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Erica Ballantyne and colleagues at the panel event.

Dr Erica Ballantyne takes part in panel at UKREiiF

Dr Erica Ballantyne spoke in a panel, organised by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, at the UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF).
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New research proves first for Sheffield in the evolution of the modern game of football

A new research paper, written by Dr John Wilson and colleagues, has been published in The International Journal of the History of Sport, showing evidence that key elements of the modern game of football first took place in Sheffield.
A room of students sat around tables in their teams.

Success at the Global Masters Challenge 2025, hosted at the University of Sheffield

Two teams of students from Sheffield University Management School achieved a top 10 finish in the Global Masters Challenge 2025, out of 60 teams.
Yasith Gedara at the Undergraduate of the Year Awards.

Management School student named a Top 10 Management Undergraduate in the UK

Yasith Gedara, BA Accounting and Financial Management student, has been listed in targetjobs’ Top 10 Management Undergraduates of the Year.
Sheffield MBA cohort 2025 outside Mannheim Business School

The Sheffield MBA cohort enjoy field trip to Germany for second year running

After returning from a field trip to Germany, Professor Paul McGuinness shares his reflections and highlights the learning opportunities that Sheffield University Management School’s partnership with Mannheim Business School brings for its students.
CIM 'The Pitch' Presentation 'A Bone to Pitch' Postgraduate team members: Mia Blake, Melanie Scanlon & Eleanor Samuels

Management School students reach the final of CIM’s ‘The Pitch’

A team of three masters students from Sheffield University Management School reached the final of CIM’s student competition, The Pitch, for the first time.
From left to right, Jake Ijima, Joel Manesh, Yasith Gedara, Ahmed Alyafeai, Liz Taylor (Skills Advisor)

Management School students reach the final of the Universities Business Challenge

A team of Management School students achieved fifth place in the Universities Business Challenge.
Students working together. Overlaid is a badge saying CEO Magazine Tier One Global MBA Rankings 2025.

The Sheffield MBA retains Tier One status in CEO Magazine’s 2025 Global MBA Rankings

Sheffield University Management School’s Triple Crown accredited MBA programme has remained in Tier One alongside other top business and management schools from around the globe.
Students at coffee revolution

New research sets out roadmap to transform Sheffield’s food system

Researchers from the University of Sheffield worked with CLES and ShefFood to create a roadmap of interventions for a more sustainable, healthy and local food economy in Sheffield.