A Reproductive and Developmental Medicine student

The Medical School

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

Undergraduate study

An undergraduate medical lecture
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

A medical researcher in the lab

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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Head up collar

The Goldilocks Collar

A special collar developed by University scientists has been giving the independence back to motor neurone disease patients all over the world.

Our patient-centred approach to transforming lives

About us

A medicine undergraduate student
Meet our students 
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Athena SWAN 
The Sheffield Medical School
Social accountability 

News

Genome sequencing
24 March 2020

Sheffield scientists leading the fight against coronavirus join national consortium to map the outbreak

Scientists and clinicians from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have joined a UK consortium to map how COVID-19 (coronavirus) spreads and behaves.
Medical School
10 March 2020

Sheffield medical students help transform lives through social accountability project

The University of Sheffield Medical School has held an event to thank both students and organisations who are part of its social accountability initiative.

The Star
Pregnancy
10 March 2020

Rare cancer that affects pregnant women studied by pioneering Sheffield researcher

Diagnosis and treatment for a rare complication of pregnancy may soon be improved through new testing methods being developed at the University of Sheffield.
Ceremony for Queen's Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace
21 February 2020

Award-winning Sheffield neuroscientists honoured at Buckingham Palace reception

Neuroscience research at the University of Sheffield has been recognised for the real benefits it is delivering to the public in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace (Thursday 20 February 2020).

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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