Self-guided campus tours

Take a tour of the campus at your own pace.

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The Students' Union

Exterior shot of red brick building against blue sky — Firth Court

Firth Court

Exterior image of a grey building with coloured tiles on it, to the right of a central walkway — Jessop West

Jessop West

Exterior shot of red brick building from across the road — The Department of Law

The Department of Law

Exterior image of a green building with windows down the middle — The Information Commons

The Information Commons

The Diamond

Exterior image of medical school, set against blue sky with trees infront — The Medical School

The Medical School

Western Bank Library and the Arts Tower

An exterior image of ranmoor with buildings on either side of a winding path — Ranmoor Accommodation

Ranmoor Accommodation

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If you'd prefer to tour the campus on your own, you can use our self-guided tour leaflet. On open days, copies of this leaflet are available to collect from our general information stand in the central exhibition, and from our information hubs around campus.

To navigate your way around campus you can use our interactive campus map.

To find out more about our buildings and facilities you can listen to our campus tour podcast, which is linked in the drop-down menu below.

Take the Tour

Introduction: Exterior shot of the walkway between Jessop West and West Street

Listen to our graduate tour guides as they show you around the campus on your self-guided tour.
The Students' Union: Have a look around the No 1 Students' Union in the UK (Whatuni Student Choice Awards) where there is plenty of space to socialise, eat and study.
The Octagon Centre: This multi-purpose venue is an internationally-recognised conference centre and music venue, as well as being used for lectures and graduation ceremonies.
Firth Court: Firth Court was opened in 1905 by Kind Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and is currently home to the School of Biosciences.
Dainton building, Richard Roberts building and the University Arms: Exterior view of the Dainton building, shown from above

The Dainton and Richard Roberts Building are home to the Faculty of Science. The East wing was renamed Richard Roberts after our Nobel Prize winning Alumnus. Across the road from the building is the University Arms, a real-ale pub for University staff, students and visitors alike. It serves hearty meals and has a great beer garden.
Western Bank Library and the Arts Tower: Western Bank Library and the Arts Tower are both Grade II listed buildings. Western Bank contains 1.2 million texts and has 730 study spaces and backs onto Weston Park, making it a relaxed and tranquil place to study. The Arts Tower was opened in 1966 by the Queen Mother and is mainly an administration block although the School of Architecture still occupies the top floors.
School of Law and the School of Geography and Planning: Bartolomé House is home to our School of Law and the Geography building is home to the School of Geography and Planning, although most geography and planning teaching takes place in other buildings across campus.
Sport & Physical Activity: Sport & Physical Activity is housed in Goodwin and is where you can get involved in club sport, BUCS league and campus league.
The Wave: Design image of the new social sciences building

This new four-storey building provides interdisciplinary teaching facilities for a range of Social Science subjects, as well as around 500 study spaces open to all students.
The Management School: The Management building contains new, collaborative working spaces and lecture theatres used by multiple disciplines. The school is a Triple Crown accredited business school and works with some of the worlds biggest organisations such as O2 and Satander.
Endcliffe and Ranmoor accommodation: Endcliffe and Ranmoor are where most of our first year students live and are a short walk into campus. Both accommodation sites offer a wide range of options, from standard to deluxe rooms, and are all self-catered.
The Medical School: Our Medical School is adjacent to the Royal Hallamshire Hospital and is just 5 minutes away from the Students' Union and central campus. This is where you will receive a lot of your teaching if you're studying medicine, dentistry or any other health related courses.
The Alfred Denny Building: The Alfred Denny Building is home to our School of Biosciences. It’s also home to the Alfred Denny Museum, which contains specimens of animals from across the globe and letters from Charles Darwin written to Henry Denny (Alfred Denny’s father).
The Disability and Dyslexia Support Service: The Disability and Dyslexia Support Service provide support to students who have an impairment or condition that can make it difficult to undertake study-related tasks.
The Hicks Building: Exterior view of the hicks building, a blue and red-brick building to the side of the dual carriageway

The Hicks building is home to the Departments of Physics and Astronomy and the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The building is named after mathematician and physicist William Hicks - the first Vice Chancellor of the University.
The Information Commons and public transport: The Information Commons is the University’s state of the art learning centre. It is a fully integrated learning environment combining both library and IT services, with approximately 120,000 in-demand texts, around 1,300 study spaces and over 500 PCs.
Jessop West: Designed by well-known Berlin architect Sauerbauch Hutton this building provides office, meeting and seminar space for History, English and Modern Languages, as well as exhibition spaces for more general use.
Jessop Building, Soundhouse and the University Health Centre: Previously the Victoria Wing of Sheffield's Jessop Maternity Hospital, the University has been careful to retain the look and feel of this building which is intrinsically linked with the city. It now houses offices and practise/teaching rooms for the Department of Music.
The Diamond: This £81 million building – our largest ever investment in teaching and learning – has created a fantastic place for modern interdisciplinary teaching. As well as containing specialist Engineering facilities the building houses a range of lecture theatres, seminar rooms, open-plan learning spaces, library services and social spaces available to all students.
City accommodation: Our main city accommodation site is Allen Court which is conveniently located to our campus and to the city centre.
St George's Church: St George’s was built in 1821. It was purchased and converted into a lecture theatre by the University in 1994, following its closure several years earlier. It also provides accommodation for some students on the upper level.
Sir Frederick Mappin Building and The Engineering Heartspace: Mappin Street houses the Frederick Mappin Building, a grade II listed building is named after Sir Frederick Mappin, who was one of the key instigators in the creation of the University. It now houses the Faculty of Engineering along with the Sir Henry Stephenson and Sir Robert Hatfield Buildings.
Mappin Street and the city: Among other buildings, Mappin Street is also home to the School of Journalism, Media and Communication, a building that houses state-of-the-art broadcast studios, multimedia newsrooms, breakout spaces, bright new offices, and a common room.