not just a degree in Biology, but with life-long friendships and heaps of fantastic experiences and memories.

“Experiences such as training with the Sheffield Officer Training Core during my first year at university. It was here I won a medal at the army cross country championships, gained the summer mountaineering foundation certificate and captained a women’s rugby team. And made some incredible friends.

“Another fantastic experience was volunteering for ‘Nightline’. This brilliant student-led organisation work through the night to answer calls by students in need. My role on the committee was part of the four person strong Training Team. Together we won ‘Best Training Team’ at the National Nightline awards.

The University of Sheffield provides a truly special place to study Biology as well as providing unique opportunities for personal growth.

Maddy Roberts

BSc Biology

“Life experiences extended into the summers too. One summer I flew to Indonesia where, through the university organisation AIESEC, I spent six weeks working with WHO representatives and other university students from around the world on a project tackling HIV/AIDs.

“The next summer I spent a phenomenal week in the Arctic carrying out a research project on plant ecology. An alumni talk by a former Animal and Plant Sciences graduate enabled me to spend the rest of the summer working as an intern at a ground-breaking biotechnology company. Leaf Expression Systems manipulate plants to produce proteins, such as antibodies, in their leaves which can then be used for vaccine production.

“The University of Sheffield provides a truly special place to study Biology as well as providing unique opportunities for personal growth. It's this experience that has inspired me to continue with my studies in the future in a new field: Landscape Architecture.”