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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

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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.

Explore our flagship institutes

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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

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What our students say 
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Athena SWAN 
The Sheffield Medical School
Social accountability 

News

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Introducing our Public Health Poster Competition

We are excited to announce our first Medicine, Dentistry and Health Public Health Poster Competition, which we hope will interest both GCSE and 16-18 Science and Health students and provide teachers with a classroom or homework activity.
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European funders commit over 5 million euros for research into heart and circulatory diseases

A project led by researchers including the University of Sheffield's Dr Andy Swift is part of a new international programme to to accelerate progress in the detection and treatment of heart and circulatory diseases.

Published by British Heart Foundation
Marcus Cumberbatch

Marcus Cumberbatch awarded Hunterian Professorship for work on social inequality and cancer

Mr Marcus Cumberbatch, from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Oncology and Metabolism, has been recognised with the Hunterian Professorship for his groundbreaking work on how social inequality affects cancer outcomes.
Children dress up in scrubs as part of Children's University - Project in a Box Year of the Doctor

Listening to stethoscopes and raising aspirations: Medical students teach Medicine in a Box

Medical students at the University of Sheffield have partnered with The Children’s University to help raise aspirations and opportunities for more young people across the region.

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

Sheffield Healthcare Gateway provides a single point of access for business to the University of Sheffield's healthcare facilities and expertise.

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