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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 
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Intercalation 

Postgraduate study

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Postgraduate taught courses 
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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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Athena SWAN 
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Social accountability 

News

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15 January 2021

University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food leads £6m research project to transform the UK food system

Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Academics Samantha Caton and Bernard Corfe were part of the University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food £6m research project to transform the UK food system.

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15 January 2021

Professor James Catto awarded £2.9 million in funding by Yorkshire Cancer Research for two major clinical trials

Professor James Catto from the Department of Oncology and Metabolism has been awarded £2.9 million in funding by Yorkshire Cancer Research for two major clinical trials at the University of Sheffield.
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11 January 2021

Osteoporosis drug could half number of redo hip replacement operations

More than half of repeat hip replacement operations could be prevented with a drug already successfully used to treat osteoporosis, new research from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has revealed.
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2 December 2020

Scientists identify new genetic MND risk factor in junk DNA

A new genetic risk factor for Motor Neurone Disease (MND), which if treated could halt or prevent the degenerative condition, has been identified in so-called ‘junk DNA’ by scientists at the University of Sheffield.

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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