University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield’s most sustainable building was officially opened on Monday 20 November 2023 by Will Hutton, President of the Academy of Social Sciences, in a ceremony where he set out the societal challenges he wants the…

The University of Sheffield welcomes the announcement of £20m to help universities develop more spin-out companies made in the autumn statement today (22 November) as well as the independent review of spin-out companies released yesterday.…

Dedicated students from the University of Sheffield have spent 36,621 hours volunteering to help the local community over the past 12 months. At a time when businesses and charities have felt the impact of the cost of living crisis,…

A historic transatlantic flight using 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel has taken off today (28 November 2023) with the help of engineers from the University of Sheffield. Flight100, by Virgin Atlantic, marks a major milestone in…

A transformative, new research programme that aims to transform food systems across the UK and Ireland, and led by the University of Sheffield, was announced yesterday (Tuesday 28 November) at the British and Irish Intergovernmental…

The University of Sheffield has been ranked 24th globally out of more than 1,400 institutions in the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability, as well as 7th in the UK and 12th in Europe. The rankings look at the different ways…

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University have been awarded Outstanding Marketing and Communications Team of the Year at the Times Higher Education Awards, for their joint campaign to showcase what makes Sheffield a…

A new spin-out company from the University of Sheffield is set to pioneer novel therapies for rare genetic neurological diseases.   BlackfinBio has raised £2.75 million seed investment to advance revolutionary treatments for Hereditary…

A new centre that enables businesses to carry out innovative research and development projects with some of the largest and most exciting equipment in Europe, has opened at the University of Sheffield. The Energy Innovation…

The University of Sheffield has been ranked 13th in the UK and 105th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The latest league table, which was released today (Wednesday 27 September 2023), saw the…