Undergraduate student profiles

Wondered what it's like to study with us? Hear from our students about their time with us, and where it took them.

The University of Sheffield has an outstanding reputation in the field of urban planning, which is why I chose to study here

Xuanye Hua BA Urban Studies

Xuanye Hua reflects on her experience as an undergraduate in the department, and discusses her dissertation topic and future plans.

USP alumni Caia Yeung against a backdrop of mountains

My day-to-day work involves developing strategic requirements for brownfield and greenfield sites

Caia Yeung MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

Caia Yeung studied our integrated undergraduate masters degree, MPlan Urban Studies and Planning.

I wanted to get some experience of how planning works in real life

Maisie Colloby BA Geography and Planning with Placement Year

Maisie undertook a placement year, which helped her to better understand what she wanted to do in her future career.

Collaboration is so important in planning: immersing yourself in other cultures can only enrich you

Jean-Mickael Hopkinson MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

Jean-Mickael chose to study at Sheffield so he could spend a year studying abroad and still obtain RTPI accreditation.

Sadie standing in front of Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada

I wanted to have the chance to travel

Sadie Langdon MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

Sadie Langdon spent her third year abroad at a university in Canada, enabling her to travel without taking a break from her studies.

A virtual placement allowed me to gain valuable experience into the planning industry

Joe Kirtley MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

MPlan student Joe Kirtley secured a virtual placement week with David Lock Associates, a well-established town planning, urban design and master planning consultancy in Milton Keynes, along with several other planning students across the UK.

My favourite modules made me think outside the box

Aya Mohamed MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

MPlan student Aya is originally from Egypt and grew up in Kuwait. Her course has allowed her to examine planning through an international lens.

Student Molly standing against a colourful wall of street art

Studying at Sheffield has really brought me out of my shell

Molly O'Neill BA Geography and Planning

Geography and Planning student Molly is originally from Sheffield. Her experience visiting the Department of Urban Studies and Planning on a school trip made her realise that it was a supportive environment in which she could really thrive.

Alumni standing with arms folded against urban backdrop

My degree helped me develop my skills by working with a real client

Gaby Medforth MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

Gaby chose to apply to the University of Sheffield due to our reputation as one of the best planning departments in the country.

My degree built the foundations to a career in urban planning

Mark Leitner-Murphy MPlan Urban Studies and Planning

MPlan graduate Mark's degree gave him the option to train in a professionally recognised discipline while maintaining an academic focus. He talks about how nothing really compared to Sheffield.

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