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The Medical School

We train world class clinicians and researchers who prolong and improve lives every day.

Undergraduate study

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MBChB Medicine 
An oncology student in the lab
Intercalation 

Postgraduate study

A Reproductive and Developmental Medicine student
Postgraduate taught courses 
A PhD student in the lab
PhD study 

Our research

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Research themes

We conduct world-leading research across a range of specialist themes including oncology, reproduction, neuroscience, infection, immunity and medical education.

Our research themes and centres

Nerve cells

Flagship institutes

Our flagship research institutes bring together our key research strengths to turn interdisciplinary and translational research into real-world solutions.

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COVID-19

University of Sheffield Medical School scientists are contributing to the fight against coronavirus, joining a national consortium to map the outbreak

Fighting COVID-19

About us

A medicine undergraduate student
Meet our students 
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Athena SWAN 
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Social accountability 

News

Covid-19
12 October 2020

Spread of COVID-19 mapped in hospitals to ‘break the chain’ of transmission

A pioneering clinical trial will evaluate the use of ‘real time’ viral genomic data to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within hospitals.
Cyst progression in vivo
15 October 2020

Dr Maria Fragiadaki honoured for world class research and innovation

Dr Maria Fragiadaki from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease has been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships by the funding body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
The Sheffield Medical School
12 October 2020

Sheffield medical student who led Covid-19 volunteering scheme among University Queen’s Birthday Honour recipients

A medical student at the University of Sheffield has been awarded a Queen’s Birthday Honour for his outstanding services to volunteering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Man coughing
25 September 2020

Evaluation of LamPORE rapid tests for Covid-19 show high levels of diagnostic sensitivity

A team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Sheffield, have published their evaluation of a rapid, new Covid-19 testing technology, which has the potential to expand the type and scale of testing avail

Our departments

Academic Unit of Medical Education

Department of Infection, Immunity and Cardiovascular Disease

Department of Neuroscience

Department of Oncology and Metabolism

Working with industry

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