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A golden statue on top of the Old Bailey courthouse

New insights into the Old Bailey

Alumni support helps secure an illustrious global prize for a major Sheffield-based digital legal history project. Welcome to the New Old Bailey Online.
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Coach Café: Share Your Story, Shape Their Future

Thanks to Sheffield alumni, Coach Café takes online networking to the next level! This incredible programme connects alumni expertise with student passion and curiosity, empowering students to boost their confidence and employability.
Professor Chris McDermott
Professor Chris McDermott

Help forge MND history in Sheffield

Many believe Motor Neuron Disease (MND) is rare—but unfortunately, it’s not. It affects 1 in 300 people, with most losing their lives within three years of diagnosis. There’s no cure yet, but Sheffield is leading the fight to change it.
Sheffield alumni based in Singapore with Sheffield merchandise

A piece of Sheffield, wherever you are

As an international university, Sheffield alumni are all around the world. But we make sure Sheffield is never too far away! Recently, we brought the Sheffield spirit to Singapore and Hong Kong—discover how we’re connecting with you worldwide!
Walkers walking through the Peak District on the Big Walk 2018

The Big Walk 2018

Almost 340 people from across the University of Sheffield took to the paths of the Peak District for the Big Walk 2018, raising over £86,000 in the process.
Alumna Sikose Mjali running the Langebaan Country Estate Weskus Marathon

Supporting students from over 8,000 miles away

Sheffield alumna Sikose Mjali recently took part in her first half-marathon, and raised over £290 to support scholarships for Sheffield students.
Students waiting at Sheffield railway station to set off for City Connections

Building City Connections thanks to Sheffield Alumni

On Wednesday 2 May 2018 we took 30 current Arts & Humanities students from widening participation backgrounds to London to visit alumni businesses and network with alumni. The event in London, along with two workshops in Sheffield, aims to raise the confidence and aspirations of students, develop their commercial awareness, and introduce them to a network that they may not otherwise have access to.
Chemistry alumna Helen Sharman

2018 New Year honours for outstanding contributions to science and health

Alumni and staff from the University of Sheffield have been recognised by Her Majesty The Queen in the New Year honours.
Alumnus Thomas Gill behind the bar at The Closed Shop pub

Sheffield alumni brewing up success

Two Sheffield alumni who have turned their passion for ale into a career have now also saved a well-loved pub, just up the road from the University.