Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Arts and Humanities success in global rankings

University of Sheffield ranked among best in world for Arts and Humanities in Times Higher Education World (THE) University Rankings by Subject.

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A view of Chatsworth House in the autumn

An insight into working life at Chatsworth

Three PhD students from the School of English have studied the previously untouched section of the archive for the first time and uncovered the secret lives of servants at the ‘real life Downton Abbey'

100 years of women’s suffrage

Dr Julie Gottlieb, who was a historical advisor on the statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett, discusses the impact of the statue and how it all came about.

The story of Fawcett's statue>

University rankings

The secret lives of servants

Suffrage 100

Research and innovation

Research and innovation in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is vibrant and successful, playing a major role in making Sheffield a world-class research institution.

Research portal> R&I at Sheffield> Research Centres> Humanities Research Institute>

Faculty themes

The Faculty of Arts is home to world-class researchers working on incredibly exciting and important projects. Find out more about our six Faculty themes.

Our faculty themes> Faculty brochure - download>