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Sheffield will pledgers sitting in round tables enjoying discussions amongst each other.
Guests at the 2025 Heritage Circle Lunch.

Highlights from Sheffield’s 15th Heritage Circle: Celebrating innovation and generosity

It was an honour to host the 15th Heritage Circle Lunch on Friday 7 November - a celebratory occasion to show our gratitude and appreciation for those who've generously pledged to leave a gift to the University in their Will.
Winner: RE:NEW

Building material reuse platform wins first Emerge alumni business prize

The top award in Sheffield's Emerge: Be enterprising Alumni Business Showdown goes to Re:New, a platform designed to drive increased reuse of construction materials throughout the built environment.
A picture of Eric Pattison

Legacy gift to fund new digital scholarship and learning suite at Western Bank Library

Eric Pattison's incredibly generous gift to the University will transform the range of digital Library resources and services available to Sheffield students and researchers.
A collage of images of the 2025 honorary graduates - Urooj Mumtaz Khan, Ian McMillan, Lucy Prebble, Wanda Bernard

Introducing Sheffield's brilliant Honorary Graduates for July 2025

During next week's graduation celebrations, the University will recognise another outstanding cohort of individuals who've had a major impact in their field and beyond, and shown lasting commitment to Sheffield's values.
The Distinguished Alumni Award medal

The Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award - In honour of the late Mr Peter Downey, FRGS

On Tuesday 18 March, the Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni award was presented in honour of the late Peter Downey (BA Geography 1960 and Dip Ed 1961). Peter’s wife, Jennifer Downey (BA Biblical Studies & Literature and Dip Ed 1961), collected the award in Peter’s honour.
Kitty Hung running the London Marathon in aid of scholarships

Sheffield Alumna Kitty Hung Running for

Kitty Hung, a Computer Science alumna of the University, ran the 2013 London Marathon to raise money for scholarships here at Sheffield.
Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel in interview with Brendan Stone

Law alumna Hilary Mantel, the first woman, and the first Briton, to win the Man Booker Prize twice, shared her memories of The University of Sheffield and the discovery of the ‘noise’ inside her head.
Rosemary Boucher, Donald Tomlin and Professor Sir Keith Burnett

Alumnus Mr Donald Tomlin receives the Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award

The Development and Alumni Relations Office were delighted to award alumnus Mr Donald Tomlin (1940, BSc Physics) the Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award at the annual Meeting of Court on Thursday 1 March.
Rosemary Boucher, Professor Sir Keith Burnett and Dave Wickett

Sheffield brewer receives first ever Distinguished Alumni Award

University of Sheffield alumnus and much loved local businessman Dave Wickett has received the first ever Professor Robert Boucher Distinguished Alumni Award.